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[–] [email protected] 49 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I'm not a huge McDonalds fan, but I used to get lunch there occasionally because it was fast, convenient, and inexpensive. Now it's none of those things. I think the self-serve kiosks somehow made things worse.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Gotta love touching something god knows how many other people touched before you right before you get some food.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You probably don't want to see how the food is prepared, then.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They are mandated to wash their hands. Unlike the customers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ok, but ask yourself why there needs to be a mandate, and think of all the things that aren't mandated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

ask yourself why there needs to be a mandate

Because we can't get enough people to vote any other way.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

If you think that’s bad you should see inside the soda machines.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

It's not like your phone or wallet are exactly clean either. Or the restaurant door, for that matter. Or the human cashier you'd be passing money to.

If something like this is a concern, just wash your hands or use some sanitizer before you eat. I struggle to imagine that kiosks caused a demonstrable increase in disease, but hey, maybe there's some data out there.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Kool-aid man: my time has come

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You mean something McDonalds doesn't have?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So something you use when leaving that McDonalds? And something most McDonalds don't even have? What's your point?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

The video clearly shows that you have to pull a door handle to enter the restaurant.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I hadn't considered that before. Now I won't be able to stop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

You'd hate to know how many people have touched the change you get from a store.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Is this something that I'm too 21st century to understand? Who pays in cash and coin anymore?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

It’s been years since I handled change. Tap to pay is way more sanitary.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Which is why contactless payment exists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

The metals used for coinage are fairly antimicrobial. Fun fact.

Dollar bills, less so.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, McDs was a no-brainer back in the day.

The cost is absurd for value now. I'd rather go elsewhere.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Yeah the dollar menu to value menu pipeline has been nothing but disappointment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

One thing mcds does have that’s good and cheap still is their breakfast. I use their app and it always has the $1.5 breakfast sandwich. I’ll get one and a hash brown and it’s $3 something. Compared to other places that’s super cheap.