It's not that employers will dump minimum-wage employees for costing more, it's that clerks' services just won't be needed anymore thanks to an evolved monetary payment system.
Not even replaced with a machine, but with an app!
lol
But who’s going to bag it and deliver it from the prep area to the customer? Or deal with folks who get the wrong thing? There’s still going to be a need for someone up front. Maybe not as many as there were, but there’s still a need. I like the idea, though, no more cashier to screw up my order. McD’s is the worst for that, except one store. I’ve never had a wrong order at the store near my work. Of course, I’ve only been there maybe 10 times in 9 years.
Our local supermarket has 4 self scans open all the time and normally two cashiers during the day, and three or for on a weekend or evening. Keep demanding more more and watch more self checkouts get installed, why pay four cashiers $15/hr when you can pay one to run 4-5 lases.
Stores could encourage adoption of the app by giving a complimentary item or a stipulated dollar discount on the initial order.
And while enriching the top brass at Apple and making life easier for so many caring "progressives".
No problem as long as I can do it in English.
The non English speaking order takers are a true PIA.
This assumes that the restaurant maintains a current menu and price list with Apple. What does that cost the restaurant? Do you have to rent a whole web site from Apple to have this "service"? What happens if the prices on Apple's system are incorrect?
So....what if I am not a fan of Apple?
Do I become unable to buy or sell?