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Victory Red · Jul 10, 2014

How do you feel about these?

Does it skeeve you out all those juices coming through one spout?

Its nice having TONS of choices now, but I'm not a big fan. They can only serve one person at a time and the menu is not very fast.

EloquentM · Jul 10, 2014

They're not new. But they are awesome

Halo 2 · Jul 10, 2014

I like being able to make vanilla cherry flavor since those are impossible to find.

But it's definitely too watery like any other soda machine I encounter.

Ambient80 · Jul 10, 2014

The UI needs improvement big time, but the machine itself is glorious.

EdibleKnife · Jul 10, 2014

The menu isn't very fast but I fucking love those machines. And they may come out of the same spout but soda is soda. I just wish they would finally replace all the standard machines.

slit · Jul 10, 2014

What can I say? I like them. Only problem is anybody over 60 will sit there in front of the screen and have no idea what to do.

FelixOrion · Jul 10, 2014

Touch screens are clunky as fuck, but having that many choices is great.

thoseAREmySHOES · Jul 10, 2014

I can finally have coke with lime again, so it's a win in my book.

Space Runaway · Jul 10, 2014

I've only seen these in movie theaters but they're cool. They remind me of something I'd expect to see in Back to the Future 2. =P

Dr_Boris_Goltz · Jul 10, 2014

Excuse me professor brainiac, but those are hardly new.

Dali · Jul 10, 2014

I've never had the taste seem off because of other flavors through the same spout. Then again I run it without my cup underneath for a moment, just in case.

Also never had a problem with a line of people in front of one. So in general I have no issues with them.

Chuckl3s · Jul 10, 2014

Victory Red said:
Does it skeeve you out all those juices coming through one spout?

If you look closely, each soda has its own spout which are all surrounded by the soda water spout. So one soda doesn't mix with other sodas.

I love the multiple choices.

mackattk · Jul 10, 2014

I would rather just go with the classic coke fountains. I hate waiting in line behind people who don't understand how to use the thing. I have had people who would spend 3 minutes trying to figure out what they want to drink and actually make the selection, then use the ice dispenser. By the time they get the ice they want the screen is back to the main menu. Then they have to go back through and get the drink they do want.

Not to mention greased up fingers touching the screen by hundreds of guests before I use it.

The only upside is that I haven't had any under-carbonated drinks from one of those.

Settin · Jul 10, 2014

I hate them because the restaurant I used to work at had one. People gawk at them all day, the machine will say it's out of flavoring for no reason, the touch screen sucks, the ice maker is too slow, etc.

HomerSimpson-Man · Jul 10, 2014

Awesome. Great for a person like me who can't have sugar drinks soda its paradise.

SymbiantXenos · Jul 10, 2014

Ahh those look awesome. Can't wait to try one.

xero273 · Jul 10, 2014

EdibleKnife said:
The menu isn't very fast but I fucking love those machines. And they may come out of the same spout but soda is soda. I just wish they would finally replace all the standard machines.

better hope they drop the prices of these machines. I assume these machines are pretty expensive and why most shops are still using the old ones.

AAAnonymous · Jul 10, 2014

Victory Red said:
and the menu is not very fast.

Seen one a couple years ago at Five Guys. It's got a novelty factor, right now. I thought the selection was vast, at least if you multiply the choices of Vanilla/Cherry/etc that you can put in your normal drinks. As long as it's got Code Red, I won't hate it.

EdibleKnife · Jul 10, 2014

xero273 said:
better hope they drop the prices of these machines. I assume these machines are pretty expensive and why most shops are still using the old ones.

Yeah. The tech and flavorings probably get up there but hopefully one day they become super easy to produce in bulk.

Makai · Jul 10, 2014

They're amazing. I got Raspberry Coke all the time.

MIMIC · Jul 10, 2014

I love it. They have flavors that I've never seen in stores before.

Orange Sprite? Absolutely!

(I've only seen them at the movie theater, though)

Fart Stink · Jul 10, 2014

I love them. Give me even more choices, I say.

There only downside--and it is a large one: old folks. I hope I don't come across as horribly agist, but every time I see a person over the age of 60 trying to use one, it becomes a comedy of errors. I guess people of that age range just aren't as used to navigating touch screens as those of younger generations. Even knowing that, I can't help but get frustrated at the 65 year old lady who takes two minutes to figure the machine out.

Azzurri · Jul 10, 2014

I love em. I've noticed a lot of places are using them like Burger King, Moe's, Firehouse subs and many more.

bengraven · Jul 10, 2014

Would love for them to replace vending machines with these.

acheron_xl · Jul 10, 2014

Azzurri said:
I love em. I've noticed a lot of places are using them like Burger King, Moe's, Firehouse subs and many more.

There's a Firehouse pretty close to me that has one. I've really been enjoying it. Orange Coke, Grape Sprite, Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper. All great options.

Zeyphersan · Jul 10, 2014

A great idea in theory, but all soda coming out of one thing means the lines get way worse than with a normal machine with rows

ReAxion · Jul 10, 2014

Chuckl3s said:
If you look closely, each soda has its own spout which are all surrounded by the soda water spout. So one soda doesn't mix with other sodas.

I love the multiple choices.

Even if that weren't the case, why would it skeeve anyone out? A droplet of a different corn syrup flavored syrup landed in your cup oh noes.

geomon · Jul 10, 2014

I love that machine, ever since it showed up in my local Burger King years ago. I didn't know Sprite had so many flavors until that thing showed up. Peach flavored Sprite can fuck right off the planet.

Azzurri · Jul 10, 2014

acheron_xl said:
There's a Firehouse pretty close to me that has one. I've really been enjoying it. Orange Coke, Grape Sprite, Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper. All great options.

Diet Vanilla Barqs root beer.

zma1013 · Jul 10, 2014

I don't like them for 2 reason, one being that I have to touch the grimy dirty touch screen that a hundred other people have touched with their hands, and two the mixture of soda doesn't seem mixed very well, meaning I have to stir it up with my straw a bit before drinking or else I get this super duper sweet taste coming out. The old machines I didn't have to touch it with my hands, it was all activated by pushing the side of the cup under the spout.

Pickman · Jul 10, 2014

I love it. Orange Coke for President 2016.

Renzoku · Jul 10, 2014

Raspberry coke is the closest I will ever get to re-experiencing glorious Pepsi Blue.

Giolon · Jul 10, 2014

I hate it. At first I thought they were awesome b/c you could get all sorts of flavor-alterations - Cherry Vanilla Diet Coke for example.

But then you realize, it's 10x slower than the regular old-fashioned ones. Each person who walks up to the machine has to look at it, understand what the screen is showing them, browse through dozens of icons, sometimes make 2-3 selections and only then can they get their soda. Then the next person may have to back out of 2-3 menus deep b/c the reset timer is set to 15-20 seconds or so.

And the worst part - the ice is positioned behind the soda spigot, so that when you go to get ice, the soda dripping from the previous person is likely to get all over your hand.

They're just terrible. I'll take the reduced selection over these things any day.

Victory Red · Jul 10, 2014

Azzurri said:
Diet Vanilla Barqs root beer.

*internethighfive

Thats the one I had today

chris121580 · Jul 10, 2014

I love it and love that they provide so many hi-c choices. Delicious

mollipen · Jul 10, 2014

No Lemon Fanta. They instantly fail.

sangreal · Jul 10, 2014

new?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=375953
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=449607

Head of Vengarl · Jul 10, 2014

They are amazing. The only place that has them around here, as far as I know, is Five Guys.

epmode · Jul 10, 2014

I found one of these at a local Wendy's. It's beautiful.

Mindwipe · Jul 10, 2014

The UI is terrible, but they do Raspberry Coke.

potam · Jul 10, 2014

Don't try orange diet coke

smokeymicpot · Jul 10, 2014

Cherry vanilla dr.pepper it is awesome.

jwk94 · Jul 10, 2014

Not really a fan. The sprite sucks for some reason.

AstroLad · Jul 10, 2014

Wish you could get these in your house for a monthly fee or whatever.

slit · Jul 10, 2014

sangreal said:
new?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=375953
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=449607

I'm sure the OP means new in comparison to the old row machines.

SuperPac · Jul 10, 2014

Giolon said:
I hate it. At first I thought they were awesome b/c you could get all sorts of flavor-alterations - Cherry Vanilla Diet Coke for example.

But then you realize, it's 10x slower than the regular old-fashioned ones. Each person who walks up to the machine has to look at it, understand what the screen is showing them, browse through dozens of icons, sometimes make 2-3 selections and only then can they get their soda. Then the next person may have to back out of 2-3 menus deep b/c the reset timer is set to 15-20 seconds or so.

And the worst part - the ice is positioned behind the soda spigot, so that when you go to get ice, the soda dripping from the previous person is likely to get all over your hand.

They're just terrible. I'll take the reduced selection over these things any day.

I agree with this. They're not good.

a secret-boss · Jul 10, 2014

they r awesome and this is coming from a person who hardly drink sodas

speculawyer · Jul 10, 2014

Local dive bar has one. I love it.

But it does tend to confound newbies. They need to work on that UI . . . and make if faster.

Stormhammer · Jul 10, 2014

I like being able to make Shirley Temples with them :3

PhantomHound · Jul 10, 2014

I love how they look to be running off a variation of the Vita OS.

Seriously, the only time I ever drink soda now is when I run into one of these. Orange coke is amazing.

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