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McDonald's Replacing Cashiers with Touch-Screen Tablets (VIDEO)
GoogTube ^ | 13DEC2014 | Mark Dice

Posted on 12/13/2014 7:00:25 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine

Will video kiosks work for $15.00 per hour?


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To: Jack Hydrazine

The sooner the better IMHO. Back in the late 60s I worked at a restaurant that had phones in each booth and drive-up area and people called in their own orders. Worked great and this is just the modern-day equivalent.

I’ve never enjoyed shopping at Wal-mart but it’s at least tolerable now that I can check myself out using the self-scan machines.


41 posted on 12/13/2014 7:35:30 AM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: mylife

I’ll be in trouble if it does. I’ve not been to Wal-mart in a long long time.


42 posted on 12/13/2014 7:35:54 AM PST by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: PAR35

And the tied the name of the food to the name of the store by using a “Z” LOL!

Mmmmm MMMMmmm Yummy!

Hot and Cold Subz
Deli Sandwiches
Saladz
Wrapz
Burgerz and Hot Dogz
Grilled Chicken Sandwiches
Pretzel Meltz
Nachoz
Burritos
Fryz and Chicken Stripz
Breakfast Sandwiches
Pizza
Shwings
Sliderz
Shnack Wrapz


43 posted on 12/13/2014 7:36:23 AM PST by mylife
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To: Bryanw92

what exactly is industrial grade hand sanitizer?


44 posted on 12/13/2014 7:38:15 AM PST by longfellowsmuse (last of the living nomads)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I figure the kiosk manufacturers donate to democratic party to support minimum wage increase.


45 posted on 12/13/2014 7:38:56 AM PST by Raycpa
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To: PAR35
It seems to get my orders right consistently, on time and almost as easy to use as the touch screens.
46 posted on 12/13/2014 7:39:21 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: mylife

There won’t be many of the places you describe in 10 years. Might as well stop at the blacksmith, cobbler and tinsmith on your way to that restaurant. Automation has been going on since at least the 16th Century. And if you think that the competitors will be “the same price or less” I’m afraid you’re dreaming.


47 posted on 12/13/2014 7:39:51 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: Gaffer

Actually, that’s one less step in the potential “somebody gonna spit in your food” chain. :0

Never order fast food where there’s an all (annoying people) crew working. Then again Micky D’s may have to hire professional spitters just to keep a human element in the mix.


48 posted on 12/13/2014 7:40:27 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: kjam22

You and I both!


49 posted on 12/13/2014 7:41:07 AM PST by mylife
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To: Crazieman
I’ll take some BIG ASS FRIES


50 posted on 12/13/2014 7:42:01 AM PST by Iron Munro (D.H.S. has the same headcount as the US Marine Corps with twice the budget)
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To: kjam22

I agree... like this much better than the touch screen thing..

Disposable styluses would create too much trash where people just used them and threw them on the ground, I suppose you could keep your own in your car that you disinfect


51 posted on 12/13/2014 7:42:12 AM PST by longfellowsmuse (last of the living nomads)
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To: kjam22

yep, plus speech recognition, QR codes, lots of options. Or heck, McDs alredy has it’s customers trained to clean up after themselves, just put the bottle of sanitizer and some wipes out there and we’ll take care of it.


52 posted on 12/13/2014 7:42:14 AM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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Sheetz Slidersz... LOL! soundz appetizing LOL


53 posted on 12/13/2014 7:42:25 AM PST by mylife
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To: fella

I’ll order fast food in my little town because of the particular demographics here. But there is no way I’ll order it anywhere else if I can’t watch the preparation and delivery from start to delivery. No way. They will spit in your food because you’re “privileged”.


54 posted on 12/13/2014 7:42:44 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Really? non prepackaged food is obsolete?


55 posted on 12/13/2014 7:43:37 AM PST by mylife
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Robotics, just doing the jobs illegal aliens won’t do for .15 cents instead of $15 per hour. Great idea but leaves a lot of unanswered questions:

How will government deal with the increase of illegals wanting unemployment insurance and other entitlements?

Have they tested these robot cashiers, in say Japan, the mother country of all robotics, to see how well they really work?

Have they tested them using low information voter input?

Can they survive a “knockout” punch and keep on ticking?

Are they multi-lingual and responsive to say, ebonics and Scottish accents?

Who will replace the social security taxes once paid by the unemployed workers?

Will the expense for robotic maintenance cost less than the cost of Health insurance for the replaced workers?

What is the true cost of implementing and using robotics to the business model? In the government economic model?

Will the government give businesses tax breaks and other favourable considerations for implementing robotics.

Will the government use the opportunity to find new ways to screw the American taxpayer out of more of his hard earned money?

Just a few questions off the top of my mind. I’m sure you have others...


56 posted on 12/13/2014 7:44:29 AM PST by Texicanus (Texas, it's a whole 'nother country.)
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To: Bryanw92

Who said I was scared?


57 posted on 12/13/2014 7:45:08 AM PST by longfellowsmuse (last of the living nomads)
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To: chajin

And to think, politicians push for laws protecting such actions, while also forbidding employers from retaliating.


58 posted on 12/13/2014 7:47:03 AM PST by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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To: Gaffer
You can watch as Wawa and Royal Farms makes your food after you order using a touch screen. Nothing is hidden.

I keep a bottle of alcohol hand wash gel in the door pocket of my car - and use it whenever I have been in any store. So far, so good.

59 posted on 12/13/2014 7:48:19 AM PST by Abby4116
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To: Jack Hydrazine

It only work for 67 hours to pay hit itself, free after.


60 posted on 12/13/2014 7:48:51 AM PST by ctdonath2 (Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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