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FreeJoe (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 05:47 PM Original message |
McDonald's to Replace Cashiers with Computers |
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peace frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hell, if they do the same here in the US |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 12:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
52. thanks for the hyperbole |
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peace frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 04:52 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. You're quite welcome |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why don't they just get rid of everyone and we can hop behind the |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. And all that right after... |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. don't give them any ideas. we already cash ourselves out at the grocery store. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. I was at Home Depot the other day. No live cashier stations open. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
50. Exactly, walk out and complain. I avoid that auto BS and go for real people when they |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. I tend to trust my own cooking more. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. I question the logic of "phasing out cash and the acceptable form |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. How many people have METRO cards.... |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. I'm thinking of this in Germany... |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. or unsupported! |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Absolutely... I couldnt use my Debit/Credit card either.. |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. Oh, I can see this now. |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Ha ha, well done |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. . |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. ... |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I'm surprised they don't do order taking via VOIP call center in Bangladesh |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. They actually did this at some drive-thrus |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Add one more |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. it's a lot more efficient than that and cashiers still exist as such |
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Curmudgeoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
45. You make me laugh out loud. I scared the cat. |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. Walmart, Home Depot, and many supermarkets |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. I too was standing in a line when a CVS manager approached |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. Deleted message |
HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
39. I will give Publix in Florida that much |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. I use them all the time, I prefer them |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. at 2 am, or when i'm sick i prefer scanners |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. Krusty Krab training video "the ever-so-necessary human resource that keeps this business afloat" |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Actually, if you think of it |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
43. The McDonald's where I was stationed in Germany had the food come up on an elevator |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. "....IN EUROPE." Kind of a crucial point. |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
15. Well they already replace their meat with rubber. |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
16. This has been happening for a while in Europe |
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OutNow (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
18. In some places in Europe people do not carry cash |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. It was bound to happen |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
21. Makes sense. Why pay someone to push the buttons when the customers can do it for free. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. They don't?? |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. Most Digital Menus on "Touch Screen" show "Pictures" where you can add or delete |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
55. And the customers will find it fun to boot. A Win-win all the way around. |
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jp11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. I demand buttons to remove mayo, tomatoes, onions, and anything else I can think of. |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
24. And I hope they do it here. n/t |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'll have a Royale with Cheese and a GLASS of fucking beer |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't get it |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. then you are blessed with a well paying job |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
33. Pretty soon, the public will be paying to cook their burgers. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
34. Seriously...it's a good thing. Just punch the "Touch Screen" in the car line up.. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. I'd rather see people employed. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. So would I...So would I...but Business wants efficiency..and as long as they can |
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W_HAMILTON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
37. Cool! |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
44. WaWa already does this BTW |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
47. It's all very RadioHead |
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AndiMer (164 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-11 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
51. If you're going to get your order fucked up, then |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 05:17 AM Response to Original message |
54. I would like this |
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