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Hell yeah! People used to come to my table since I was eating alone and try to start some of the stupidest conversations. I just wanted a meal, not to meet random people. The smartphone is one hell of a deterrent to that.
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Originally Posted by hertfordshire
And sadly, that's not even a deterrent sometimes!
Yeah because where I would normally not bother someone, if they were engrossed in their phone I might just want to go over and annoy them. What ya watching, is that a game, is that a new app, can I see. Or just sit silently looking over their shoulder.
JK. I wouldn't because that is one of those rules of conduct that people should abide by if they wish to live in a civilized society. Not invading peoples space. Just like not talking loudly on your phone, or ignoring others because your engrossed in your device or belching and farting, smoking, swearing, etc.
If you want to plug into your phone when you are out to eat with your family or friends is no business of mine, unless your holding up the waitstaff. I think its sad and don't tolerate it with those Im with but if that's what others want to do. I think its a nice attempt by CF to draw awareness to family time and give customers that incentive.
People also need to be reminded that not everything is their business. We don't know why the family members at the table are all on their phones. They have their own reasons, and it's no one's concern but their own.
No one is making it their business. I dont care what they are doing at their table as long as its not interfering with my meal. Its an option, a promotion by the restaurant. No one has to participate. Its not like the phone police are going to come take your phone.
When rude cell phone users talk so loudly that you cant help but hear details of their sex-capdes last night or who is doing what what with whom or what they had for supper, or they are holding up the line by ignoring service people, or causing a driving hazard, or obstructing access because they are oblivious to their surroundings it becomes others business.
True story: I went to a restaurant for lunch and I was waiting on a call for a job interview. Right when the waitress came to start my order, the job calls to set up an interview. I asked the waitress to give me a minute while I set up the interview. She went to another table, came back my call was done. I even tipped her 25% for the trouble. Any wait staff that can clearly see their table is preoccupied with a call can go wait another table until the call is done.
The difference is you had the courtesy to tell the waitress to give you a minute. I see the holding up of the finger like wait for me while I finish my important call because I am more important than anybody else. Your call is an exception and you handled it properly. You are not the person I am referring to.
i don't see anything wrong with the offer. it is just an offer. it's not like you walk in the door and they take your phone away and force you to take a free ice cream.
True story: I went to a restaurant for lunch and I was waiting on a call for a job interview. Right when the waitress came to start my order, the job calls to set up an interview. I asked the waitress to give me a minute while I set up the interview. She went to another table, came back my call was done. I even tipped her 25% for the trouble. Any wait staff that can clearly see their table is preoccupied with a call can go wait another table until the call is done.
IDK. In your situation you explained yourself and asked the server to come back later. I dont see a problem with that but If I were the waitress and got shooed away when I came to take an order because someone was just preoccupied with a phone call it might be a long wait before I came back to your table. I feel the same way when an employee, server, cashier or whatever is on their phone when I am needing something or checking out. I have had that happen as well.
i don't see anything wrong with the offer. it is just an offer. it's not like you walk in the door and they take your phone away and force you to take a free ice cream.
Yeah, but some people are total jackwads that can't understand the simplicity of a voluntary offer and have to ride on their high horse of self-righteousness.
Yeah, but some people are total jackwads that can't understand the simplicity of a voluntary offer and have to ride on their high horse of self-righteousness.
There is actually a scientific reason that listening to people talking on a phone is generally more annoying than overhearing a conversation in person. There was a study done (don't remember where I saw it at the moment) that showed that people are most annoyed when they can only hear one side of a conversation. They theorized that the annoyance comes from your brain trying to "fill in" the other side. Interesting theory.
Otherwise, I've got no opinion on this PR piece. I do think that maybe it would be good for CD to have a Marketing and PR section for "stories" like these because they are basically just advertisements. Too often current events is filled with non-stories like this that are just ways for corporations to get their name in the news. CFA having a promotional isn't really a current event anymore than a department store advertising a weekend sale is a "current event".
Oh for frig sake... if you want to stick your nose in your phone, go for it. If you want free ice cream, put it away. It's not that darn difficult. And if you don't like Chick-Fil-A for whatever reason, don't go there.
Simple. I swear, people have to get offended over everything.
Personally, I firmly believe that ALL restaurants should have a well-grounded Faraday cage built into the walls, windows, roof and doors so that NO RF radiation will penetrate!
If you want to use your phone, or 2-way radio, or wi-fi or anything that relies on RF radiation, take it outside to a patio or sidewalk table.
IF they choose to provide such tables.
If a business chooses to provide an incentive to put the phones away, that is for them to say, the public should have no say in the matter, nor should the government. Their business, their choice.
If any individual finds the business owner's choices abhorrent, that individual; is free to vote with his feet, by staying out of the establishment.
The business probably has a land line available for 911, fire or police calls when/if needed.
Lol.
Good luck with that. A lot of QSRs and restaurants are actually doing the opposite, by offering free Wi-Fi to their customers. Could you imagine if Buffalo Wild Wings or Wingstop did that? Literally no one (well, maybe the guy who takes a hand-held radio to a baseball game) would go there, especially during big sporting events like the Super Bowl and March Madness.
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