McDonalds: Self-Serve Kiosks (1 Viewer)

[The Busy The Tired]

My local McDonalds has these self-serve kiosks that let you order food on your own! There was a line of three people that I was able to skip ahead of by ordering from this kiosk. Paid via debit card.

The future is great!

 

[RokNRole]

The food is crap

 

[Scoresman]

Meh.. we can have it delivered out here.

 

[BassNBrew]

meh...I don't think you have much chance of getting a phone number from the kiosk.

 

[cockroach]

can you flirt with the kiosk and get a free drink cup and fries?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Good luck if you get the wrong order. "Sir, you will have to return to your kiosk to register your complaint".

 

[James Daulton]

I met my wife when we both worked at McDonald's.  If these things had been in place 30 years ago I never would have met my wife.

Curse you McDonald's for rolling this wonderful, labor saving device out 30 years too late!!

 

[The General]

Meh.. we can have it delivered out here.

This is a bad idea.

 

[Peyton Marino]

stop putting that garbage into your body.

 

[Mr. Ected]

You can order Chick-fil-a on their app.

 

[Statorama]

My local McDonalds has these self-serve kiosks that let you order food on your own!

And they won't even have to pay me $15 an hour to use it

 

[MattFancy]

You can order Chick-fil-a on their app.

Which I have done from inside the store before

 

[Cliff Clavin]

My local McDonalds has these self-serve kiosks that let you order food on your own! There was a line of three people that I was able to skip ahead of by ordering from this kiosk. Paid via debit card.

The future is great!

Not for your job prospects. 

 

[The General]

And they won't even have to pay me $15 an hour to use it

They'll pay one guy 15 an hour to maintain them.

 

[Da Guru]

I met my wife when we both worked at McDonald's.  If these things had been in place 30 years ago I never would have met my wife.

Curse you McDonald's for rolling this wonderful, labor saving device out 30 years too late!!

Plus she would have never enjoyed your "Big Mac"

 

[sho nuff]

Hardee's has had the kiosks for a while.  Did that for breakfast after church this past week because they were offering a 10%discount

 

[squistion]

Hardee's has had the kiosks for a while.  Did that for breakfast after church this past week because they were offering a 10%discount

http://www.businessinsider.com/self-service-kiosks-are-replacing-workers-2016-5

Fast food workers are becoming obsolete. The age of the restaurant self-service kiosks has dawned, and it's the end of fast food as we know it. McDonald's is striding into the 21st century with the rollout of the "Create Your Taste" touchscreen kiosks, on which custom burgers can be built as well as full-menu ordering.May 16, 2016

 

[glvsav37]

Most of the quick service restaurants at the Disney World resorts have had these for a few years.
 

Really a no brainer IMO. 

 

[tjnc09]

stop putting that garbage into your body.

truth.  The last several years I've really focused on a healthier diet.  The occasional times I have to eat fast food (like whenI am traveling) it disgusts me now.

 

[RenegadeGM]

Plus she would have never enjoyed your "Big Mac"

Especially the special sauce.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

More bad news for psychology majors.  

 

[wikkidpissah]

As a 350 lb man w a limited income, cast-iron stomach and questionable will to live, i'm thinking of offering the ultimate fast-food service. Hit my site, order whatever crap you want, i will cook/order it, choke that ####er down, deal with the indigestible lump, send you a text of my "mmm, yum" face that will scare you away from fastfood unto eternity and blast it all out in the morning - all for a very reasonable fee. Save y'all the troubs, eliminate the middle man entirely.

 

[Eephus]

I used one last year in Europe (it was New Year's night and everything else was closed) and found it easier than trying to communicate with a counter guy in Portuguese. 

I don't view this as a game changer.  I don't eat more than a handful of fast food burgers in the course of a given year and automated service won't make me any more or less inclined to get fast food.  Presumably, it'll help the bottom line for the store owners but it's not like they're going to reduce prices.

 

[Peyton Marino]

truth.  The last several years I've really focused on a healthier diet.  The occasional times I have to eat fast food (like whenI am traveling) it disgusts me now.

yep.  that's the reaction your body is supposed to have.

I'll make the occasional exception for a pizza delivery when I'm too hungover to cook, but for the most part now I'm 0% fast food, and it feels great.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Like self checkout lanes at grocery stores and Home Depot, I'll only interact with a human when I have to. 

 

[msommer]

I used one last year in Europe (it was New Year's night and everything else was closed) and found it easier than trying to communicate with a counter guy in Portuguese. 

I don't view this as a game changer.  I don't eat more than a handful of fast food burgers in the course of a given year and automated service won't make me any more or less inclined to get fast food.  Presumably, it'll help the bottom line for the store owners but it's not like they're going to reduce prices.

This.

The problem in airports (where they predominately have been placed until now) is that if you don't know the local word for threehundredandsixtyfour that the guy at the counter will belt out at some point to let you know your order is ready you are still SOL

 

[jon_mx]

I have used them at WaWa and Panera Bread in the lasf couple of weeks.  

 

[James Daulton]

And to top it off invariably when we pass a McDonald's she'll say, "we met at a McDonald's honey."

Do you have any idea how many McDonald's there are in this country?  #### you Ronald McDonald you evil ####### corporate clown!!

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Sheetz has had these for years.

You can order there on your phone too

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Like self checkout lanes at grocery stores and Home Depot, I'll only interact with a human when I have to. 

And every 4th item is free if you know what you're doing.

 

[RokNRole]

And every 4th item is free if you know what you're doing.

I'm listening

 

[Eephus]

This.

The problem in airports (where they predominately have been placed until now) is that if you don't know the local word for threehundredandsixtyfour that the guy at the counter will belt out at some point to let you know your order is ready you are still SOL

I've seen some where there's a screen near the pickup window that shows the orders when they're ready.

 

[msommer]

I've seen some where there's a screen near the pickup window that shows the orders when they're ready.

Yeah,  they had that in Amsterdam (where everyone speaks english) but not in Madrid (where they don't)

 

[Zigg]

Law of Unintended Consequences. Keep fighting for that $15 minimum wage, morons!

Are there any unintended consequences of a large portion of the population being poor and feeling hopeless?  

 

[NutterButter]

The panera model where u order from phone and the food is waiting for u bagged on a shelf where you don't have to talk to anyone is the bestest 

 

[NutterButter]

Law of Unintended Consequences. Keep fighting for that $15 minimum wage, morons!

Yup.  Just like those knuckleheads that are anti free trade.  

 

[HellToupee]

its a shame , McDs fast food etc are great jobs for HS kids and even  immigrant workers 

 

[jhib]

stop putting that garbage into your body.

That guy

 

[James Daulton]

its a shame , McDs fast food etc are great jobs for HS kids and even  immigrant workers 

But don't date anyone you meet there.  You may be making a mistake you'll regret the rest of your life!

 

[NutterButter]

But don't date anyone you meet there.  You may be making a mistake you'll regret the rest of your life!

You better be nice to me or I'm showing this to your wife.

 

[Thunderlips]

Meh...someone still has to make the sandwiches.

The worst thing about it is that by letting national chains like this save some money....they're going to be around longer.  

 

[avoiding injuries]

And every 4th item is free if you know what you're doing.

Ha. When I'm with my 6yo and 2yo, I'm so "frazzled" that half the items are free. 

 

[fantasycurse42]

My local McDonalds has these self-serve kiosks that let you order food on your own! There was a line of three people that I was able to skip ahead of by ordering from this kiosk. Paid via debit card.

The future is great!

Aren't you upset that this kiosk is going to replace you? 

 

[The Busy The Tired]

Aren't you upset that this kiosk is going to replace you? 

Short-term, yes. Long-term, no. I think it's a testament to modem automation.

 

[McDonalds Store Manager]

its a shame , McDs fast food etc are great jobs for HS kids and even  immigrant workers 

Sure.... when they show up. 

 

[Otis]

Sounds amazing. Delivery sounds amazing too. 

 

[Zigg]

It didn't seem like there was any decrease in staff at the kiosk McDs I've been to.  

 

[HellToupee]

It didn't seem like there was any decrease in staff at the kiosk McDs I've been to.  

They will slowly phase out the workforce over time. Can't unload a bunch of bandidos all at once on the streets

 

[squistion]

They will slowly phase out the workforce over time. Can't unload a bunch of bandidos all at once on the streets

Bandidos? Who exactly are you referring to that McDonald's employs? With a link, please.

 

[ffldrew]

There was an Arbys in Denver that had these some 10 years ago - it lasted a little while and then they took them out. It was a mess trying to do the value meals and specials. But this was back in the day when screens were more like PC's - with squares to touch that was the sandwich. I liked ordering with it if you had a "goto" meal and knew the clicks. But it was a mess for new people and what I feel will be an issue is the lack of a standard just like the credit card readers.