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Bring back menus, QR codes are terrible

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527 points lxm | 3 comments | 29 Jun 21 03:25 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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er4hn ◴[29 Jun 21 04:31 UTC] No.27671788[source]▶
As a counterpoint, QR code menus work very well in China. I've been to places where you scan the code to open a menu that lets you place all your orders. You can also pay for your table via per table QR codes.

As a side note, you don't customarily tip in restaurants in China, so a non high-end place with good food will typically have rushed and curt wait staff. Ordering through the phone will give you a better experience!

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vxNsr ◴[29 Jun 21 04:53 UTC] No.27671917[source]▶
>so a non high-end place with good food will typically have rushed and curt wait staff. Ordering through the phone will give you a better experience!

Not sure why that’s something we want to encourage.

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1. wokwokwok ◴[29 Jun 21 05:11 UTC] No.27672037[source]▶
Talk about low value comments.

Why not?

Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it’s not actually better for some people and some situations.

This is obviously a decent use case for QR code’s; your comments seem just like you don’t like it, and you’re not interested in even considering any other option.

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2. Cederfjard ◴[29 Jun 21 09:05 UTC] No.27673514[source]▶
I’m assuming that the GP is an American used to American standards of being waited on (where the staff are incentivized by tips and thus have to impress their customers), and so does not want ”rushed and curt” service to be encouraged (which would diminish their experience), rather than them having an aversion to QR codes per se.
3. vxNsr ◴[29 Jun 21 13:03 UTC] No.27675200[source]▶
Because encouraging people to be rude to each other is distasteful, I thought it was obvious.

Similarly, calling someone a “low value comment” and then taking the least charitable view of their comment is directly against hn community guidelines.