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> Printing menus isn’t hard, or even costly. I'm not a fan of QR code menus either, but printed menus are not necessarily cheap. The owner of one of my favouri
by ch_123 11mo ago
> Printing menus isn’t hard, or even costly.
I'm not a fan of QR code menus either, but printed menus are not necessarily cheap. The owner of one of my favourite restaurants told me that he couldn't raise prices on his menu to match inflation because the cost of re-printing all the menus with increased prices would eat up the difference. IIRC, the restaurant later shifted to a cheaper and simpler menu design.
- inglor_cz 11mo agoMaybe tablets would be a good compromise?
- ndsipa_pomu 11mo agoI'd guess tablets would be expensive as they'd be lost, stolen and broken by customers.
- sjs382 11mo agoDepends. If you're a restaurateur, do you have the .ai files your agency created, an Adobe Illustrator license, and know-how to get in there and change the prices? And then know where/how to deliver the result to get it printed? If so, you probably still have something better to do... You probably pay an agency an hourly rate plus markup to get them updated, prepped and sent off to be reprinted. Next time: negotiate fixed prices/timelines for small updates, own the files, and own the relationship with the printers.
- Atheros 11mo agoSo.. the owner made a mistake getting expensive menus printed and then corrected his mistake? Even if he didn't have to adjust prices due to inflation, surely restaurants adjust the items on their menus frequently. I have been to a restaurant that printed new menus daily because it changed daily. It's like 10 sheets of paper or cardstock. It's not that expensive.