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McDonalds kiosks, besides being a harbinger of a future devoid of contact with service workers, is an objectively awful experience. The menu is gigantic, it up
by unethical_ban 2y ago
McDonalds kiosks, besides being a harbinger of a future devoid of contact with service workers, is an objectively awful experience.
The menu is gigantic, it upsells constantly, the screen is buggy, and the food delivery folks don't use the numbers half the time.
- jerlam 2y agoThey were not always so bad. I tried one out when they were just installed (and everyone avoided them); they ran a lot faster, with no upselling or ads. The adware garbage that has long infected the internet has gone right into their kiosks. Just like how McDs just raised prices endlessly for the past few years, they've also intentionally turned ordering into an adversarial experience.
- kcb 2y agoWild to me given the processing power cheaply available that those touchscreens also feel unresponsive and laggy.
- n_ary 2y agoOn the contrary, I believe they are intentionally laggy to rate-limit the orders, so that people in line can get pissed at the person in front of them rather than the waiter/server taking time to prepare and package the order. Also avoids overwhelming the counter.
- jen20 2y agoThe biggest issue I have with it is that the touch screen is unresponsive. You press something, and it responds a second later. Completely unforgivable.