Posted on 05/16/2014 8:28:54 AM PDT by Baynative
The touch screens will only accept debit or credit cards, adding to the slow death knell of cash and coins. This all goes along with an overall revamp of McDonald's restaurants worldwide aimed at projecting a modern image as opposed to the old-fashioned golden arches with a slightly creepy (to my taste anyway) clown guy hanging around the french fries.
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In fact, I mentioned it to my doc and he said it's a good move to dab it around the base of your nose first, too.
I also keep the combination baby seat/feces collector closed on shopping carts.
I can see where eventually the process (other than logistics of loading the meat) is fully automated.
Carl’s Jr. Computer: Enjoy your EXTRA BIG ASS FRIES!
Woman at Carl’s Jr.: You didn’t give me no fries, I got an empty box.
Carl’s Jr. Computer: Would you like another EXTRA BIG ASS FRIES?
Woman at Carl’s Jr.: I said I didn’t get any!
Carl’s Jr. Computer: Thank you! Your account has been charged. Your balance is zero. Please come back when you can afford to make a purchase.
Woman at Carl’s Jr.: What? Oh no, NO!
[She hits the machine. An alarm goes off, and a sign appears on the computer saying “WARNING! Carl’s Jr. Frowns Upon Vandalism”]
Carl’s Jr. Computer: I’m sorry you’re having trouble. I’m sorry you’re having trouble.
Woman at Carl’s Jr.: Come on! My kids are starvin’!
Carl’s Jr. Computer: [the woman kicks the computer, and it sprays a fast-acting tranquilizer in her face] This should help you calm down. Please come back when you can afford to make a purchase. Your kids are starving. Carl’s Jr. believes no child should go hungry. You are an unfit mother. Your children will be placed in the custody of Carl’s Jr. Carl’s Jr... “—— You, I’m Eating.”
[Joe approaches the computer]
Carl’s Jr. Computer: Welcome to Carl’s Jr. Would you like to try our EXTRA BIG ASS TACO? Now with more MOLECULES!
Uniformity of deli meat packaging would be the key, I imagine.
In my opinion, the touch screen change is long overdue in fast food.
DNA Sample.
Firstborn.
“So much for putting loose change into the box to benefit the Ronald McDonald House.”
Nah! The machine will ask you if you want to donate $1 to $5 to some liberal health enterprise before you sign the screen or press ok.
Safeway, Walmart, Target, and many other stores have this option programmed into their card readers.
“I would just like for them to get one order correct the first time”
Maybe it’s different here. The McDonalds I go into; always do things very well.
It’s popular to beat up on the workers at times; but they seem very hard working and do a good job.
It’s been years since I had a order that was incorrect there.
“This will fail because too many of McDonalds’ customers are too STOOOOOPID to use them.”
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That’s a stoooooooopid statement.
I took my kids to McDonald’s. I took my grandkids to McDonald’s. I am not stupid.
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It will work, because they'll probably have pictures. Seriously, convenient store WAWA went this way at the deli counter and it works great. Orders are usually 100% correct; wait times are significantly reduced; and labor costs are greatly reduced.
We hope you enjoyed the ride.
Funny enough, the McDs on my grad school campus had an ordering kiosk as part of a trial over 10 years ago. Worked fine.
I expect that Libs/Progs here in the US will scream bloody murder over the unfairness of it. But will immediately stop once McDs agrees to have the kiosks also dispense voter registration cards.
“As of now, it’s fine that we have a choice of spending cash, or using debit/credit cards. To me, it’s a big step to get to where debit/credit cards are required, and cash not accepted.”
About 20 years ago, I started hating carrying cash and coins around. So I used credit cards wherever and when I could.
This past year we have had two credit cards hacked, and two replaced due to Target’s problems and another national store. I never had a credit card hacked/#’s stolen until 5 years ago. I have been using credit cards since I was 21, and I’m in my mid 70’s now. So basically, I never had a problem until I turned 70 or 50 years of use. I have averaged being subjected to credit card fraud about once a year in the past 5 years, and we are very careful in our use of credit cards.
My wife has been mainly a cash person unless she buys something where the credit card has warranty protection or she could call the credit card people to cancel a payment if the product had problems. She is still there using cash.
I’m seriously thinking about buying a Visa card with a limit of a few hundred dollars and using it for my weekly purchases and recharging it when it gets down.
Your concerns re big brother monitoring us become more realistic for all of us each day. I hadn’t thought about Big Sis monitoring our restaurant charges for ordering what she calls bad food.
“This will fail because too many of McDonalds’ customers are too STOOOOOPID to use them.”
Many fast food restaurants in Californicator land now accept EBT cards, and the permanently poor/aka rat voters have zero problems using them.
Sauce with your crap?
Common Core. Ugh.
Because it’s too hard to use flash cards.
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