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Re:The Restaurant Industry’s Worst Idea: QR Code Menus by BHSPitMonkey on Sunday October 30, 2022 @12:03AM (#33390946)
It isn't "much slower" when you actually account for the time spent waiting for the server to come around, getting their attention to ask for the check, waiting for them to come back with it, waiting for them to do their lap and come back to collect the card, waiting for them to go run it, and finally waiting for the card to come back.
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Re:The Restaurant Industry’s Worst Idea: QR Code Menus by lxgr on Sunday October 30, 2022 @12:12AM (#33390989)
No need for the waiter to walk away with my card if they have a mobile POS, as I mentioned above. Tapping my card and selecting a tipping option takes less time than even opening my camera app.

Ironically, many of the QR payment places I‘ve been to actually have these as well.

I get that jumping from a central POS to a device per waiter is an investment – but why switch to QR codes if all your staff is already equipped with a strictly superior solution?

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Re:The Restaurant Industry’s Worst Idea: QR Code Menus by hamandcheese on Sunday October 30, 2022 @12:24AM (#33391061)
> if they have a mobile POS

That’s a big if in the US.

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Re:The Restaurant Industry’s Worst Idea: QR Code Menus by j16sdiz on Sunday October 30, 2022 @01:07AM (#33391282)
This is pretty standard in many parts of the world. I just can't understand why wireless credit card payment and mobile pos ain't available in US.
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Re:The Restaurant Industry’s Worst Idea: QR Code Menus by lxgr on Sunday October 30, 2022 @09:16AM (#33394230)
They have started appearing very quickly. There is definitely a long tail, but these days I would say I see one at least ever other time I go to a restaurant or bar.
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Re:The Restaurant Industry’s Worst Idea: QR Code Menus by lxgr on Sunday October 30, 2022 @09:11AM (#33394194)
In my experience, US restaurants either have something very new (i.e. combined POS/ordering handhelds), or very old (i.e. centralized/non-mobile, sometimes even magstripe only POS, no PIN or contactless capability).

The ones I‘ve seen that have switched to QR payments had mobile POSes before.

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Re:The Restaurant Industry’s Worst Idea: QR Code Menus by billforsternz on Sunday October 30, 2022 @03:46AM (#33392146)
This weird system is one thing I don't enjoy about visiting North America. Where I live, you never deal with the servers for payment. When you're ready to leave, you just leave. Every restaurant has a payment desk near the door where they show you your bill, you tap your card and you're on your way.
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