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Just When You Think McDonald’s Couldn’t Get More Mechanical…
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property ^ | September 4, 2019 | John Horvat II

Posted on 09/11/2019 1:40:56 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The idea behind fast food is speed and efficiency. When it comes to fast-food chains, McDonald’s is always on the cutting edge of getting people fed quickly—too quickly, some say.

In the rush to gobble down food, much of the joy of eating is lost. Fast food is a soulless commodity that neglects the spiritual appreciation of flavor and taste. It can turn what should be a dining place into a biological fueling station.

The bad news is that it has just gotten worse.

Just when you think the fast-food giant has reached a peak of efficiency, it comes out with something that challenges the existing order of things. These changes supposedly adapt to new consumer demand for speed and efficiency.

The next new thing is called McDonald’s to Go. It has just opened several locations in England including one on the fashionable Fleet Street in the heart of London. It will presumably roll out to other places if it proves popular.

The new format strips the bare bones down to the barest bones. No humans are allowed to take the orders of hungry consumers upon entering. Technology dominates everything as interaction with machines is the rule. Promoters call it the best thing since the drive-thru was introduced in the seventies.

What you won’t see at the new McDonald’s to Go are any dining facilities. The new format is exclusively take-out. There are no tables, chairs or any decoration at the locations. The walls are gray and expressionless to get the customer in and out as quickly as possible. Even the storefront outside is bare with minimal signage beyond some small yet familiar golden arches.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Food; Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: apprente; automation; california; dining; eating; england; fastfood; food; london; mcdonalds; mcdonaldstogo; robots; uk
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Hamburger assembly machines will be next. Customer orders will be auto packed. The robot machinery will be assembled in third world companies by cheap labor.


21 posted on 09/11/2019 1:54:51 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: dfwgator

I haven’t eaten in a McDonalds in over 20 years..........or more...............


22 posted on 09/11/2019 1:54:56 PM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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To: TexasGator

“LOL! we’ve had vending machines since the dark ages!”

Yes. And if vending machines could spit out fresh hot Mcdee’s there’d be one in every office, warehouse, etc.


23 posted on 09/11/2019 1:55:27 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I have no problem with this. If people want it,they will go,if they don’t want it,they won’t do business there.

I wouldn’t enter one,but I refuse to pump my own gas either.Different strokes-———!


24 posted on 09/11/2019 1:55:47 PM PDT by Mears
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To: dfwgator

Everything old is new again...................

25 posted on 09/11/2019 1:56:07 PM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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To: Dr. Sivana
No dining area here, either:


26 posted on 09/11/2019 1:56:39 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("...a choice between Woke-fevered Democrats and Koch-funded Republicans is insufficient."-Mark Steyn)
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To: Red Badger

And they actually “Habla Inglés”


27 posted on 09/11/2019 1:56:49 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Tax-chick

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-automat-4152992


28 posted on 09/11/2019 1:57:06 PM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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To: TexasGator

They put the Automats out of business, now they are becoming Automats...............

29 posted on 09/11/2019 1:58:34 PM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Perfect! I don’t stop there for chat or works of art. Just like the self-checkouts at Walmart, in and out in the shortest time is what I want.


30 posted on 09/11/2019 2:00:15 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Red Badger

Very interesting, thanks.


31 posted on 09/11/2019 2:00:58 PM PDT by Tax-chick (One of the chief causes of premature death is fretting about your health.)
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To: Ken H

“I will miss the brawls on Youtube.”

You won’t miss anything. At first the machinery will be exposed and completely vulnerable to being beat upon by aggrieved “customers”. Only after some time will the machinery itself be encased in bullet proof Plexiglas, just like the counter of every inner city store in a “disadvantaged community of color” today.


32 posted on 09/11/2019 2:02:20 PM PDT by NYAmerican
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To: Rebelbase

“Yes. And if vending machines could spit out fresh hot Mcdee’s there’d be one in every office, warehouse, etc.”

Went to get my car serviced. Took five minutes ti go through all the options on the coffee machine!


33 posted on 09/11/2019 2:06:10 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: bigbob

“Just like the self-checkouts at Walmart, in and out in the shortest time is what I want.”

Our Walmart just. reconfigured. Took out most of the cash registers. At least 50 self-service. At. least the now have hand-held scanners.


34 posted on 09/11/2019 2:09:09 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Ken H

LOL!


35 posted on 09/11/2019 2:09:44 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Great format for travellers who just want to get off the road for a bit and grab a bite. Where do they take out to?


36 posted on 09/11/2019 2:11:45 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

This is what minimum-wage laws do.


37 posted on 09/11/2019 2:20:25 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
What you won’t see at the new McDonald’s to Go are any dining facilities. The new format is exclusively take-out. There are no tables, chairs or any decoration at the locations. The walls are gray and expressionless to get the customer in and out as quickly as possible. Even the storefront outside is bare with minimal signage beyond some small yet familiar golden arches.

So? This is exactly how McDonald's were in the 60's. Maybe they are returning to a tried and true model.

38 posted on 09/11/2019 2:29:32 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I reject the premise of the entire article.
The main reason I avoid McDonalds is due to lack of speed - consistent at every McDs I visit.

Back in the day, I worked at a Wendys. We had 60 seconds to have an order ready from drive-thru. 45 seconds inside during lunch rush.

Compare that to today.


39 posted on 09/11/2019 2:30:11 PM PDT by jimjohn (2020: The year the Republicans can and should take back the black vote.)
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Consequences . . . .


40 posted on 09/11/2019 2:32:57 PM PDT by mykroar (Congratulations President Trump)
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