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Re: Waffle House's Magic Marker System

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> likely illiteracy of their workforce Seriously? >teaching the workforce just 3-5 letters and using combinations of those letters would be a massive upgrade over this system. Upgrade, how exactly? This works fast, does not require paper or pens (which run out, dry out or go missing). See it in action - it works fast as hell

also the medium on which the message is "written" is the plate that the order will be served on and elements that accompany the order. super efficient.

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As a regular customer of the onboard dining on BC Ferries, I was always a bit mystified about how the cashier (maybe 20 m from the counter where you order) seemed to have some kind of clairvoyance regarding which type burger(s) to charge for, as they all use the same kind of wrapper. It turns out the wrapper (that's printed with patches of stripes and crosshatches in different colo(u)rs), can be wrapped in a way that…

I first saw this at McDonald's. Drink lids (everywhere) have those little bubbles that can be pressed to indicate what type of drink as well. Diet, Sprite, etc.

Sure but aren't those all the same price?

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I don't know how common this is, but for me pickles (and their juice) trigger intense disgust and involuntary gagging. If pickles were on the cutting board or touched the knife, I will not be able to enjoy the sandwich. When ordering a sandwich I'll always ask for no pickles on the sandwich or the plate/take out container. It seems I'm an edge case this system doesn't anticipate, I wonder how they handle pickle-averse customers?

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I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. I really wish we had them in Boston also. It is an experience that even other diners don't really replicate. Especially the price, I am always shocked when I go to visit parents just how much you get at Waffle House for multiple people for what I am used to spending on just myself. But it is more than that. The size, the layout, the code words for…

>I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. Columbus, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia both have Waffle Houses. I don't think it's universally a rule that they stay out of cities.

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Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.

I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. I really wish we had them in Boston also. It is an experience that even other diners don't really replicate. Especially the price, I am always shocked when I go to visit parents just how much you get at Waffle House for multiple people for what I am used to spending on just myself. But it is more than that. The size, the layout, the code words for…

It may vary on your definition of major - but they definitely do in the southeast and lower midwest.

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Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.

I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. I really wish we had them in Boston also. It is an experience that even other diners don't really replicate. Especially the price, I am always shocked when I go to visit parents just how much you get at Waffle House for multiple people for what I am used to spending on just myself. But it is more than that. The size, the layout, the code words for…

Come to Atlanta, down the street from me are two completely separate Waffle Houses built right next to each other that share the same parking lot.

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Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.

I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. I really wish we had them in Boston also. It is an experience that even other diners don't really replicate. Especially the price, I am always shocked when I go to visit parents just how much you get at Waffle House for multiple people for what I am used to spending on just myself. But it is more than that. The size, the layout, the code words for…

Downtown Atlanta for sure. There was also one near me when I lived in downtown Colorado Springs, which has half a million people.

Re: Waffle House's Magic Marker System

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. I really wish we had them in Boston also. It is an experience that even other diners don't really replicate. Especially the price, I am always shocked when I go to visit parents just how much you get at Waffle House for multiple people for what I am used to spending on just myself. But it is more than that. The size, the layout, the code words for…

>I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. Columbus, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia both have Waffle Houses. I don't think it's universally a rule that they stay out of cities.

Also New Orleans (by the VA Hospital). And I recall eating at one in on the northside of Dallas (which may or may not be "urban")

Re: Waffle House's Magic Marker System

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Waffle House is an entity unto itself: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index See: https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2011/11/four-se... See: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kid-rock-arrested... And the man himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bct8stbZafI Waffle House goes from nice to war zone and back again just about every day. It never closes, never... If a Waffle House is…

>Waffle House goes from nice to war zone and back again Saturday Night Live did a skit about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYNFqmu2toI

That was funny and shockingly accurate.
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