re: New soda fountains at Fuddruckers

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I didn't like it. I pushed the regular Coke button and my Coke tasted like Coke with lime. Poured it out and tried another machine.

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I have a friend that lives in Atlanta and had a similar complaint. Basically said you'll get "lingering" tastes from other flavors you may not choose. Also had the same complaint about it not being idiot proof and waiting an eternity for people to finish with the machine.

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Basically said you'll get "lingering" tastes from other flavors you may not choose. Also had the same complaint about it not being idiot proof and waiting an eternity for people to finish with the machine.

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There have been some glitches with the ftns and the "lingering taste," but Coke has been working with the manufacturer to fix that. Any time you use new technology like this, you'll have some glitches during the beginning - see iphone, etc. It's in the very early stages of being put in stores around the country.

The line issue they're aware of. The test stores proved that usually after 3-4 trips to the ftn, the users were able to navigate pretty succesfully through the screens and it didn't take much more time than a regular ftn. Of course, you'll have some that just don't get it, but it's been overwhelmingly successful in the test stores and those that it has been put in recently.

full disclosure: I work for Coke too and am pretty involved with the Freestyle rollout.

FTW:



Mark Mothersbaugh is right on, we're in a devolution free fall. There was nothing wrong with the ten cent bottled cokes. What the flock are we thinking?