Why Don’t Restaurants Charge for Reservations?

Re:Why Don’t Restaurants Charge for Reservations? by to3m on Saturday August 30, 2014 @08:20PM (#8247993)

I'm surprised they don't let you bid to get to the front of the queue. This scheme would practically market itself.

But perhaps I shouldn't be surprised people don't think of this, what with them not loving their family enough, etc.

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Re:Why Don’t Restaurants Charge for Reservations? by SocksCanClose on Saturday August 30, 2014 @10:16PM (#8248242)

Hi to3m -- do you have a few minutes to chat (gChat?) about this? currently working on a platform for this type of thing, would love to get your feedback. josh at mptonight dot com

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Re:Why Don’t Restaurants Charge for Reservations? by gpvos on Sunday August 31, 2014 @10:24AM (#8249354)

I don't understand how you make the connection between a money-making scheme and loving one's family. Could you explain?

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Re:Why Don’t Restaurants Charge for Reservations? by to3m on Sunday August 31, 2014 @01:25PM (#8249797)

Sorry, that comment was perhaps needlessly gnomic, and it's a throwaway line anyway :) I just imagined that the obvious way of marketing this would be (in addition to emphasising the convenience aspect) to somehow imply that if you love your family enough then you'll outbid other people, allowing you all to jump the queue.

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