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    How a High Minimum Wage Can Cripple a Business

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    • coliverC
      coliver @A Former User
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      @thecreativeone91 said:

      @JaredBusch said:

      I was in a Panera bread on Monday in Elk Grove, IL (NW suburb of Chicago) and they now have screens installed for ordering. They were not active yet, but in testing.

      Apple bee's has tablet things on the table to replace waiters. It let's you order, pay and ask for more drink etc/page someone. there is still someone to bring food out and drinks but there are getting replaced with technology. It's kinda sad. It's just not the same.

      Have they fully committed to that? At the Applebees near our house they are on the table but there is still a waiter.

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender
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        Chili's has had those table display screens for years here, the waiter still takes the order... the only thing you can order from the screen is apps and desserts.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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          @Dashrender said:

          Chili's has had those table display screens for years here, the waiter still takes the order... the only thing you can order from the screen is apps and desserts.

          I just saw one of those for the first time recently in Houston. I had no idea that they were putting them in. I feel like they are still testing it.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            We were able to order drinks from it.

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            • ?
              A Former User @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              @Dashrender said:

              Chili's has had those table display screens for years here, the waiter still takes the order... the only thing you can order from the screen is apps and desserts.

              I just saw one of those for the first time recently in Houston. I had no idea that they were putting them in. I feel like they are still testing it.

              I haven't been to Chilli's so I'm not sure where they are at on their's here.

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              • C
                Carnival Boy
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                We have to order from screens in McDonald's now. I guess you have that over there too? I thought I'd hate it, but actually it's not been too bad because I can never decide what I want and prefer to order without the pressure of a massive queue standing behind me.

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                • ?
                  A Former User @Carnival Boy
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                  @Carnival-Boy said:

                  We have to order from screens in McDonald's now. I guess you have that over there too? I thought I'd hate it, but actually it's not been too bad because I can never decide what I want and prefer to order without the pressure of a massive queue standing behind me.

                  Nope. They still have the people that demand $15/hr pay but can't get the order right.

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                  • ?
                    A Former User
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                    And this video has been going around facebook about that.

                    https://www.facebook.com/kristi.homan/videos/10204870485549807/

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Carnival Boy
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                      @Carnival-Boy said:

                      We have to order from screens in McDonald's now. I guess you have that over there too? I thought I'd hate it, but actually it's not been too bad because I can never decide what I want and prefer to order without the pressure of a massive queue standing behind me.

                      I would love that. But no, not in the US and not in Panama and not in Ireland or Spain both of which I was in recently.

                      Had the person get the order wrong (when I asked for "no meat" they decided that I must have meant "triple the meat") just yesterday.

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                      • Reid CooperR
                        Reid Cooper
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                        I have not seen any fast food places in the states using automated ordering machines yet.

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @Reid Cooper
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                          @Reid-Cooper said:

                          I have not seen any fast food places in the states using automated ordering machines yet.

                          I take it you haven't been to a Chili's or Applebee's lately? Both of them have the machines, some have more options enabled than others.

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                          • Reid CooperR
                            Reid Cooper @Dashrender
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                            @Dashrender said:

                            @Reid-Cooper said:

                            I have not seen any fast food places in the states using automated ordering machines yet.

                            I take it you haven't been to a Chili's or Applebee's lately? Both of them have the machines, some have more options enabled than others.

                            Don't really consider those to be fast food. Takes a while to eat there.

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender @Reid Cooper
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                              @Reid-Cooper said:

                              @Dashrender said:

                              @Reid-Cooper said:

                              I have not seen any fast food places in the states using automated ordering machines yet.

                              I take it you haven't been to a Chili's or Applebee's lately? Both of them have the machines, some have more options enabled than others.

                              Don't really consider those to be fast food. Takes a while to eat there.

                              Doh.. missed the fast food part of your post.... Yeah I haven't seen any fast food self ordering either (unless you count ordering from Taco Bell using their new phone App.

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                                Carnival Boy
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                                This was in my paper yesterday: Waitress service comes to McDonald's http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/05/mcdonalds-table-service-trial-uk-fast-food

                                I like McDonald's and eat there a lot. Mainly because my kids like it, the food is consistently ok, the price dirt cheap and I've always found the service to be pretty good. From the article, it sounds like they're better in Europe than the US though (or more likely, the competition is much better in the US).

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
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                                    in the US, McD's is anything but cheap. More expensive than a lot of fancier restaurant options.

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                                    • ?
                                      A Former User @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      in the US, McD's is anything but cheap. More expensive than a lot of fancier restaurant options.

                                      Not really. It's cheap and you get what you pay for too. It's crap.

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                                      • coliverC
                                        coliver @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        in the US, McD's is anything but cheap. More expensive than a lot of fancier restaurant options.

                                        It is the same price as all there competition... things like Burger King and Wendy's. The food is also pretty awful on a consistent basis...

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                                        • Minion QueenM
                                          Minion Queen
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                                          McD's is horrible especially when all of their competitors have done a lot to up their game and quality over the last few years.

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                                          • ?
                                            A Former User @coliver
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                                            @coliver said:

                                            @scottalanmiller said:

                                            in the US, McD's is anything but cheap. More expensive than a lot of fancier restaurant options.

                                            It is the same price as all there competition... things like Burger King and Wendy's. The food is also pretty awful on a consistent basis...

                                            as is Burger King. Wendy's is hit and miss.

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