New restaurant QR rule has boomers raging, and plenty of other diners don't like it either

[EdwinAMartin]

Well, why do do suggest that these 'cafes' are empty.
ALL my favorite breakfast restaurants are still in business.

Hey EdwinAMartin , I can afford to dine out.
Sorry you can not.

lol another witless wonder trying to be clever. And yes, Whataburgers and Taco Bells usually stay around a long time. Probably why you eat there.

 

[Winco]

lol another witless wonder trying to be clever.

Well, every time I visit an establishment, I USE the QR code.

You fail missy.

 

[EdwinAMartin]

Well, every time I visit an establishment, I USE the QR code.

You fail missy.

Yes, it's great for illiterates. It's why Mickey D's has those kiosks with the pictures of the food on them, as well as on the registers, so you can feel included and less intimidated.

 

[SweetSue92]

MSN

QR-only menus spread fast when restaurants wanted contactless service and fewer shared touchpoints. What began as a practical pandemic fix slowly hardened into a default rule at many tables.

That rule now annoys far more people than the early hype suggested. Recent Ipsos polling found that 58% wanted to go back to paper menus, while only 39% hoped QR-menu use would continue.

Older diners do react more negatively than younger ones, but they are not alone in the backlash. Restaurant Dive reported that 47% of consumers were uncomfortable using QR codes in restaurants, including 65% of people age 60 and older.

That means the real story is not boomers versus everyone else. It is a broader fight over whether a restaurant should make dinner easier or quietly turn the customer into part of the workflow.

People objected to screens at the table, clunky reading experiences, and the feeling that dinner was becoming work.

I've ran into that once and told the counter guy if you can't take my order like a human being I'll go someplace else that will.

Opening a QR code on your phone now means getting your dinner is "work"?

This is beyond lazy....it's BREATHTAKINGLY lazy. It's lazy as an art form. GEEZ

 

[1srelluc]

Opening a QR code on your phone now means getting your dinner is "work"?

This is beyond lazy....it's BREATHTAKINGLY lazy. It's lazy as an art form. GEEZ

It requires me to have a phone on my person inside an eatery which I won't do.

My phone is for my convenience, not someone else's. People tend to forget that.

 

[SweetSue92]

It requires me to have a phone on my person inside an eatery which I won't do.

My phone is for my convenience, not someone else's. People tend to forget that.

So rather than take your phone in with you, you'd like the restaurant to provide you printed lists of food and prices that tons of other people have had their dirty paws on, the content of which is not changed for daily specials, etc?

Of all the things to stay stodgy about this ain't it for me

 

[pknopp]

I've never experienced it in any restaurant I've ate at.

 

[BothWings]

Just walk out, encourage as many people as possible to do the same. See how fast it changes.

 

[1srelluc]

So rather than take your phone in with you, you'd like the restaurant to provide you printed lists of food and prices that tons of other people have had their dirty paws on, the content of which is not changed for daily specials, etc?

Of all the things to stay stodgy about this ain't it for me

LOL....And most guys keep their phones where they fart.....And god only knows what resides in the cesspool of a woman's purse.

Hell, the very chair you will plop your ass down on has tons of fart nasties on it.

 

[SweetSue92]

LOL....And most guys keep their phones where they fart.....And god only knows what resides in the cesspool of a woman's purse.

Hell, the very chair you will plop your ass down on has tons of fart nasties on it.

Your phone, your farts, your purse. Not putting your paws (not your butt) all over a plastic covered petri dish.....

 

[iamwhatiseem]

MSN

QR-only menus spread fast when restaurants wanted contactless service and fewer shared touchpoints. What began as a practical pandemic fix slowly hardened into a default rule at many tables.

That rule now annoys far more people than the early hype suggested. Recent Ipsos polling found that 58% wanted to go back to paper menus, while only 39% hoped QR-menu use would continue.

Older diners do react more negatively than younger ones, but they are not alone in the backlash. Restaurant Dive reported that 47% of consumers were uncomfortable using QR codes in restaurants, including 65% of people age 60 and older.

That means the real story is not boomers versus everyone else. It is a broader fight over whether a restaurant should make dinner easier or quietly turn the customer into part of the workflow.

People objected to screens at the table, clunky reading experiences, and the feeling that dinner was becoming work.

I've ran into that once and told the counter guy if you can't take my order like a human being I'll go someplace else that will.

I am Gen X and I hate them. It is considerably more difficult to see a menu on a tiny phone screen than a full size menu.
Also - restaurants want to switch to QR codes because it is easier to raise prices.
Printing all new menus, particularly when they are printed on waterproof "paper" (it isn't paper) cost a LOT of money. Updating a QR code menu costs nothing.

 

[1srelluc]

Your phone, your farts, your purse. Not putting your paws (not your butt) all over a plastic covered petri dish.....

Boom!

Mobile phones are considered one of the nastiest objects we handle daily, carrying a significant amount of bacteria. Studies have found that phones can harbor 20 times more bacteria than a public toilet seat, with common pathogens like E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus being prevalent. These bacteria can be transmitted from various surfaces, making regular cleaning essential to prevent health risks.

I was surprised when I looked it up just how nasty phones are! Stands to reason though.

 

[SweetSue92]

Boom!

Mobile phones are considered one of the nastiest objects we handle daily, carrying a significant amount of bacteria. Studies have found that phones can harbor 20 times more bacteria than a public toilet seat, with common pathogens like E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus being prevalent. These bacteria can be transmitted from various surfaces, making regular cleaning essential to prevent health risks.

I was surprised when I looked it up just how nasty phones are! Stands to reason though.

Then clean YOUR phone that YOU carry. This is not difficult. Don't depend on the restaurants to clean the menus daily, weekly, or ever....

 

[1srelluc]

Then clean YOUR phone that YOU carry. This is not difficult. Don't depend on the restaurants to clean the menus daily, weekly, or ever....

I see you don't have the good grace to admit you were wrong.

 

[SweetSue92]

I see you don't have the good grace to admit you were wrong.

Dude if YOU have a bunch of fecal bacteria on YOUR phone bc you never clean it, that's not my problem of my issue. YOUR phone is in your own hands. You are saying well phones are dirty, so we should instead have shared plastic menus that everyone touches and never gets clean. Which just made me laugh, I'll give you that

 

[1srelluc]

Dude if YOU have a bunch of fecal bacteria on YOUR phone bc you never clean it, that's not my problem of my issue. YOUR phone is in your own hands. You are saying well phones are dirty, so we should instead have shared plastic menus that everyone touches and never gets clean. Which just made me laugh, I'll give you that

You should un-retire....You have become quite the asshole.

 

[SweetSue92]

You should un-retire....You have become quite the asshole.

hahahaha

disagreeing with you and proving your argument flawed does not make me an asshole

 

[Zincwarrior]

I don't give two shits either way. I'm not required to touch the menu but since I can't memorize what they offer, I have to touch it. After doing so I always go wash my hands VERY well. Even touch screen menus were full of poop.

Key Findings on Menu Contamination:
High Bacterial Count: Menus can contain up to 185,000 bacteria per square centimeter, often more than a toilet seat.

Researchers Shocked at ‘How Much’ Poop They Found on McDonald’s Touchscreen Menus

A recent round of bacterial tests by Metro found faecal matter - poop - on McDonald's touchscreen menus across UK locations, prompting hygiene concern.

www.livekindly.com

The same problem with condiment bottles, salt and pepper shakers, etc.

I didn't need to know that.

 

[Invisibleflash]

MSN

QR-only menus spread fast when restaurants wanted contactless service and fewer shared touchpoints. What began as a practical pandemic fix slowly hardened into a default rule at many tables.

That rule now annoys far more people than the early hype suggested. Recent Ipsos polling found that 58% wanted to go back to paper menus, while only 39% hoped QR-menu use would continue.

Older diners do react more negatively than younger ones, but they are not alone in the backlash. Restaurant Dive reported that 47% of consumers were uncomfortable using QR codes in restaurants, including 65% of people age 60 and older.

That means the real story is not boomers versus everyone else. It is a broader fight over whether a restaurant should make dinner easier or quietly turn the customer into part of the workflow.

People objected to screens at the table, clunky reading experiences, and the feeling that dinner was becoming work.

I've ran into that once and told the counter guy if you can't take my order like a human being I'll go someplace else that will.

I don't eat in restaurants. I cook for myself.

...and I make my own ice cream.

 

[braalian]

More evidence that there was an ulterior motive for the so-called Plandemic. Like 9/11, it ushered in a sizeable expansion of government powers and moved everyone closer to the full-on, electronic, A.I. age.

That was a pretty elaborate hoax just to get people to use QR codes