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
  • Taldan@lemmy.world
    11·
    1 day 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

    • bountygiver [any]@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      As someone who walks, I love ordering before arriving. You just order it as you walk to pick them up, don’t even need any pre-planning.

      The bigger problem with apps is because each app takes quite some space and you can only use it for one franchise per app, when WEBSITES exist. I do still often order through website on places that have them.

      • binarytobis@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 day ago

        Also, it’s quick to repeat your last order with an app. I eat at a subway-style pizza place called Mod, and there’s at least 20 pieces of information to relay to the person making the pizza. I’d rather have it print out an easy to parse list for them to work with.