Self order kiosks at McDonalds

[Hal65]

I tried them yesterday and it worked pretty smoothly. Picked up my pie and left faster than usual. Usually there is a line for 2 cashiers; now with 4 points of purchase total there is no line. I suppose this will be the future.

 

Have you guys seen these self order kiosks anywhere else in Pattaya?

 

Is this the future of restaurant ordering?

[bkk6060]

I hope so because too many lame people seem to be in line at these places.

They are in line for 10 minutes then decide when they need to order to look at the menu, point and point, ask a bunch of odd questions.

Maybe I am being impatient.

But, are there that many people coming here who have never been to a McDonald's or Burglar King?

[jerry921]

In the US it is the future of fast-food ordering, guaranteed. It is already happening in those areas with the highest (e.g. US$15/hr) minimum wages. I was surprised to read they have them in Pattaya, that would be for some reason other than the cost of the worker being more than the machine. Perhaps it is because of the international clientel. How many languages does the kiosk speak fluently?

[HLover]

40 minutes ago, jerry921 said:

In the US it is the future of fast-food ordering, guaranteed. It is already happening in those areas with the highest (e.g. US$15/hr) minimum wages. I was surprised to read they have them in Pattaya, that would be for some reason other than the cost of the worker being more than the machine. Perhaps it is because of the international clientel. How many languages does the kiosk speak fluently?

At least 3 languages: chubby, obese and unhealthy.?

[sanemax]

Have them in CM as well

[stanleycoin]

Join the line.

and keep good Thai people in jobs. 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

37 minutes ago, stanleycoin said:

Join the line.

and keep good Thai people in jobs. 

 

Not going to work. The future is automation and millions ( ?billions ) unemployed.

No government is discussing it seriously and probably hoping they can retire before it happens because the is coming.

Short of legislating against the robots it's inevitable as companies seek to remove pesky humans from the workplace, with their demands for minimum wage, sick leave, paid holidays and parental rights.

 

They are all fools though, as if everyone is unemployed, just who is going to be able to afford to buy what they are selling?

 

Perhaps they dream of a world where we all just die quietly and leave them selling to the 1%.

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, jerry921 said:

In the US it is the future of fast-food ordering, guaranteed. It is already happening in those areas with the highest (e.g. US$15/hr) minimum wages. I was surprised to read they have them in Pattaya, that would be for some reason other than the cost of the worker being more than the machine. Perhaps it is because of the international clientel. How many languages does the kiosk speak fluently?

Oh goody, now I can order unhealthy food without having to be bothered by mere humans. Instead I get to spend more time on my phone texting my imaginary friends.

 

I haven't used one of those machines here, but back home I could use a machine to order. It didn't talk to me, just pictures of the food and the price. I used them to work out the different specials, but I actually ordered with a human.

I wonder how the workers feel looking at their replacements all day?

Everything they do can be replaced by a machine, as long as someone fills the containers. I wonder if when they are all gone, the machine will ask if we want fries with that?

Edited February 24, 2018 by thaibeachlovers

[Crossy]

1 hour ago, HLover said:

At least 3 languages: chubby, obese and unhealthy.?

I'm afraid I speak all of those, and I'm not a fan of MickeyD's

 

[bkk6060]

28 minutes ago, HLover said:

At least 3 languages: chubby, obese and unhealthy.?

I guess if you already are that way.

I am thin and enjoy a burger there.

250 calories in a single burger.

Nothing wrong for my lifestyle with enjoying a burger and a salad from McD's.

[champers]

32 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Not going to work. The future is automation and millions ( ?billions ) unemployed.

No government is discussing it seriously and probably hoping they can retire before it happens because the is coming.

Short of legislating against the robots it's inevitable as companies seek to remove pesky humans from the workplace, with their demands for minimum wage, sick leave, paid holidays and parental rights.

 

They are all fools though, as if everyone is unemployed, just who is going to be able to afford to buy what they are selling?

 

Perhaps they dream of a world where we all just die quietly and leave them selling to the 1%.

There is some chatter about paying an allowance but whether this leaves people feeling prosperous or close to poverty would be key. 

If the latter, looting and rioting could be the order of the day with people marching under a flag (hammer & sickle or swastika, take your pick).

I am glad I'm retired and not a teenager looking at no worthwhile future dependant on the largesse of others. I am lying in a bed of my own making.

[HLover]

49 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Oh goody, now I can order unhealthy food without having to be bothered by mere humans. Instead I get to spend more time on my phone texting my imaginary friends.

 

I haven't used one of those machines here, but back home I could use a machine to order. It didn't talk to me, just pictures of the food and the price. I used them to work out the different specials, but I actually ordered with a human.

I wonder how the workers feel looking at their replacements all day?

Everything they do can be replaced by a machine, as long as someone fills the containers. I wonder if when they are all gone, the machine will ask if we want fries with that?

If it leaves them more time for Facebook; they will feel sheer bliss.

[stanleycoin]

58 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Not going to work. The future is automation and millions ( ?billions ) unemployed.

No government is discussing it seriously and probably hoping they can retire before it happens because the is coming.

Short of legislating against the robots it's inevitable as companies seek to remove pesky humans from the workplace, with their demands for minimum wage, sick leave, paid holidays and parental rights.

 

They are all fools though, as if everyone is unemployed, just who is going to be able to afford to buy what they are selling?

 

Perhaps they dream of a world where we all just die quietly and leave them selling to the 1%.

Yes we all know what's coming.

But we can keep the brakes on a bit.

So go join the line for now !!!!!!!!!  

 

Edited February 24, 2018 by stanleycoin

[thaibeachlovers]

35 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

I guess if you already are that way.

I am thin and enjoy a burger there.

250 calories in a single burger.

Nothing wrong for my lifestyle with enjoying a burger and a salad from McD's.

I certainly can't point the finger at anyone eating fast food, as I will buy burgers as long as on special ( full price is a complete rip off ), but I fully understand they are bad food and full of chemicals designed to make me addicted and want more.

Nothing wrong with them as an occasional treat, but not as a normal diet.

 

What annoys me personally is seeing young tourists buying KFC etc. I want to grab them by the scruff of the neck and drag them off to try some Thai food. They come all the way to LOS and then eat the same <deleted> as they eat back home. Stupidity personified, IMO. It's not like they are on a budget either, as fast food costs way more than local food.

[thaibeachlovers]

6 minutes ago, stanleycoin said:

Yes we all know what's coming.

But we can keep the brakes on a bit.

So go join the line for now !!!!!!!!!  

 

I do, but in most cases automation replaces real people and one doesn't have a choice. Parking building back home replaced several employees with a machine.

Almost every service job can be automated. Fast food, deliveries ( by drone ), checkout operators, bank tellers, receptionists, cinema ticket sellers, taxi drivers, mine machinery operators, car assemblers, fruit pickers, waiters, bartenders and so on.

Be scared, be very scared if a young person. Your future is being stolen and you were too busy looking at a machine to notice.

[stanleycoin]

9 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I do, but in most cases automation replaces real people and one doesn't have a choice. Parking building back home replaced several employees with a machine.

Almost every service job can be automated. Fast food, deliveries ( by drone ), checkout operators, bank tellers, receptionists, cinema ticket sellers, taxi drivers, mine machinery operators, car assemblers, fruit pickers, waiters, bartenders and so on.

Be scared, be very scared if a young person. Your future is being stolen and you were too busy looking at a machine to notice.

You do still have a choice at present

Go join the line.

Same as the check out back home in the supermarkets , go join the line.

don't use the automated ones.

We are not all obsolete at present,  keep the brakes on.

 

[dotpoom]

The title seems a bit misleading..."Self Order".

  I have always ordered myself, except when I go straight to a table and let the wifey order the meal?

[thaibeachlovers]

1 minute ago, stanleycoin said:

You do still have a choice at present

Go join the line.

Same as the check out back home in the supermarkets , go join the line.

don't use the automated ones.

We are not all obsolete at present,  keep the brakes on.

 

I do, given I'm a Luddite.

Lucky for me I'm also old and not much longer for this life.

If I was at school I'd be planning a career in the military. I'd say the business of killing is going to be the only sure way of not being replaced by a machine for a while. Plenty of jobs miles and miles and miles from the front line for those that have the right qualifications and attitude.

[norrska]

Can I check my luggage in as well, I am a bit short of time.

[Sealbash]

Not going to work. The future is automation and millions ( ?billions ) unemployed.
No government is discussing it seriously and probably hoping they can retire before it happens because the :hit-the-fan:is coming.
Short of legislating against the robots it's inevitable as companies seek to remove pesky humans from the workplace, with their demands for minimum wage, sick leave, paid holidays and parental rights.
 
They are all fools though, as if everyone is unemployed, just who is going to be able to afford to buy what they are selling?
 
Perhaps they dream of a world where we all just die quietly and leave them selling to the 1%.

Doesn’t it require people to build, program, install, and maintain these machines?


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[csabo]

I've been using the self checkout line in the states for years. No surprise Amazon is phasing in checkout free grocery stores at Whole Foods. The minimum wage hike brigade was a little short sighted when it resulted in workers wanting less hours because making too much money at work knocked them out of public assistance maximum wage levels. While the entitlement class keeps demanding more free stuff know that corporations are going to find a way to protect their bottom line. I would expect to see a lot more robots in the very near future. FedEx type shippers will be on the chopping block next. 

[LennyW]

Loads of restaurants in Japan been using these for years already, noodle shops and everything, surprised it took so long to catch on here.

[weegee]

Does this mean that the machine will deliver what i actually ordered....Like order a Big Mac and find it's a spicy chicken in the bag, as is the case sometimes at present.....Bring on the machines.

[lordblackader]

5 hours ago, sanemax said:

Have them in CM as well

Which one? I've always wanted to try one. 

[sanemax]

6 minutes ago, lordblackader said:

Which one? I've always wanted to try one. 

Night market ....................BTW , you cannot eat them 

[sanemax]

13 minutes ago, weegee said:

Does this mean that the machine will deliver what i actually ordered....Like order a Big Mac and find it's a spicy chicken in the bag, as is the case sometimes at present.....Bring on the machines.

There is a machine with lots of pictures on it , you press the buttons to show what you want and you get a piece of paper with your order on it , you then take that paper to the counter, where, they take your money and give you your food

[Pattaya46]

6 hours ago, jerry921 said:

In the US it is the future of fast-food ordering, guaranteed.

It is already happening in those areas with the highest minimum wages. //

 

And just curious, but how much tip do you give to these machines ? 

[XJPSX]

These machines are good and they are rolling them out in Australia. The more automated the better which means I don’t have to worry about human error and reduces my waiting time.

The Japanese were onto this years ago when I was there. Some restaurant menus in  Tokyo were actually illuminated on your table and you can turn them on or off when you choose to order.

[weegee]

27 minutes ago, sanemax said:

There is a machine with lots of pictures on it , you press the buttons to show what you want and you get a piece of paper with your order on it , you then take that paper to the counter, where, they take your money and give you your food

Uh 000h ! So the spicy chicken is still a possibility....shows how much I go to MDs.

[Sealbash]

Will be better when they accept Bitcoin


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