They can't take orders, but they can take money

I always get 2 McDoubles ... throw one bun away and stack the remaining patties on one bun ... it's great !
 

I wonder what they would do if someone stood at the counter and said "Are you telling me you refuse to take my order? I don't WANT to go to the kiosk. So does that mean you don't want my business?" :mad:

Good thing McD serves breakfast all day:

 
A new reason to avoid M/D's I have eaten there only once..in 1968, but have bought coffee there many times [when traveling] in the years since.

Guess I'll look for a S/buck's....:)
 

Toomuchstuff said:
These are the drink machines in our McD's. They're touch screen .... there's about 5 different screens with all sorts of combinations , Get a kid in front of you .... and you might as well go home. View attachment 50168
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They had a similar beverage bar in one of our larger McDonald's.

It was a deal where you bought the cup and then you could have unlimited beverages. They finally removed it because it attracted too many old men that tied up booths for hours, homeless people that would bring in a McDonald's cup from the trash or folks that brought the cup from their last visit.

I guess humans will always find a way to adapt to new technology, LOL!
 
If I ever come across an ordering kiosk, I will enter a HUGE order, of all special order burgers (like triple mustard, so they can't be given to other customers), get my ticket, go to the rest room and then go to another restaurant.
 
HipGnosis said:
If I ever come across an ordering kiosk, I will enter a HUGE order, of all special order burgers (like triple mustard, so they can't be given to other customers), get my ticket, go to the rest room and then go to another restaurant.
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Understandable, but the people who would be hurt would be the minimum wage employees in the restaurant, not the high salary corporate execs who made the decision to change things.
 
Macfan said:
I'm going to interface with a human or I'm not giving them my business. Sonic is another one that insists you talk to the little metal box. Been there ONCE, that was enough for me. Wally World (Walmart) has installed a ton of self checkout stations at our local store, I-won't-use-them. Want my money, provide a human to take it. Kiosks may be the future but they'll just have to put up with this old phart for a few more years. The millennials can Kiosk away. I LOVE Mickey D's fish filet, but one just isn't quite enough. For a while, they had a promotion offering a double fish filet, it was perfect but it was for a limited time (sigh), so I order 2, take the fish from one, add it to the other and voila, I have my double :cool:.
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I just ordered a double fish a week ago so I think id you order one they will make you one.
 
We stop by a McD whenever we are out, for a cup of their excellent coffee. The receipt offers a Buy one, get one free on either a Egg McMuffin or Quarter Pounder on the next visit, after filling out a short online survey. I keep a "surveyed" receipt in the car, and often have one of their Egg McMuffins to go along with the coffee....makes a great snack.

I like the self service checkouts when I am just getting 2 or 3 items, but if things got to the point where that was the Only option, for those with a full cart...the stores would be chaos. It would take far longer for a person to sort through dozens of items at a self service line, than it took for them to do their shopping.
 
Don M. said:
We stop by a McD whenever we are out, for a cup of their excellent coffee. The receipt offers a Buy one, get one free on either a Egg McMuffin or Quarter Pounder on the next visit, after filling out a short online survey. I keep a "surveyed" receipt in the car, and often have one of their Egg McMuffins to go along with the coffee...
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How is a receipt "surveyed"? If it's a code # (which is how Burger King did it), please share the code.
 
applecruncher said:
Understandable, but the people who would be hurt would be the minimum wage employees in the restaurant, not the high salary corporate execs who made the decision to change things.
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The employees would not be hurt. They would be doing work they are paid to do, paid by the managers of the 'store'. The managers reduction in profit would be reflected in their 'franchise fees' paid to the corp. When franchise fees drop noticeably, the corp will look at it's recent changes, and who came up with the idea(s).
 
HipGnosis said:
If I ever come across an ordering kiosk, I will enter a HUGE order, of all special order burgers (like triple mustard, so they can't be given to other customers), get my ticket, go to the rest room and then go to another restaurant.
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If I understand how these kiosks work, you have to pay for your order at the kiosk with debit or credit card, or go to the counter if you are paying cash. So the problem with your devious plan is that you'd still have to pay for the stuff you ordered.
 
HipGnosis said:
How is a receipt "surveyed"? If it's a code # (which is how Burger King did it), please share the code.
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When you get the McD receipt, there is a web site noted on the receipt...you go to that site, fill out a short survey, and you are then given a "code" to write in on the receipt. Then, on your next visit, present that receipt, with the code written in, and you get a buy one get one free McMuffin, or hamburger. When we use that method, we each get a McMuffin and Senior Coffee for about $4....makes for a cheap mid day snack.
 

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