# Why do the Squishy machines at Speedway never work right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 22, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-squishy-machines-at-speedway-never-work-right/629057 "2012-07-22T17:49:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-squishy-machines-at-speedway-never-work-right/629057/1 "2012-07-22T17:49:42Z")
There are 4 [Speedway](http://www.speedway.com/FoodAndDrink/BeverageClub.aspx) stations all about equal distance from my home. I like the Speedy Freeze drink, either by itself or to top off a fountain soda instead of using ice. 9 times out of 10 the machines are not working right. I don’t mean they’re empty, I mean they aren’t freezing properly. It doesn’t matter which station I go to, literally 9 times out of 10 one or more flavors of the frozen drink is unavailable because it’s not freezing properly. All I get from the people working there is, “those machines suck!”. D’oh!:smack::rolleyes: Anyone know what the deal is? In 2012 mankind hasn’t perfected the Squishy machine yet? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-squishy-machines-at-speedway-never-work-right/629057/2 "2012-07-22T19:00:58Z")
If they are like the Slurpee machines I used to work with, then yeah, those machines suck. That’s really an accurate answer. Particularly temperamental when overworked, like hot summer afternoons. Joe