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I've read that the Android camera app is supposed to recognize QR codes, but it doesn't seem to on my phone.
As a counterpoint, QR code menus work very well in China. I've been to places where you scan the code to open a menu that lets you place all your orders. You can also pay for your table via per table QR codes. As a side note, you don't customarily tip in restaurants in China, so a non high-end place with good food will typically have rushed and curt wait staff. Ordering through the phone will give you a better experi…
> so a non high-end place with good food will typically have rushed and curt wait staff. Ordering through the phone will give you a better experience! Not sure why that’s something we want to encourage.
Why not?
Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it’s not actually better for some people and some situations.
This is obviously a decent use case for QR code’s; your comments seem just like you don’t like it, and you’re not interested in even considering any other option.
As a counterpoint, QR code menus work very well in China. I've been to places where you scan the code to open a menu that lets you place all your orders. You can also pay for your table via per table QR codes. As a side note, you don't customarily tip in restaurants in China, so a non high-end place with good food will typically have rushed and curt wait staff. Ordering through the phone will give you a better experi…
It would be lovely if we could move closer to the Chinese consumer model re: QR codes in general. Wechat pay/Alipay are incredibly convenient.
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It’s usually just a menu, not e-shoping at the table. Why would they even implement that, if a waiter has to greet you, bring orders and clean up anyway?
ordering and paying through the QR code is now pretty common place in NYC. fewer waiters can attend more tables.
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But if a malicious QR code led to a website that asked diners to pay for their meal at the point that they ordered it, how many of them would?
Setting up a scam payment processing account for that doesn't seem worth the effort when it's going to be reported for fraud basically immediately.
My biggest surprise in these comments is that people seem to have actually successfully used a QR code! I always assumed they were an iPhone only feature, so I ignore them. I've read that the Android camera app is supposed to recognize QR codes, but it doesn't seem to on my phone.
As a counterpoint, QR code menus work very well in China. I've been to places where you scan the code to open a menu that lets you place all your orders. You can also pay for your table via per table QR codes. As a side note, you don't customarily tip in restaurants in China, so a non high-end place with good food will typically have rushed and curt wait staff. Ordering through the phone will give you a better experi…
It would be lovely if we could move closer to the Chinese consumer model re: QR codes in general. Wechat pay/Alipay are incredibly convenient.
For private free money transfer, the US and many other places have similar if not better methods.
Or one could have "surge pricing" — not desirable as a customer, but certainly for a dining establishment. And one could also collect more information on customers.
I'm still inclined toward tangible menus. For the one positive point (adaptability), I am reminded of one of the best restaurant meals that I ever had. The beer menu was a small laminated card, but the brief food menu was just written on a chalk board each day. When I arrived a few items were already struck with a line through them. One really can't beat that kind of simplicity, with no reliance on digital devices unless for payment, if desired.
(kelnos pointed out that I missed something in the article; edited to address that point.)