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This would be a godsend in Europe, where to American sensibilities it often feels like you have to have a flashing light and sirens to get someone, anyone, to s
by zyxley 12y ago
This would be a godsend in Europe, where to American sensibilities it often feels like you have to have a flashing light and sirens to get someone, anyone, to show up and give you the bill after you're done your meal.
- nostromo 12y agoTo European sensibilities ordering and paying from an iPad would be seen as unbelievably tacky. I suspect the hurdle here is social not technical, similar to Google Glass.
- scoot 12y agoHow would you feel about being presented with the bill, and being able to pay for it from your own device - securely, and with minimal input, and without the credit-card machine dance? Or being able to call up the bill on your own device, and pay it on the spot?
- nostromo 12y agoYeah, I think that's preferable. It could look like a regular bill holders but have NFC embedded. You could still leave cash if you want. Or you can tap your Apple Watch use Apple Pay (or similar technology).
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- stuaxo 12y agoIt's not much of a dance, he hands the reader across, I type in my pin - receipt prints out, it's pretty quick.
- free2rhyme214 12y agoHaha I couldn't agree more! A better solution I saw in Japan was a button that has the waiters come in a couple of minutes. Why American restaurants don't implement something like this reminds me why some places in San Jose are cash only.
- Meekro 12y agoI saw that kind of button at a Japanese restaurant in LA, and it's a godsend! That made it easy to pay, and easy to do other things like ask questions and order. I don't get why more places don't have that!
- JoshTriplett 12y agoSeems like it would work for the reverse case as well: if you want to sit around for a while between courses or at the end of the meal, you can.