Commenters echo similar frustrations with data collection and service friction
2 Sep 13 5:35 AM · 12d ago · 6 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 4
Over 70 comments accumulated within hours as users reported their own experiences with QR code menus, complaints about mandatory account creation, and preference for traditional ordering.
“Also, too many restaurants have that doordash-esque frontend that makes you select "pickup or delivery" and put in info when you JUST want to see a menu”
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Also, too many restaurants have that doordash-esque frontend that makes you select “pickup or delivery” and put in info when you JUST want to see a menu
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I had an appointment to see a new apartment go like that. Wanted my driver's license AND a selfie!! I asked them if this was an ICE facility and walked out.
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Me: I don't get it, I've never had that issue? You: That's because you always just go to Chili's dumbass!
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I actually wouldn't mind the QR codes if they didn't come with the other extras. Like the ease of price-gouging and ads and "verifications." And they should only ever be offered with the option of requesting a physical menu.
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I hate them, it's confusing when you open them up, quite easy to sign up for a subscription to something you'd never want😔
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You did everything you did not want to do. I would have left.
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