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That is the entire point of the Creami though. To make "atypical ice cream" aka fancy shaved ice.
You could've saved yourself $170 and bought a $30 ice cream maker.
That's not true though, and I don't regret buying it. You can make shaved ice, milkshakes, froyo, sorbets, and (basically) actual ice cream or gelato with a fraction of the work compared to an ice cream maker.
The only issue I have isn't with the machine itself but the way people online are promoting it as only what you're describing. You can absolutely use traditional ice cream or gelato recipes, which I did to pretty awesome results after I realized I wouldn't find that sort of content on YouTube. As long as you have the proportions down for fats, thickeners and sugars, the consistency is almost indistinguishable from the traditional counterpart. You can also find a ton of cool or even gourmet recipes for Pacojet and adjust them for the Creami.
It's a pretty fun machine that actually opens up a lot of options for desserts and culinary experimentation. My point was that the actual waste of 170$ is buying it only to make frozen versions of protein shakes (which will at best always end up as "fancy shaved ice" like you said because those recipes lack the ingredient ratios of actual ice cream).