How a High Minimum Wage Can Cripple a Business
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@Carnival-Boy said:
We have to order from screens in McDonald's now. I guess you have that over there too? I thought I'd hate it, but actually it's not been too bad because I can never decide what I want and prefer to order without the pressure of a massive queue standing behind me.
Nope. They still have the people that demand $15/hr pay but can't get the order right.
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And this video has been going around facebook about that.
https://www.facebook.com/kristi.homan/videos/10204870485549807/
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@Carnival-Boy said:
We have to order from screens in McDonald's now. I guess you have that over there too? I thought I'd hate it, but actually it's not been too bad because I can never decide what I want and prefer to order without the pressure of a massive queue standing behind me.
I would love that. But no, not in the US and not in Panama and not in Ireland or Spain both of which I was in recently.
Had the person get the order wrong (when I asked for "no meat" they decided that I must have meant "triple the meat") just yesterday.
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I have not seen any fast food places in the states using automated ordering machines yet.
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@Reid-Cooper said:
I have not seen any fast food places in the states using automated ordering machines yet.
I take it you haven't been to a Chili's or Applebee's lately? Both of them have the machines, some have more options enabled than others.
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@Dashrender said:
@Reid-Cooper said:
I have not seen any fast food places in the states using automated ordering machines yet.
I take it you haven't been to a Chili's or Applebee's lately? Both of them have the machines, some have more options enabled than others.
Don't really consider those to be fast food. Takes a while to eat there.
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@Reid-Cooper said:
@Dashrender said:
@Reid-Cooper said:
I have not seen any fast food places in the states using automated ordering machines yet.
I take it you haven't been to a Chili's or Applebee's lately? Both of them have the machines, some have more options enabled than others.
Don't really consider those to be fast food. Takes a while to eat there.
Doh.. missed the fast food part of your post.... Yeah I haven't seen any fast food self ordering either (unless you count ordering from Taco Bell using their new phone App.
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This was in my paper yesterday: Waitress service comes to McDonald's http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/05/mcdonalds-table-service-trial-uk-fast-food
I like McDonald's and eat there a lot. Mainly because my kids like it, the food is consistently ok, the price dirt cheap and I've always found the service to be pretty good. From the article, it sounds like they're better in Europe than the US though (or more likely, the competition is much better in the US).
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in the US, McD's is anything but cheap. More expensive than a lot of fancier restaurant options.
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@scottalanmiller said:
in the US, McD's is anything but cheap. More expensive than a lot of fancier restaurant options.
Not really. It's cheap and you get what you pay for too. It's crap.
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@scottalanmiller said:
in the US, McD's is anything but cheap. More expensive than a lot of fancier restaurant options.
It is the same price as all there competition... things like Burger King and Wendy's. The food is also pretty awful on a consistent basis...
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McD's is horrible especially when all of their competitors have done a lot to up their game and quality over the last few years.
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@coliver said:
@scottalanmiller said:
in the US, McD's is anything but cheap. More expensive than a lot of fancier restaurant options.
It is the same price as all there competition... things like Burger King and Wendy's. The food is also pretty awful on a consistent basis...
as is Burger King. Wendy's is hit and miss.
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Really there are very few good options in the North East. Once you get out of the North East your fast food options get much better, cheaper and consistent.
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@Minion-Queen I ate at McDonalds a couple months ago because there wasn't much else around. I paid for it the rest of the day. I used to love Burger King, but I can't eat there any more either. They just wreck my stomach. Somehow I can still eat Wendy's and be ok. The thing I love about this area (Western PA) is the diner selection we have. When we were living in FL, they just didn't have them.
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For fast food we do either Wegmans or a Diner. Usually takes less time and is cheaper.
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@Minion-Queen We don't have Wegmans but we do have Giant Eagle. They have a decent ready made foods section.
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Diner's here = Denny's (has been closed down multiple times for a cover for proposition) Waffle House = The dirtiest, sketchiest restaurant you've seen, and then Huddle House which is slightly less sketchy than Waffle House.
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@Minion-Queen said:
McD's is horrible especially when all of their competitors have done a lot to up their game and quality over the last few years.
And their prices to match. Though BK/McD's/TacoBell all exist in about the same price range. But you toss places like Chipolte and Qudoba seem to be 2-3 dollars more on average.
