There was a curry place that opened up next to my office that went one step further. The QR code redirected to an app you had to install to place your order. After a month of no customers they almost went out of business, but finally the owner gave up and went to a printed menu. Now they're doing all right, but I was talking with the owner and he was grumbling about the massive amount of money he wasted on it.

[–] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Imagine thinking people will want to download your shady app just to eat some shitty food

[–] Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Money wasted on prints?? What about the money wasted on the app no-one used???

[–] mrbubblesort@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ah nah, he meant the money wasted on making the app that no one wanted to use

[–] Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

oh yea. that makes more sense

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm trying to picture the slick-talkin' salesman (tech consultant or whatever) convincing people about this ~~enshittification~~ "Way Of The Future™️".