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EmperorEvil · 2012-02-12 09:52:49

Hi Scratch,
I was really used to the misc category, and I really don't know if I should put this in here, but I thought it might fit, as it is interactive and I suppose it is entertaining.

This isn't meant as an advertisement, I swear. (writing this in after writing the thing.)

I was recently at a nearby Five Guys (which is an infamously unhealthy burger chain in the northern US) before watching the new 3D Phantom Menace with a bunch of friends. I have been to this restaurant before, knowing that it had always had a great choice of soda that I find hard to get at many other places up north, like Mr. Pibb and Mello Yello. I would go to Five Guys for the sole reason of getting cheap rare soda sometimes. But this time, I walked in, and disappointingly, my beloved soda fountain was gone.

I was totally screwed up, because when I looked to the right at where the soda fountain usually is, I saw this. At first I thought it was a fridge, but after ordering my burger, I went to scope it out. It was not a fridge. It was a Coca-Cola Freestyle. One time, I had seen a documentary on this while it was still in the works. In this documentary, it had a few flavors of soda (Fanta, Sprite, Coke, Diet Coke, Pibb, Vault, just a few more). It was a touchscreen activated soda machine that allowed the user to drink a unique drink of his or her choice, allowing 100 choices, many not being sold in bottles or cans.

When I showed up at Five Guys, the machine looked different from the one in the documentary. It had many more flavors (like Seagram's and Mello Yello), and a few more diet options. I noticed that Vault was not there.

Instinctively, I hit Mello Yello. I have always liked it more than Mountain Dew. To my surprise, when I did that, more options came up. These are Freestyle only flavors. They had a Cherry flavor (which I think was just Fanta cherry mixed with Mello Yello, all were just Fanta mixed with Mello Yello), an Orange one, a Grape one, and a Peach one. I assumed the first three were knock-offs of the Mountain Dew flavors Code Red, Livewire, and Pitch Black, but they tasted much different. The cherry was a fruit puncy type, the grape was disgusting, and the orange and peach I have not tried. I thought this was very interesting.

I'm short on time, please discuss experiences with this machine!

CylonToast · 2012-02-12 09:58:40

I live in Canada, we have a Five Guys here smile

EmperorEvil · 2012-02-12 10:00:50

CylonToast wrote:
I live in Canada, we have a Five Guys here

Huh. It seems like such an american thing.

jslomba · 2012-02-12 10:03:13

I have a Five Guys in my town. I've only been there once, but I like their fries.

Aidan · 2012-02-12 10:43:18

Five Guys is not unhealthy; they have the best burgers EVER.

Freakish · 2012-02-12 11:28:57

tl;dr

Animeboy975 · 2012-02-12 11:34:03

In my town, there is a Mexican place called Moe's, and they have one of those. And not to mention how awesome their chicken and cheese quesadillas are.

They're awesome big_smile

Last edited by Animeboy975 (2012-02-12 11:36:10)

bananaman114 · 2012-02-12 14:09:27

CylonToast wrote:
I live in Canada, we have a Five Guys here

where in canada do you mind me asking because you if i remember correctly have many things that where i am in canada we do not

maybe it's just that i live in a dem small town.

Luke121 · 2012-02-12 14:41:06

I had two Five Guys within five minutes of my house. Then one closed.

I didn't see any FreeStyle there, but it was a while ago.

This makes me incredibly jelly.

bananaman114 · 2012-02-12 14:53:26

i've never seen one in my life!
not in all thirteen years of my life!
NEVER!
woah!
I'm jealous

soupoftomato · 2012-02-12 16:08:52

We have a five guys I have never seen the inside.

Perhaps they have one.

Aidan · 2012-02-12 16:45:42

We have a Five Guys with a Freestyle. It's so cool! big_smile

agscratcher · 2012-02-12 17:48:08

Every restaurant chain I know seems to be getting one of these.

And in case you want to know how this fits into "Things I'm Reading and Playing", you can play around with the machine. :p

CylonToast · 2012-02-12 18:00:06

bananaman114 wrote:
CylonToast wrote:
I live in Canada, we have a Five Guys here
where in canada do you mind me asking because you if i remember correctly have many things that where i am in canada we do not

maybe it's just that i live in a dem small town.

Sorry - that's personal. All I can say is that I live in the Eastern region of Canada smile

agscratcher · 2012-02-12 18:08:54

Apparently, YourPie replaced PibbXtra with Dr. Pepper on their machine.

I wonder how the Coca-Cola Company/Dr. Pepper feels about that. :p

ProgrammingFreak · 2012-02-12 18:15:36

I had it when it was still being tested. wink

bananaman114 · 2012-02-12 18:44:39

CylonToast wrote:
bananaman114 wrote:
CylonToast wrote:
I live in Canada, we have a Five Guys here
where in canada do you mind me asking because you if i remember correctly have many things that where i am in canada we do not

maybe it's just that i live in a dem small town.
Sorry - that's personal. All I can say is that I live in the Eastern region of Canada

oh okay i see that might explain it
sad

NeilWest · 2012-02-13 14:42:29

This is why I want to live in America, not the UK.

Luke121 · 2012-02-13 15:40:40

agscratcher wrote:
Apparently, YourPie replaced PibbXtra with Dr. Pepper on their machine.

I wonder how the Coca-Cola Company/Dr. Pepper feels about that. :p

agscratcher?! I haven't seen you on since they deleted miscellaneous.

EmperorEvil · 2012-02-25 21:37:06

Animeboy975 wrote:
In my town, there is a Mexican place called Moe's, and they have one of those. And not to mention how awesome their chicken and cheese quesadillas are.

They're awesome

Isn't it "Southwestern Grill?"
I saw a big Moe's Southwestern Grill, I think it said, drivin' up to new york.

EmperorEvil · 2012-02-25 21:39:47

agscratcher wrote:
Apparently, YourPie replaced PibbXtra with Dr. Pepper on their machine.

I wonder how the Coca-Cola Company/Dr. Pepper feels about that. :p

On the "100+ Flavors" page I posted, there was a little asterisk saying that some places will have Dr. Pepper instead of Pibb.

Animeboy975 · 2012-02-25 21:49:16

EmperorEvil wrote:
Animeboy975 wrote:
In my town, there is a Mexican place called Moe's, and they have one of those. And not to mention how awesome their chicken and cheese quesadillas are.

They're awesome
Isn't it "Southwestern Grill?"
I saw a big Moe's Southwestern Grill, I think it said, drivin' up to new york.

Yes.

I usually get a quesadilla with grilled chicken and cheese.

You should go there smile

And the food is really good.

Last edited by Animeboy975 (2012-02-25 21:50:09)

EmperorEvil · 2012-02-25 21:58:30

Animeboy975 wrote:
EmperorEvil wrote:
Animeboy975 wrote:
In my town, there is a Mexican place called Moe's, and they have one of those. And not to mention how awesome their chicken and cheese quesadillas are.

They're awesome
Isn't it "Southwestern Grill?"
I saw a big Moe's Southwestern Grill, I think it said, drivin' up to new york.
Yes.

I usually get a quesadilla with grilled chicken and cheese.

You should go there

And the food is really good.

I just remembered my little brother yelling out, "Moes! Like in the Simpsons!" We all had to tell him to shut up, we were tired from a 4 hr car ride.

brettman98 · 2012-02-25 22:56:38

agscratcher wrote:
Apparently, YourPie replaced PibbXtra with Dr. Pepper on their machine.

I wonder how the Coca-Cola Company/Dr. Pepper feels about that. :p

good. dr. pepper is much better

Laternenpfahl · 2012-02-25 23:06:12

They are epic

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