Bring back menus, QR codes are terrible

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527 points lxm | 2 comments | 29 Jun 21 03:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.443s | source

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dkdbejwi383 ◴[29 Jun 21 09:49 UTC] No.27673797[source]▶

I really despise when the QR code just sends you to the App Store to download some (crappy, probably web-to-native) app, where you have to create an account, verify your email, then add credit card details manually. Extra points off if there's no wifi and the venue is somewhere with poor signal, so it takes 10 minutes and rinses my battery.

A web-based menu that just opens the browser and lets me pay with Apple Pay is acceptable given the current circumstances.

I dislike having several single-use apps for random pubs and restaurants cluttering my phone.

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1. abraxas ◴[29 Jun 21 12:42 UTC] No.27675000[source]▶

>>27673797 #

So don't patronize such places! If people don't refuse it this bullshit will spread.

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2. dkdbejwi383 ◴[29 Jun 21 13:02 UTC] No.27675190[source]▶

>>27675000 (TP) #

I agree with the sentiment, but unfortunately you only find out how the menu/ordering system works once you've already sat down, and given everything here in the UK needs to be booked ahead of time, it's not as simple as just going somewhere else down the road.

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