That’s not a menu! That’s a QR code!
So I threw it on the ground
Shirley you cant be serious!
Submitted 1 year ago by Moc@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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brygphilomena@lemmy.world 1 year ago
DocBlaze@lemmy.world 1 year ago
and then said, That’s no QR code, that’s my wife!
Sorry wait, I’m getting it mixed up with an old boomer joke my neighbor used to tell.
samus12345@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The moral of the story is
You can’t trust the system!
Man!
(Very Lemmy take, there)
the_mullet@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
[deleted]aksdb@feddit.de 1 year ago
Having free WiFi might also be nice. But the physical copy is more versatile.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Or, just get a cheapo used tablet and keep that in reserve for people to view the menu if needed.
Lexica@yiffit.net 1 year ago
If the QR code was just encoded text or an image as apposed to a weblink, then this could have been avoided. Although, I’m not sure how many QR readers support images, and if your phone doesn’t have a built-in QR app nor you have a third-party one, then you’d be SOL anyways.
uberrice@feddit.de 1 year ago
I don’t get how people go abroad and don’t just get a local sim. In most countries, a travel sim is something between 20 and 40 bucks. In my opinion, that’s pretty essential.
Chais@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I am serious. And don’t call me surly.
GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 1 year ago
[deleted]Chais@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Well, duh. I know. But the original joke works because it exchanges “surely” for the homophone “Shirley.” With “Shirley” already in the title I can’t do that, so swapping it for the not-quite-homophone “surly” seemed like the next best choice.
eager_eagle@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What’s meshurley’s phone number?
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Yeah I’d just walk out if the restaurant can’t afford menus
HanDuo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I love and seek out restaurants that use online ordering and payment. I don’t need someone waiting on me. I’m in the US and they are not paid a living wage, the work is difficult with little reward. Now there is a place in my neighborhood where you sit down the QR code is table based, interaction is simple, clear and designed to work (uses Toast as the backend iirc). You order, the order stays open till you pay it’s a restaurant/bar so if you need another you don’t have to do anything but tap on your phone. They have amazing helpful servers that are paid well. You pay on your phone and leave when you are done. It’s amazing.
I think this is more about power dynamics than currency and menus. I think many people just want or more accurately demand that others (with less power) to serve them. I’ve even heard people say “it’s not my job to check me out or take my order.” Those same people treat their waitress like shit, when those waitresses are paid basically nothing to take the abuse. Then they try to weasel out of the bill. Seen it time and time again.
Now, some restaurants do poor a poor implementation of modern menus and it’s frustrating. However… long term those that do it well will win. It reduces friction and costs leading to lower prices higher margins and quicker more accurate service.
systemglitch@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I hate them. Will never go to a place that uses them.
Redredme@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Nobody will win. The waitress stays or will return and still get paid shit. The menu will get digitised because it’s cheaper. You know what less costs mean?
Higher profits.
The end.
Wake up.
HanDuo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You might want to reevaluate who needs to “wake up”. Right now the only difference I see between you and Jeff Bezos is who has the money.
There are many other successful ways to run a business. Co-ops are one example… The legal and regulatory framework of our society should encourage and reward making and encouraging pro-social ethical decisions not discourage them. I think our problem is how we treat each other - not how we order food. Ordering food is just the symptom of the greater ill.
As long as you think like Bezos, nothing will change and more of your money will flow to the rich.
Thus, why I suggest the “waking up” that needs to happen is to realize we are in an increasingly unstable dream/nightmare (depending on whether you have money or not) that we collectively need to choose a different way that truly does benefit everyone.
scytale@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I went to a restaurant that had the barcode menu. I prefer a physical menu, but fine whatever. The problem was, there was no reception inside the restaurant, and you couldn’t connect to their wifi for whatever reason.
giantfloppycock@lemm.ee 1 year ago
This happened to me recently as well, but while traveling when I was low on data. Like ok, I will use your stupid QR code menu, but then you better provide free functional wifi.
nomadjoanne@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh yeah. I absolutely hate this new trend.
eestileib@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I don’t know why but the QR menus just piss me off in a service restaurant. I won’t use em (been bailed out by a date more than once).
For a counter place where they are just slinging me the food? Ok I guess. But if we’re out paying for a dinner that’ll hopefully lead to nookie, phones should be the last thing on the table.
Cap@kbin.social 1 year ago
I've been to a dine-in movie theater that had QR codes for he menu. Problem is, I typically don't bring my phone to a movie AND since you can order during the movie, who wants people turning their phones on to read a menu?
wolandark@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I fucking hate those! They spend so much money on the decoration and ads, but can’t be bothered to print 10 menus? What a BS! If a café or a restaurant is still stuck in covid times and wants to use QR codes, they should provide free Wi-Fi otherwise I’m walking out (as I have done many times) because fuck you and your barcode and your shitty management cause if i’m picking from an app I should be able to order through and pay through the same web app, there is no reason for a waiter or reception and cashier its just half assing technocracy.
eendjes@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Doubly egregious when you have one of those annoying GDPR windows that make opting out a hassle just to view the menu. I’ve left restaurants over this.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
for bonus points, the website uses 15 web frameworks and you have to click your way to a gallery of jpeg images for every page of the menu (obviously incompatible with half the mobile browsers so none of this even attempts to render).
dan1101@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I’ll have the 4 dots in an L shape, that looks good.
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Boi@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Personally I’m more along the lines of " if i have to adapt then i will" becuase going out to eat is one of the few social things i do that require touching grass and i ain’t giving it up easy.
MeddlMoe@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The last two exclusive QR Code menues I tried to use were just stupid:
One was on an island in the Adria without cell phone reception. I had to ask the waitor on his second round for the wifi password, which he did not know and supplied on his 3rd round. All of this took 20 minutes.
the other one was in an cafe mostly visited by tourists in Scotland. They had a website that was only accessible to British people since brexit, and they did not care to fix it.
secret301@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I feel that. I can’t stand this crap and I get you wanna save paper but some of us don’t bring phones everywhere we go or we just have a flip phone or a phone without service. If you really wanna save paper instead of using more paper to print out a QR code just get a chalkboard or whiteboard
clobubba@kbin.social 1 year ago
I don't often agree with boomer takes, but I agree with this one.
samus12345@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t think wanting a physical menu to look at is unreasonable for any generation.
sock@lemmy.world 1 year ago
or spend like 30 minutes making a decent website i swear online menus are the most asinine thing at every restaurant.
i don’t even require a menu just give me a list with name, price, and ingredients im good. maybe a touch of heirarchy but like then im good.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
I went on a date and both of our phones were dead lol
Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah sorry, if I can view the menu from my phone instead of touching a menu that 6000 other people have touched, without having to deal with either the server taking it away or it being in the way on my table, I don’t see why I would want or need an actual physical menu
Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t see why I should need to pull up my phone to order food at a restaurant.
nicolairathjen@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The option still seems pretty nice to have.
twistypencil@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Your phone is 10x dirty as a toilet seat
JustAnotherGuy@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
I’m with you on this, I live in a country where a digital menu is not a given and I hate it more than people who prefer physical menus seem to hate digital menus. I do agree that both should be available as an option
gvasco@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Disagree, this ils one of those changes that not only is very hyginic but also has a juge impact on reducing the amount of work for staff.
I won’t disagree however that they could still have menus available for the instances people don’t have a smartphone or are having problems with their smartphone. However, overall the impacts are mostly positive aside from incoviniencing the customer slightly to look at the menu on their phone.