Tommy Siegel | Bluesky

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Single panel comic

Illustration of a highway with 3 billboards for fast food chains. A bridge is visible in the background, as are power lines running along side of the service road.

Each billboard has a chain logo, with secondary text below.

Wendy’s

  • Your fifth favorite burger is now an app

McDonald’s

  • Will you give us your data for food?

Burger King

  • Guess what: No app? No food
  • binarytobis@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 hours ago

    Just curious about the lemmy consensus, what is it about the app specifically that people find distasteful? Is it the concept of ordering through your phone instead of in person, the app making a profile of your ordering habits, or some nefarious third thing the companies do by getting an app on your phone to steal data?

    • Taldan@lemmy.world
      1·
      31 minutes ago

      I think the answer is generally all of the above

      Privacy is a big one

      For me, I don’t think they make any sense. Ordering through the app is slower. I have to add a credit card and select a location before I can even start ordering. Half the time I get to the end to find out the discount/deal I was using isn’t honored by that specific location. In all, it would be much faster to just order at the restaurant than use the app at the restaurant

      Most seem to assume you’re ordering before arriving, which requires pre-plannung that defeats much of the convenience of fast food IMO

      Also I really dislike the fact the vast majority of the time, the reality is people are ordering while driving. It’s a safety hazard