Not just food, it's the new business model. Just give them something for their money, it doesn't have to be good, or work properly, it just has to be profitable.
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That's what I've been screaming about AI since the beginning.
Take self checkout kiosks for example. Anyone that is old enough to remember what the grocery store was like before the kiosks would know how much faster a human cashier was then the stupid fucking machine. There was no tabbing through 20 screens of fruit to find the plantains, there was no "sorry you have to scan every pencil individually and place them in the bag one by one because we can't do multiples", and there was never, ever, an unexpected item in the bagging area.
The doctor I go to has replaced all their front office staff with self check-in kiosks. You cannot check in with a person anymore. If you are unable to use the machine you have to press a special button and wait for someone to come from the back and press the buttons on the kiosk for you. The time to check in for an appointment with the person used to take under a minute. The kiosk takes 10+ and has a 25% error rate.
But none of that matters, because the machines don't draw a paycheck, and they don't care about anything else.
Many businesses have calculated that they'd rather save the paycheck, and live with a drop in customer service. That attitude will increase, and eventually customer service will be one of those unreasonable things that only stupid customers expect.
"You gave me your money, you got your thing, we're done here, now you're just bothering me, so get out!"
Except it'll be more like Idiocracy where they charge her for the fries and don't give her anything, migrating towards a built in failure rate to what customers will accept vs profits.
Optimize for minimal complainability, maximal annoyance and minimal effect of actual complaints
This guy gets it.
Its an expensive lesson. Life's education is never cheap
me cooking at home 😎
Don't be afraid! You get better the more you do it and you learn more about your tastes.
The best burgers I have had, have been from small back alley places. Had one a couple of months ago, lovely quarter pounder with chips (fries) and a drink for around £6 here in London.
Had less of an upset stomach too, although I do still check the hygiene ratings for the places which helps in this regard.
TIL the UK has publicly available hygiene ratings. I like that.
Ah thanks for pointing that out, I forget not all US States have it.
Nearly every restaurant I've been to, and take away place, has proudly shown their hygiene ratings as a sticker on the window. These can be verified via a website too. It's very useful as I get an upset stomach rather easily.
US does too. Or at least California does.
I cook dinner 95% of the time and honestly, it sucks. I don't blame people who have the money eating out constantly, but i can't afford that crap and i would be 300 lbs.
$25 can get me either a terrible pasta dish at olive garden, or 2 meals at a local diner, so i usually go to local small places. Screw $15 burrito's and $18 hamburgers, i'll make them at home.
I like that this post is coming right as I'm planning to tighten my budget a fast more/lose weight.
Peasants of the French Revolution: "Pathetic"
25 usd is a little over 96 loaves of bread worth of money
That's not even 3 loaves of bread ...
you are buying overpriced bread
I get 4€ for a bread, but 10€ (8USD) is a bit steep
that 4€ bread is worth over 15 loaves of bread
you are getting scammed
If it's actually bread from a bakery and not wonderbread slop, then I'm not getting scammed.
the bread i was using for the math is not sliced bread and is low quality; the last sentence was just a joke
bread from a bakery from my country is still half the price of the 4€ bread
What even is the point of fast food now?
- ✅ Fast (edit: sometimes)
- ❌ Good
- ❌ Cheap
It has jumped the shark and serves no purpose now, other than screwing working class people in food deserts out of their hard-earned money.
There are still places with surprisingly good value for money, but they're rare. Greggs has been this for me, recently, though maybe a useless point of reference for anyone outside the uk
Since when is fast food fast?
If you order fast food it’s because it doesn’t upset your stomach and it’s the only restaurant you know where you are
What the fuck happened with everyone switching to ingredients that make you shit yourself? Like making it smaller, without flavor, and unpleasant textures wasn't enough? It's like someone at the top said "Wow, they're still buying our food after all that? Well let's see what happens if we start making them shit their pants too."
It used to be fast before skeleton crews were the norm, but I'm sure a lot of people alive today have never experienced it.
I remember when I was young, I could go to mcdonalds with a friend and 5 bucks. They handed you your order almost immediately and we both left full. There was a time when fast food was actually fast and food. Now it struggles to be either.
not even fast anymore to my experience
I've stopped doing fast food. Last time I was out running errands over lunch I went to a pub instead. I chatted with the staff got a cidre, burger, and fries for like $30. It was great, worth the time and money.
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Available at off-ramps while travelling. That's the only time I get it.
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Maybe stop doing that then. I can get a weeks worth of food for that kind of money and it tastes good.
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