"Do ... do they pay you or something?"

"What? Of course not. We pay them."

I would do the same if it weren't for Mrs Wife, who would strongly object.

@rootschange @NudelnAlDente

Some small places that survived the pandemic shutdowns shed their waitstaff, so self-ordering apps, web apps, and kiosks support that reduced staffing. It's pretty hostile to some customers if there is no physical kiosk, though.

In my case, the significance of one QR code on a corner of a table wasn't obvious, and it's a wonder that someone noticed the increasingly restive old people sitting with no drinks or settings in front of them, and came over and explained it to us.

And heaven forbid you’re Deaf and trying to get a shake.

Also: if your marketing team insists on using Instagram as the sole point of entry, fire them and find some who really understands marketing

Especially now that the web version locks out non-account viewers. If it’s absolutely needed there are anonymous viewers like https://flufi.me/ or https://gramsnap.com/en/instagram-viewer/ .

This is crazy. I know of a coin-op laundry vendor who is swapping all coin machines into debit - kiosk pay machines in ELDERLY low income housing. Many are in their 80s who have no idea how to use this kind of tech, don't have debit cards or cell phones or know how to swipe or know what a kiosk is. They have to do laundry, have no cars, and have incontinence, and will stop doing wash, get infections and be relegated to the humiliation of filth because some corporate younger person decided to eliminate the human job of emptying the coins to increase profit.

I hate this.