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Re:Payments is not a consumer product by TomK32 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @09:28AM (#16628332)
I was about to call bullshit about that 1990 claim as well. Not just people hanging out, but there were (and still are) restaurant critiques writer for every newspaper with a decent coverage. News about a new good restaurant always spread.
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Re:Payments is not a consumer product by WorldMaker on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @11:52AM (#16629650)
Plus:

Zagat – 1979

AAA Hotel Guide – 1917

Michelin Guide – 1900

Yellow Pages – 1886

People have been cataloging places to visit forever. Everything old is new again.

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