GordonD Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 People who get on a bus and try to pay with a phone app, which then doesn't work and they spend ages fannying about with it while everybody else seethes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, DA Baracus said: Taxis not having being able to take card payments. Scottish Gang Wars thread for this................. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 6 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Yesterday in a work meeting about risk and mitigation. "Its not my job to advise people about this stuff" - said the Health and Safety Advisor. I hope to feck you pulled him / her up on that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkay Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 16 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: I hope to feck you pulled him / her up on that. "Its not my job to pull folk up on stuff" -said the Head of Pulling Folk Up on Stuff. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 More and more unskipable adverts on YouTube. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 8 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Yesterday in a work meeting about risk and mitigation. "Its not my job to advise people about this stuff" - said the Health and Safety Advisor. I wonder if the same chap has ever advised @Shandon Par? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Been said before but restaurants who, upon you asking for the bill, bring it and then f**k off and don't return to allow you to pay. I've asked for the bill because I'd like to pay. Just bring the bill and the card machine, let me pay and go. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 3 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: Been said before but restaurants who, upon you asking for the bill, bring it and then f**k off and don't return to allow you to pay. I've asked for the bill because I'd like to pay. Just bring the bill and the card machine, let me pay and go. While I disliked them at first, mainly because the early models didn’t dispense receipts and they keep flashing shite to encourage you to pay $4.99 to play some games, the little pay at the table touch screens are now brilliant. Tap pay, it offers to spilt the bill or pay it all, it shows all the items for you to check, let’s you chose a tip (and show percentages, based on pre-tax amounts mainly [U.S. issue]) and gives you an option for a receipt printed right there when you’re done. Then it lights up a nice big green bar on top so the waitstaff can see that you’ve paid that way…excellent innovation, the credit card never leaves my hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 41 minutes ago, TxRover said: While I disliked them at first, mainly because the early models didn’t dispense receipts and they keep flashing shite to encourage you to pay $4.99 to play some games, the little pay at the table touch screens are now brilliant. Tap pay, it offers to spilt the bill or pay it all, it shows all the items for you to check, let’s you chose a tip (and show percentages, based on pre-tax amounts mainly [U.S. issue]) and gives you an option for a receipt printed right there when you’re done. Then it lights up a nice big green bar on top so the waitstaff can see that you’ve paid that way…excellent innovation, the credit card never leaves my hand. Reminds me of my first visit to the USA (New York circa 2012). Aside from the ludicrous tipping expectancy, the waiters would run off with your credit card and then just present it back to you. It's a good job my wife checks the bills, so I don't think we got ripped off, but when I think back we really should have just paid cash money. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merkie84 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 One thing that really pisses me off is this new fad in restaurants/ cafes etc for the waiting staff not to write down your order and have to just memorise it. Inevitability the my get the order wrong most of the time. I am not impressed by your memory skills. I am impressed if you bring me the food I ordered correctly in a timely manner. Just write it down so there is no mistakes. ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 40 minutes ago, Merkie84 said: One thing that really pisses me off is this new fad in restaurants/ cafes etc for the waiting staff not to write down your order and have to just memorise it. Inevitability the my get the order wrong most of the time. I am not impressed by your memory skills. I am impressed if you bring me the food I ordered correctly in a timely manner. Just write it down so there is no mistakes. ! iPads for orders, linked to the kitchen…excellent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merkie84 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) QR codes for the menus to pop up on your phone rather than paper menus. Often you can’t get a phone signal so no data so have to log onto the WiFi first. Literally using technology to make something more time consuming and complicated with no perceived benifit to the customer. Even if it work’s slickly, in what way is being able to read the menu on your phone better than on a paper menu? Edited February 23 by Merkie84 Spelling 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 49 minutes ago, TxRover said: iPads for orders, linked to the kitchen…excellent. Went to a restaurant in Cornwall where they had fully integrated tablets, printer in the kitchen and apps to order and pay on. Of course it didn't work and the waiters stood around looking at us for about half an hour before i (and others) persuaded them to write down our orders and tell the kitchen what to make. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 34 minutes ago, Merkie84 said: QR codes for the menus to pop up on your phone rather than paper menus. Agree and despise. 30 minutes ago, coprolite said: Went to a restaurant in Cornwall where they had fully integrated tablets, printer in the kitchen and apps to order and pay on. Of course it didn't work and the waiters stood around looking at us for about half an hour before i (and others) persuaded them to write down our orders and tell the kitchen what to make. Interestingly, I’ve never had a problem in a restaurant with the iPads, always get quick service. Perhaps related to the U.S.’s stupid tipping culture. It was 10-15% when I was first paying in the 80’s, now it’s at least 15%, and most want 20-25%. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 36 minutes ago, Merkie84 said: QR codes for the menus to pop up on your phone rather than paper menus. Often you can’t get a phone signal so no data so have to log onto the WiFi first. Literally using technology to make something more time consuming and complicated with no perceived be if it to the customer. Even if it work’s slickly, in what way is being able to read the menu on your phone better than on a paper menu? I've never had a phone that can do QR codes without some shitty app that rarely works, I wish they'd just type the URL.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 3 hours ago, TxRover said: iPads for orders, linked to the kitchen…excellent. 1998 in Ciutadella de Menorca a restaurant was using ir devices for orders, flawless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 17 hours ago, GordonD said: People who get on a bus and try to pay with a phone app, which then doesn't work and they spend ages fannying about with it while everybody else seethes. 18 hours ago, DA Baracus said: Taxis not having being able to take card payments. 11 hours ago, Todd_is_God said: Been said before but restaurants who, upon you asking for the bill, bring it and then f**k off and don't return to allow you to pay. I've asked for the bill because I'd like to pay. Just bring the bill and the card machine, let me pay and go. If only we were still able to use cash... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 3 minutes ago, hk blues said: If only we were still able to use cash... A - I don't want a pocket full of change B - They'd still need to come back to collect the cash / bring change 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 12 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: A - I don't want a pocket full of change B - They'd still need to come back to collect the cash / bring change A - Aye, those coins can be heavy right enough. B - Maybe things have changed but in my day we would leave the cash on the plate weighed down with the salt or pepper holder. Change would be the tip. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, hk blues said: A - Aye, those coins can be heavy right enough. Who mentioned weight? 1 hour ago, hk blues said: B - Maybe things have changed but in my day we would leave the cash on the plate weighed down with the salt or pepper holder. Change would be the tip. Aye, nb, I'll just round the bill up to the nearest tenner or twenty to save them the bother of having to do their job... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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