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I think I've seen it once or twice now. One is a small local burger side-gig here in Leeuwarden (limited in the sense that they only work/deliver on Friday's) w
by Freak_NL 5y ago
I think I've seen it once or twice now. One is a small local burger side-gig here in Leeuwarden (limited in the sense that they only work/deliver on Friday's) which seems to exclusively work through Instagram and WhatsApp. I can't order from them because of this, but they are unique in this regard. But then again, their target demographic seem to be younger people who wish to buy not just burgers but also a photographable experience (at least, that is what I make of the pink hamburger buns and general vibe).
Tangentially related: one of those nasty new grocery delivery apps — this one is called 'Crisp' — only works with an Android or IOS app (which is weird, because it is just an online shop for groceries, and it is usually much easier to just set up a website for an online shop, so they are definitely in the game of manipulating their customers to the extreme based on purchase patterns and other trackable behaviour).
All in all, nothing major yet. But yes, very annoying.
- zihotki 5y agoThat could also be explained by pure economy. It's too costly to support many communication channels so they just focus on the ones that brings more money. And Whatsup is one of major chat platforms in Netherlands due to historical reasons.
- Kim_Bruning 5y agoAbsolutely true. But if there is something we have (failed to) learn time and time again: that way lies madness. I'll vote with my wallet and hope to counterbalance things slightly. That's one way to ensure that there will still be alternatives when ie6/flash/whatsapp are inevitably End-of-Lifed .