A ‘Nothing Burger’ Can Apparently Be Purchased At McDonald’s Kiosks
I just spent 99p for nothing from McDonald’s pic.twitter.com/1OHgYTEZ3Q
— Ari (@Arikuyo) August 21, 2017
A glaring flaw has been discovered in McDonald’s high-tech kiosk system: You can be charged for ordering absolutely nothing.
While attempting to remove pickles from his cheeseburger order, Twitter user Arikuyo made a shocking discovery. He found that he could remove every single component of the burger from his order. By doing so, he eventually came to a screen that charged him 99 pence (0.99 Euros) for a “nothing burger.”
YES pic.twitter.com/l4JUUJBhhO
— Ari (@Arikuyo) August 21, 2017
Afterward, Arikuyo decided to go all the way and placed the order. He eventually received an empty bag from what he describes as a “very confused” staffer.
Twitter users who saw the discovery of this crucial flaw have since been attempting to recreate the glitch, which has led to some pretty hilarious discoveries.
I just tried this on one here. It will let you remove everything except the cheese, and will still charge $1.59. For a slice of cheese. Haha
— Rob 🇨🇦 (@DigiFluid) August 22, 2017
How did you remove the buns and patties? I tried to customize it and there was no option to remove those (it’s in portuguese but still). pic.twitter.com/QoU9d2fadi
— Lines From The NLSS (@LinesFromNLSS) August 21, 2017
It costs $3.20 in NZ pic.twitter.com/81KTNefIfG
— The Edge 30 (@TheEdge30) August 24, 2017
It looks like this may be something that’s plaguing kiosks across the world (except in Portugal, it seems.) It’s definitely a classic example professors will use to kick off programming classes for ages to come.
McDonald’s has not yet responded to a request for comment, but we’ll update you as we learn more about this kerfuffle.
