mcbroken

Is the McDonald's ice cream machine broken?

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Is the McDonald's ice cream machine broken?

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I reverse engineered mcdonald's internal ordering api and I'm currently placing an order for a mc sundae every minute at every mcdonald's location in the US to figure out which ones have a broken ice cream machine

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Lmao so this actually works - I spent an evening biking around every mcdonald's location in berlin and each time the status of the machine matched up with the result i got back from the api

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6yr ago

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@rashiq That is actually really impressive from the McDonald's infrastructure team. I wonder how they make sure the API is accurate...

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6yr ago

@rashiq So, evidently, it works outside of the US. Would you consider adding worldwide locations to the map?

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6yr ago

Vowel

@rashiq I laughed so hard from this!

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6yr ago

@rashiq @ehn I would love to see results in Costa Rica's McDonald's. We have over 52 restaurants.

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6yr ago

@rashiq Hello. On mcbroken.com, my local McDonald's location says the "Status could not be determined". Is there a way to let you know through mcbroken.com, if the ice cream machine at my local McDonald's location, is working or not? Based on what those McDonald's employees tell me, of course.

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5yr ago

This is an amazing reverse-engineering feat. How are you funding the $18k per minute this requires @rashiq ?

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6yr ago

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Maker

@rashiq @dawsonbotsford I'm actually not paying for it! just placing an order

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6yr ago

@rashiq @dawsonbotsford LOL

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6yr ago

People are going to eat this up! Pun intended. I've already shared it with a few friends and they love the idea. These are not app people. But EVERYONE is a McDonald's person. Bravo! Android?

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6yr ago

Could we have a version that tells us which McD's are forgetting items from every drive through order? ... Nevermind they'd all be red. I just want my nugget sauces.

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6yr ago

Frequently the staff says the machine is broken, when it’s not. Is there a place we can tag a store if the app says the machine is not broken but the current shift is not selling ice cream to update the listing? The store at Stygler and Agler in 43230 frequently doesn’t serve coffee items either.

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6yr ago