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I will absolutely not install an app to order food. But if it means Taco Bell is no longer part of my diet I'll take it as a win.

by gdulli 3y ago

fragmede 3y ago
Is it just a general fear of technology as to why or is there some other reason why you don't want to install an app?
- gdulli 3y ago
  I don't want to maintain an account and surveillance footprint on my phone for every brand or restaurant I deal with. I don't ever get delivery and prefer to eat on site rather than get takeout so I don't have a need to order ahead anyway. But I'm happy to order from an in-store kiosk once I get there.
  - fragmede 3y ago
    Fair. To each their own. I didn't make an account to use <redacted>, and the convenience of putting in my order before I walk over there means it's ready when I get there so I have more time to enjoy eating it at the park nearby.
- photonbeam 3y ago
  Its a hassle. We’re just trying to eat
- c420 3y ago
  Check out the permissions and trackers that the Wendy's app requires. They'd ask for root if it was possible.
  - gruez 3y ago
    You realize you can deny those permissions?
    - c420 3y ago
      I do know that and I do. I use App Manager in adb mode to freeze it (and all the other fast food apps) when I'm not using it as well.
NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
I can generally order anything I want, pickup or delivery, through GrubHub. Of course they track me; I pay them and they find me at home for delivery. But I can also sit on a bus and order from the restaurant that's at my next stop, 20 minutes away. Google Maps has become great for this, actually. You find a restaurant and you hit the "Order" button, and there's a menu of choices for who to order from. You could GrubHub, DoorDash, Uber Eats, or you could order from the restaurant's website. Restaurant websites have variable quality, mostly very poor, unless they're a franchise, or signed up with an aggregator, but hey, it's not an app.

I will absolutely not install an app to order food. But if it means Taco Bell is no longer part of my diet I'll take it as a win.

by gdulli 3y ago

I will absolutely not install an app to order food. But if it means Taco Bell is no longer part of my diet I'll take it as a win.

fragmede 3y ago

Is it just a general fear of technology as to why or is there some other reason why you don't want to install an app?

gdulli 3y ago
I don't want to maintain an account and surveillance footprint on my phone for every brand or restaurant I deal with. I don't ever get delivery and prefer to eat on site rather than get takeout so I don't have a need to order ahead anyway. But I'm happy to order from an in-store kiosk once I get there.
- fragmede 3y ago
  Fair. To each their own. I didn't make an account to use <redacted>, and the convenience of putting in my order before I walk over there means it's ready when I get there so I have more time to enjoy eating it at the park nearby.
photonbeam 3y ago
Its a hassle. We’re just trying to eat
c420 3y ago
Check out the permissions and trackers that the Wendy's app requires. They'd ask for root if it was possible.
- gruez 3y ago
  You realize you can deny those permissions?
  - c420 3y ago
    I do know that and I do. I use App Manager in adb mode to freeze it (and all the other fast food apps) when I'm not using it as well.

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago

I can generally order anything I want, pickup or delivery, through GrubHub. Of course they track me; I pay them and they find me at home for delivery. But I can also sit on a bus and order from the restaurant that's at my next stop, 20 minutes away. Google Maps has become great for this, actually. You find a restaurant and you hit the "Order" button, and there's a menu of choices for who to order from. You could GrubHub, DoorDash, Uber Eats, or you could order from the restaurant's website. Restaurant websites have variable quality, mostly very poor, unless they're a franchise, or signed up with an aggregator, but hey, it's not an app.