McDonald's to replace cashiers' with touch-screen computers

I would like to see the mouth breathers that eat at McDonald's try to operate a touchscreen ordering system. It's like watching them try to get items through the self checkout lane.

 

I think I saw something like this at a Carl's Junior here in the US.

 

us mouthbreathers have been training at walmart for years now.

 

I see a lot of backed up lines, pranks and other things that will happen because of this.

 

I don't want to have to put effort into ordering a freaking big mac... I want someone taking the orders for me, I want customer service satisfaction, none of this touchscreen bullsh!t....

 

If this is true, then it will have no effect on me whatsoever.

 

Good lord, this has failure written all over it.

 

I don't go to McDonalds, but I like the idea a lot.

 

I cannot wait until this happens at like DINERs etc. Sit down restuarant [but it might be expensive to have them at every table.
This should not be that big of a deal. I suspect the mistakes will be a problem

"I said Extra Pickles!"
"Did you click the Minus Pickles or the Plus Pickles?"
"I picked the one with the pickle picture on it"
"Well sir there are two buttons with Pickles on it. . one minus and one plus"
"I DIDN'T SEE NO D*MN SECOND BUTTON!!"

Considering . . . having worked in Helpdesk . . .
where people constantly tell you there is NO_____ Key
[which is a Key that is on every keyboard produced]
and willing to curse you out about it .. . .
I think this will be interesting at best.


Rocket River

 

Imagine the Beats Downs

<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oO8oSbfbL-Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

"THE MENU ON THE LEFT SIDE IS THE SAME AS THE MENU ON THE RIGHT!!!"


Rocket River

 

I guess the panhandlers will have to go to Burger King now.

 

Sounds like the real problem will be a lack of more motherf'in iced tea.

 

Think of all those greasy fingers that will have touched the screen before yours.

:barf:

 

most will only have to press a number.

 

But can they record beat downs on cell phones?

 

IF the computers speak english, then there's already an improvment.

 

I expect it will succeed and will come to the States.

 

I could see this working very well.

Especially if the system shows a picture of the finished item. Almost anytime I get fast food, I don't know what comes on the whatever burger and I have to ask, and generally the person taking my order doesn't know either or gives me the *SIGH* lettucepicklesonionssausecheese through the screech machine.

If I saw a picture of an onion, and I could move/remove with a swipe, that would be self explanatory for anyone not 100 years old.

As far as cost goes... you've got to be kidding me. Assume the same internals as a Barnes and Noble color nook with a high end commercial touch screen. $600 total? 3 weeks worth of minimum wage pay.