MasterCard's Server Went Down. And Twitter Users Raged Because They Couldn't Get Their Dunkin' Fix

The company said 'a sporadic acceptance issue' was the problem

Your morning routine is sacrosanct. Deviate just a hair, and your day can spiral out of control. Consider today your hair tussled.

This morning, millions of Americans, went about their day the same way they always do. Wake up, brush their teeth, take a shower, get dressed, high-five the kids on the way to work. And then they went to get coffee, or breakfast, or… something. They placed their order and when it arrived, pulled out their MasterCard—in whatever their preferred format is; actual card, ApplePay, whatever—and were told by the server that, “Sorry, MasterCard isn’t working.

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