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> A lot of places now make you walk up to a register and pay as you leave. No more having the waitstaff make 2-3 trips to your table just so you can sign. I ne
by wenc 8y ago
> A lot of places now make you walk up to a register and pay as you leave. No more having the waitstaff make 2-3 trips to your table just so you can sign.
I never realized how inefficient this U.S. practice was until we were in a hurry to catch a movie after dinner. It took 15 minutes to pay the bill when it should have taken 2.
In Brazil, when you ask for the check the waiter brings the wireless charge card machine to your table.
In most parts of Asia, if paying by cash, the busboy already has the right change in hand for all common denominations of bills. The transaction takes less than 5 seconds.
I have never been to China, but I imagine with the ubiquity of mobile payments there, it's even more efficient.
- hotsauceror 8y agoRed Robin does this. They still have a human waiter to take your order, refresh what needs refreshing, etc. But there’s a tablet on each table, and at the end you bring up your bill on the tablet, enter your card info, and off you go. The tablet also doubles as a game platform if you’ve got antsy kids, and it’s on a rotating pedestal so you can all play a game together if you want to.
- wenc 8y agoInteresting -- I've never dined at Red Robin before. Come to think of it, Buffalo Wild Wings also has tablets.