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> A bot on the other hand wouldn't hesitate because they can turn around and sell the reservation to anyone they want. The deposit is simply a cost of doing bus

by koolba 3y ago

> A bot on the other hand wouldn't hesitate because they can turn around and sell the reservation to anyone they want. The deposit is simply a cost of doing business for them. If the spot itself is actually worth $200 then the restaurant was forgoing that per seat and suddenly made $5000+ per day. No restaurant is going to pass up $1.8M of “free” revenue. Either the seats are worth the price or they’re not.

paxys 3y ago
It isn't free revenue. The deposit is applied to the final bill.
- koolba 3y ago
  It’s free revenue if it’s not transferable.
  - paxys 3y ago
    If you mean restaurants need to start checking everyone's ID at the door to ensure the names on the reservations match then no, no one wants that.
    - jrockway 3y ago
      I'm fine with that. They should do it for concerts, too. A little bit of inconvenience is often better than paying market price; you can easily fill every restaurant in the city every night with people that make more money than me.
      - codetrotter 3y ago
        I don’t have a drivers license. The only ID I have is my passport. I never carry my passport except when I know that I need it. I don’t expect needing to bring my passport to go to a restaurant. Imagine I saved up money for a special restaurant visit, got the reservation and paid the $200 deposit but didn’t notice I would have to bring my ID. I show up and.. the night is ruined and my $200 is lost because I can’t prove my identity to the staff at the restaurant with a valid ID, since that one is still at home.
        kelnos 3y ago
        Pretty sure you're in the minority here, to the point that a restaurant that felt they needed to implement this sort of thing could easily just not care about your business, and be fine. Most people (in the US, don't know where you're from) have at least a state-issued ID if they don't have a driver's license. Restaurants should of course disclose -- very clearly -- at reservation time that the deposit and slot are not transferable, and that IDs will be checked at the door. If you choose to make that reservation, knowing that, and then show up without an ID, that's on you. > ... but didn’t notice I would have to bring my ID That would fall under the category of "that's on you". Regardless, I would hope that a restaurant would try to find another way to verify you are who you say you are, like perhaps asking for the credit/debit card you used to make the reservation, or even just asking to see something on your person that looks vaguely difficult to forge and has your name on it. We're not talking about a high-security situation here.
        codetrotter 3y ago
        > in the US, don't know where you're from I’m not from the US, and I don’t live there. I was talking about the world at large, not about the US.
        satvikpendem 3y ago
        What area of the world has only a passport as its main form of ID? Or do they have a local form of ID that you choose not to adopt? Because as far as I know, most places in the world have some sort of driver's license or state ID equivalent.
        maest 3y ago
        UK
        codetrotter 3y ago
        We have drivers licenses in my country too but in our country you can get around fine with just public transport and walking by foot. And it’s a bit expensive to get a drivers license for me, plus time consuming. I want to get one soon, but don’t have one yet. Likewise a lot of other people in my country don’t have one either.
    - brewdad 3y ago
      Neat hack related to that. My wife wanted to take her girls weekend friends to what is currently one of the most difficult reservations to get in the US. I had free time during the window when reservations opened up so booked it. Then realized the name on the reservation was mine. Resy lets you change the name on the account to anything and it carries over to the existing reservations. I changed the name on my account to hers and they had a great time. Trouble is, I keep forgetting to change it back so now we never know what name a reservation will be under.

by koolba 3y ago

paxys 3y ago

It isn't free revenue. The deposit is applied to the final bill.

koolba 3y ago
It’s free revenue if it’s not transferable.
- paxys 3y ago
  If you mean restaurants need to start checking everyone's ID at the door to ensure the names on the reservations match then no, no one wants that.
  - jrockway 3y ago
    I'm fine with that. They should do it for concerts, too. A little bit of inconvenience is often better than paying market price; you can easily fill every restaurant in the city every night with people that make more money than me.
    - codetrotter 3y ago
      I don’t have a drivers license. The only ID I have is my passport. I never carry my passport except when I know that I need it. I don’t expect needing to bring my passport to go to a restaurant. Imagine I saved up money for a special restaurant visit, got the reservation and paid the $200 deposit but didn’t notice I would have to bring my ID. I show up and.. the night is ruined and my $200 is lost because I can’t prove my identity to the staff at the restaurant with a valid ID, since that one is still at home.
      - kelnos 3y ago
        Pretty sure you're in the minority here, to the point that a restaurant that felt they needed to implement this sort of thing could easily just not care about your business, and be fine. Most people (in the US, don't know where you're from) have at least a state-issued ID if they don't have a driver's license. Restaurants should of course disclose -- very clearly -- at reservation time that the deposit and slot are not transferable, and that IDs will be checked at the door. If you choose to make that reservation, knowing that, and then show up without an ID, that's on you. > ... but didn’t notice I would have to bring my ID That would fall under the category of "that's on you". Regardless, I would hope that a restaurant would try to find another way to verify you are who you say you are, like perhaps asking for the credit/debit card you used to make the reservation, or even just asking to see something on your person that looks vaguely difficult to forge and has your name on it. We're not talking about a high-security situation here.
        codetrotter 3y ago
        > in the US, don't know where you're from I’m not from the US, and I don’t live there. I was talking about the world at large, not about the US.
        satvikpendem 3y ago
        What area of the world has only a passport as its main form of ID? Or do they have a local form of ID that you choose not to adopt? Because as far as I know, most places in the world have some sort of driver's license or state ID equivalent.
        maest 3y ago
        UK
        codetrotter 3y ago
        We have drivers licenses in my country too but in our country you can get around fine with just public transport and walking by foot. And it’s a bit expensive to get a drivers license for me, plus time consuming. I want to get one soon, but don’t have one yet. Likewise a lot of other people in my country don’t have one either.
  - brewdad 3y ago
    Neat hack related to that. My wife wanted to take her girls weekend friends to what is currently one of the most difficult reservations to get in the US. I had free time during the window when reservations opened up so booked it. Then realized the name on the reservation was mine. Resy lets you change the name on the account to anything and it carries over to the existing reservations. I changed the name on my account to hers and they had a great time. Trouble is, I keep forgetting to change it back so now we never know what name a reservation will be under.