‘Strangely Compelling’: Have You Seen the Mashed Potato Dispensers at Some 7-Elevens?
- Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:35pm by
Liz Klimas
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You may not be familiar with the machines, but in some 7-Elevens around the world — and select U.S. locations — Slurpees aren’t the only soft concoction issued from a dispenser. If you were hankering for a Thanksgiving Day treat — minus the boiling, mashing and stirring in of milk, butter sour cream with a topping of gravy — some 7-Elevens can provide you with a quick mashed potato meal.
(Image via Tecca)
With a look similar to the instant cappuccino makers found in the convenience store, GeekOSystem reports the Instant Mashed Potato Machine makes the creamy snack with Swiss sauce, seasoning, and instant soup from the company Maggi. Tecca states it usually costs no more than $2.
Asking a 7-Eleven representative why we don’t see more of these in the United States — they’re apparently pretty common in Singapore — Tecca found out is the responsibility of each 7-Eleven owner to acquire the machines they would like in their store.
Watch how the machine works:
GeekOSystem called the machines “horrifying” yet “strangely compelling.“ Tecca felt they were ”ridiculous.”
Would you eat mashed potatoes from this thing — or bring a tureen and fill up before guests arrive before Thanksgiving?
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Comments (41)
lylejk
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 12:10amSeeing this definitely would make you loose weight (or at least the last meal that you ate; lol). Michello O. wants this machine at all McDonalds locations too. lol
:)
Report Post »OhSnappage
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 10:04pmGranted the nostalgia of such a machine made me smile and watch the video…. seeing the quality (granted it is a 7-11) made my jaw drop. PASS
Unless they make a mountain dew flavored gravy, then I’m all in. BAM!
Report Post »LimaBean
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 9:21pmSheesh, comments by the Tater Haters! I agree, was not very pretty being dispensed. Probably has lots of sodium. I guess it feeds the need if you have to have it. I don’t like those nitrogen flash frozen ice cream B.B.’s…scratches up the roof of my mouth.
Report Post »desertspeaks
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 8:38pmI can‘t count the times that I’ve awakened @ 3am and found myself craving something that doesn‘t remotely look like mashed potato’s and gravy. If only someone would invent a mashed potato’s and gravy simulation machine!!
Report Post »XaviorOnassis
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 7:27pmAbsolutely NASSSty!
In order for this to be even slightly sanitary, I can promise that what your “potatoes” are made of would more closely resemble the container chemically than any actual food source in the natural world. Mashed potatoes are among the easiest possible foods to make at home and freeze. Take them with you to work and nuke them if you want. Save a few dollars.
They aren’t that good for you to begin with–but this super-processed and rapidly dispensed version has got to be the worst.
Closer to “Idiocracy” every day….
Report Post »anomnomnommm
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 8:55pmUnnecessary. Could we focus on something slightly more important?
Report Post »KingCoal59
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 7:20pmMaybe Heaven is a place on earth, but 7 eleven, who knew?
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:54pmNo seriously, seems like a good idea until some poor customer gets food poisoning.Do we really think in the end this will be sanitary? I do good not to get scours after listening to the great one……………..
Report Post »db321
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 7:02pmThis machine will never be cleaned. I don’t see it happening.
Report Post »Disgusted_in_CT
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:50pmCall me crazy but it sounds like a good idea.
Report Post »I always carried to work a tupperware bowl half filled with instant potatoes and bacon bits.
It made a nice hot cheap meal if I had to work overtime.
Oh and it was filling.
Also I bet it is better for you to get that cup of mashed potatoes instead of the cheesedogs turning on that machines every 7-11 has.
BlackCrow
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:42pmThat is absolutely GROSS! Thanks Michelle. You can take your mashed potatoes and your husband back to Chicago thank you.
Report Post »702TruthSeeker
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:40pmit could only be better if one of the nozzles shot out pink slime described here, or maybe a combo nozzle that gives you a nice pink/yellow swirl
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/usda-buys-7-million-pounds-of-pink-slime-for-school-lunches/
Report Post »zacharytcuster
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:27pmI love the idiots that get on here and claim “non story, non story.” Well apparently you were dumb enough to click on and read the so called non-story. Don‘t like it then don’t click on it.
Report Post »NOT-A-MUSHROOM
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:26pmBest get used to them as mashed potato’s and confinement loaf will be Government issue.
Report Post »Victoria
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 9:25pmSoylent Green is People!
Report Post »TheEDGE
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:06pmCompelling? If a machine pooping taters into a cup is compelling, I guess the chili farts I’ve had all day are intriguing?
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:44pmNot to classy yet funny……go figure
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:04pmBack in the 70′s I worked for a total of one day at a place called “Mr. Spud”.
Report Post »Yes, Mr. Spud.
They processed the potatoes for KFC and some other franchises.
I quit eating the KFC mashed potatoes for a very long time afterward. I think understanding the inner workings of this machine would have a similar effect.
TelepromoterNChief
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:00pmI want to open my mouth under the nozzle and take it all in.
Report Post »merd01
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 2:42pmYou and me both. Sad thing is, that as of right now, there is nothing on 7-Eleven’s website about this.
Report Post »flatbroke
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:57pmI prefer homemade mashed potatoes. i boil, peel, and mash myself.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:43pmI eat most often at home because the thought of how some of the restaurants handle food makes me feel sick before I ever eat a bite. In high school I worked at a nice family restaurant (very popular) but I saw 1st hand how food is handled in the kitchen.
Report Post »Even waitresses made a mess and just scooped it up on plate again.
The memory makes me want fix my own food and stay away from eateries. No wonder so many have upset stomachs.
RJJinGadsden
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:54pmSounds like a good idea. But, poor New York City will never see these as long as Mayor Doomberg is in office. Naturally, the militant vegetarians will have whining fit. The potatoes have milk, butter, sour cream and what looks to be a beef gravy. So, they will have to buy two for each store. Yuck, is there such a thing as vegetarian mashed potatoes?
Report Post »nativetexanne
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:52pmIf it was Obama’s government behind this invention, it would be called ‘Smashed potatoes.’
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 7:18pmLike ALL his projects, you will need to run a hose from the nozzle to the toilet because that’s where they all end up anyways.
Report Post »TheEDGE
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:49pmThis is better than the crazed beaver story over on Drudge.
Report Post »JayCee
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:46pmBloomberg will limit these to 12 oz. in NYC.
Report Post »hayesstephen
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:54pmHey what moron shot this thing and why in the world would blaze even put it on the site? A non story if there ever was one. Somebody of the Blaze editorial staff must have a relative or friend working for Seven 11. Waste of everyone’s time.
Report Post »Wolfgang the Gray
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:43pmI’m guessing smashed potatoes at 7-Eleven are no more or less healthy than any of the other stuff you can get there.
Report Post »Megatron
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:41pmIf there’s one thing I love, it is soupy instant mashed potatoes from a 7/11. YUMMMMMMMM!!!!!!
Report Post »billrow
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:41pmLooks like somehting that came out of an abcess.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 6:47pmeeewwwwwwwwww
Report Post »busterpuddles
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:41pmPeople probably questioned the first hot chocolate machine and coke fountain the same way. I’ll bet this stuff is yummy.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:39pmSee, if it wasn’t for Govt. we wouldn’t have this wonderful invention. Bow before the Great Obama, bringer of Mashed Potatos and Gravy.
Report Post »Madmilo
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 5:45pmNow thats funny Shlt, I don’t care who you are.
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