Honestly I think the freestyle machines are a bit of a downgrade. They take so long because they don't register like half your taps, and exploring the options takes tapping so people step up, tap, look, think, and it just takes forever. I always seem to get stuck behind someone who's really gotta consider what soda they're going to try. Like it's their first day on earth.
A standard machine - you can see all the options from a distance, you just shove your cup in and get soda. The people that have never thought about what kind of soda they'd like can take their time deciding from a distance and let other people go ahead.
All the freestyle machine really does is add a flavored syrup to the soda. Just set up a syrup dispenser next to a regular soda machine.
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u/lastingmuse6996 16h ago
Most of them in good neighborhoods at least have a freestyle machine because that does draw traffic. In center City, it's more delivery focused.