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In response to "B2: Chili's has kinda declined here over the years. And now they have those annoying pay-at-your-table kiosks here. -- nm" by Strongbad

I kinda like those. Screw waiting 15 minutes for the waitress to come over and then wait again while she runs the card -- nm

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Jul 28 '16, 10:04

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wait - do you guys still not have the portable, at-the-table credit and debit machines, like, everywhere? -- nm - Andie Jul 28, 10:05 14
- BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! -- nm - spamlet Jul 28, 10:07 11
  - it's just so odd that you don't. -- nm - Andie Jul 28, 10:09 10
    - 1/2 the places around me still don't take chipped cards -- nm - decline Jul 28, 10:25
    - It costs money and unless the card companies and/or the government require it it's not going to happen. - spamlet Jul 28, 10:11 1
      - Your IM costs money too, which is what could tip the scales eventually. -- nm - ty97 Jul 28, 10:12
    - Next you'll suggest we should have public transit options, a woman on our money, and extraneous vowels. -- nm - ty97 Jul 28, 10:09 6
      - Wait, has Canada had a female Prime Minister? - amoxy Jul 28, 10:12 4
        
        yes. briefly. -- nm - Andie Jul 28, 10:43
        
        the woman on our money isn't a PM -- nm - mud Jul 28, 10:15
        
        For a few months in 1993 -- (link) - ty97 Jul 28, 10:13 1
        
        Pending one candidate who is on the fence, I think there is a *very* reasonable chance the next Conservative leader will be a woman. - Name Withheld by Request Jul 28, 10:21
      - hey, it's not just here! -- nm - Andie Jul 28, 10:10
- We have that approximately nowhere - ty97 Jul 28, 10:06
- I would say that less than 10% of the places we eat a lot have them. -- nm - David Jul 28, 10:06
They just scream "super lazy customer service" to me -- nm - Strongbad Jul 28, 10:05 7
- (We can't hire good enough staff, so we're making you do some of the work) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 28, 10:06 5
  - It's not that they can't hire good staff, they just don't want to spend the money to do so. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jul 28, 10:11
  - I see it as the smart kind of automation. -- nm - David Jul 28, 10:07 3
    - I understand the appeal, just not my preference. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 28, 10:09 1
      - Magic Bands have ruined me on human interaction on payments. -- nm - David Jul 28, 10:10
    - agreed -- nm - ty97 Jul 28, 10:07
- I see it as streamlined customer service (I can leave when I want) plus increased security (only I handle my card) -- nm* - ty97 Jul 28, 10:06

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