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TranscriptSingle panel comic

Illustration of a highway with 3 billboards for fast food chains. A bridge is visible in the background, as are power lines running along side of the service road.

Each billboard has a chain logo, with secondary text below.

Wendy’s

  • Your fifth favorite burger is now an app

McDonald’s

  • Will you give us your data for food?

Burger King

  • Guess what: No app? No food
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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

So I am an app fan. If there's an app available, I will use it. However, I do have to say the fast food industry is one of the few industries that I had used the apps for and then stopped.

Mostly because you can take any fast food restaurant out there and it will likely fall into at least one of these categories.

  • app barely functions
  • food gets prepared when you arrive anyway
  • deals on the app are either non-existent or not worth it
  • improper worker training leads to order mistakes or deals not applied

You would think that the number one reason for not using the app in today's world would be the absurd pricing for the food or the fact that there is non-existent deals. But honestly, the second bullet point is the one that I have the biggest issue with.

Like seriously, what is the point in ordering ahead using a mobile app if you arrive at the establishment and you have to wait 20-30 minutes in the drive-through line anyway? You go by the drive-through window anyway to get your order. You might as well just place the order at the drive-up window, be able to vocalize exactly what you want in the order without the restrictions that the app forces you on it, and if they're out of something or one of their machines are broken so they can't do a part of the water, they can inform you of that before you give them your money.

McDonald's is notorious for that. I used to give them a pass because you weren't charged until you arrived there anyway, so it made sense that they didn't prep ahead. But about four years ago now, I believe, they updated the app to charge you when you place the order, and then proceed to still not start your order until you go up to the drive-through window and give them your order code.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

most things that are apps do not need to be apps. they need to be bookmarks

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Agreed, most could easily be done by just exposing the login to the web browser, and then allowing an order to be placed from there.

Honestly I think if Google ever actually cracked down on their app sandbox (they would never but imagine), and implemented something like Xposed did back in the day where everything is isolated and can not access anything without explicit permission with the ability to also give fake information if configured to, I think we would definitely see a heavy push into just having it run via a web browser, instead of everything their own 300-500mb app