McDonald's Says Goodbye Cashiers, Hello Kiosks

Forbes ^ | 11 july 2018 | Ed Rensi

[Mears]

I can “point and click” and have been for a long time but if I park my car and walk into a McDonald’s I REFUSE to use the kiosk-—I just plain like the personal interaction.

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[steve86]

I’m just the opposite, but will make exceptions for a couple of the cuter counter girls (sorry).

[ConservativeStatement]

I have written to markets regarding that theory and mentioned that many of us need to read labels on products for dietary or health concerns. Some of us don’t want to be flooded with contemporary pop music at high volumes.

[Cronos]

it has a learning curve, but it’s a short one

[Cronos]

That's not fair - the kiosk system is actually much better than ordering - you can customize much more to your personal taste.

And with the kiosk system, your order times will reduce

[Cronos]

John only managed 3. what a weakling....

[jmcenanly]

In this case, a limited vocabulary would be more useful than Alexa’s large one. Just the names of the menu items, the sizes and some numbers would be sufficient.