So, where does the idea that its machines are always out of service come from? The introduction of the ice cream machine. McDonald’s has been selling ice cream-based treats for nearly a century.

H ave you ever showed up at McDonald's craving their iconic sweet treat, the McFlurry, only to be told that the machine is out of order?If you have, then you know how frustrating this experience ...

Rashiq Zahid, a 24-year-old software engineer, launched McBroken, a website that tracks where McDonald's ice cream machines are out of order after a frustrating experience.

The soft-serve machines at McDonald's restaurants are so often out of order that their reliable unreliability have long been the butt of jokes, memes — and now even a rallying cry in this year ...

The soft-serve machines at McDonald's restaurants are so often out of order that their reliable unreliability have long been the butt of jokes, memes — and now even a rallying cry in this year ...

The map was created by a customer frustrated by McDonald's chronic issue of broken machines, which can be out of commission for hours at a time. Wendy's $1 Frosty promotion and its collaboration ...

Jokes and memes about broken McFlurry and soft-serve machines have been staples of pop culture for years, and there’s even a popular website that tracks where the devices are out of order.

A McDonald's restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., is pictured in 2021. Gene J. Puskar. The soft-serve machines at McDonald’s restaurants are so often out of order that their reliable unreliability ...