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No more 'attitude at the counter': McDonald's new fully-automated restaurant which is completely run by MACHINES leaves internet divided - but do YOU think it's a good idea?
UK Daily Mail ^ | 12/21/2022 | LILLIAN GISSEN

Posted on 12/22/2022 9:50:29 AM PST by DFG

McDonald's has opened up a fully-automated restaurant in Texas, which is completely run by machines so you don't have to speak to anyone, and it has left people on the internet divided.

The brand-new eatery, located just outside Fort Worth, uses advanced technology so that customers can order their food and receive their meal without having to interact with any humans, and while some people are excited about the idea, others find it a little creepy.

A TikToker who goes by the username @foodiemunster online recently visited the restaurant and documented the entire thing on the video-sharing app, and it launched a major debate among viewers.

The video featured a McDonald's with no employees behind the counter. Near the entrance, stood large touch screens for people to place their orders on.

'If you go inside, you’ll see that it’s like no other McDonald’s you’ve been to before. There’s one kiosk to order your food,' the TikToker explained.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: automation; fortworth; mcdonalds; texas
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1 posted on 12/22/2022 9:50:29 AM PST by DFG
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Well, it does mean that it is less likely that an employee will prepare your order with bare hands ...


2 posted on 12/22/2022 9:52:08 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: DFG

My guess is this will be a big fail.


3 posted on 12/22/2022 9:52:53 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: DFG

But will it spit in my food cuz Im white?


4 posted on 12/22/2022 9:53:05 AM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: DFG

Many a high school romance started while working at mickey d’s .


5 posted on 12/22/2022 9:53:18 AM PST by Waverunner
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To: PIF

And less likely to spit in your food.


6 posted on 12/22/2022 9:53:33 AM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: DFG

Better than someone that spits in food to rebel against past “oppression”.


7 posted on 12/22/2022 9:53:53 AM PST by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: PIF

Does it have a fully-automated restroom?

TPaper, water, soap, towels?


8 posted on 12/22/2022 9:54:33 AM PST by Scrambler Bob
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To: DFG

A non-communicating emotionless machine vs a live McDonalds employee - how will we tell the difference!?!


9 posted on 12/22/2022 9:54:48 AM PST by howlinhound (Tagline in the shop for repairs.)
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To: DFG

“ others find it a little creepy.”

What’s creepy is using tik tok to give the chinese government all your personal information

Automation is the result of libtards stupidly raising the minimum wage to the point where it’s cheaper to buy robots and they don’t bitch as much


10 posted on 12/22/2022 9:54:50 AM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: DFG

This is great, with all the savings in human labor, watch for McDonalds prices to drop significantly!


11 posted on 12/22/2022 9:54:59 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: PIF

“Well, it does mean that it is less likely that an employee will prepare your order with bare hands ...”

Per the article real people still prepare the food.


12 posted on 12/22/2022 9:55:35 AM PST by TexasGator (!!!)
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To: DFG

Some viewers were excited about it while Others found the new concept ‘scary’
One pointed out: ‘This will put so many people out of work’


from the article


13 posted on 12/22/2022 9:55:47 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: DFG

Believe me. There’s a human involved in this process SOMEWHERE.

And, they will still spit on your food.


14 posted on 12/22/2022 9:55:47 AM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: DFG

You order, pay, wait, . . . and some homeless grifter grabs your order when it comes out.

Is there fully-automated police?


15 posted on 12/22/2022 9:56:00 AM PST by Scrambler Bob
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To: DFG

Will the machines spit 20W oil on the burgers?

Gotta love it!..................


16 posted on 12/22/2022 9:56:05 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: DFG

Interesting. Just an hour and a half ago I just turned around and walked out of a McDs with that annoying kiosk lobby layout.


17 posted on 12/22/2022 9:56:11 AM PST by glorgau
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To: DFG

It will eliminate any opportunity for badly behaved customers to strike or throw things at employees.


18 posted on 12/22/2022 9:56:39 AM PST by EinNYC
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To: PIF

Nope. There are still people in the kitchen who cook the food


19 posted on 12/22/2022 9:56:41 AM PST by circlecity
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To: DFG

its an automat

what will they think of next


20 posted on 12/22/2022 9:56:51 AM PST by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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