Automated menu options for restaurants

[FordFasteRR]

I just came up with this great idea...

Here goes...

Customer walks into restaurant, stands on a scale and holds onto sensor grips.
The machine weighs you, checks your body fat, and measures your height..

It calculates what foods you can select from the menu based on your individual body composition...

IE, someone who is 30 lb overweight won't get a choice of a burger and fries... :eek:



Something like this can be implemented at McFatty's by creating 2 lines, one line is for the auto-selected menu, and the other is un-restricted... Customers can select which line they want to get in...

What do you all think about this one?

[hyunelan2]

If there was an automated screen where I could touch what I wanted, then the computer puts in the order, and the punk behind the counter never had a chance to screw up my order -that would be awesome.

What you said is a little too "1984" for me.

[evan938]

i think if you thought up this idea, you should shoot yourself in the foot

you are really getting looney with some of your ideas man....

[mtlelantra]

Sounds like the cafeteria in "The Island". Ewan McGregor's character had too much salt I believe, and he wasn't allowed to order bacon.

[evan938]

i watched the island until i think the point where the chargers were chasing the semi or something, then i turned it off...what a dumb movie

[mtlelantra]

I watched for Scarlett Johansson... she can have my bacon!

[ba_feitl]

If there was an automated screen where I could touch what I wanted, then the computer puts in the order, and the punk behind the counter never had a chance to screw up my order -that would be awesome.

What you said is a little too "1984" for me.


They have customer touch screen ordering at most Chicago area BP Wild Bean Cafe's... tell you what, for me 1 of 5 has been right because some punk behind the counter still has to be able to read and make/assemble your order. Is it too much for them NOT to toast my bread !

[jalmir]

^^^

exact ... it's not the punk that types you order that f*cks it up, it's the punk behind the punk who can't read that mix it up!!! :D

[ricerrx7]

So if I'm 6'4", and 140 lbs, what kind of food would I get?

[Cypher]

can we ban ford..... ?

[Alucardabyss]

People don't go to Mc Donalds because it's healthy for you, it's like my friend when he said "You know Turkish Jades have the most tar in them then other camels" I don't smoke because it's healthy for me.

[BlackElantraGT]

I'm with Evan, some of Ford's idea are getting a bit looney, but technically he did give the option for the customer to decide on their own whether or not they want to be in a restricted or unstricted line.

In a way, some restaurants are already deciding for the customer what they can/can't have. IE, McDonald's no longer offers Super Size anymore. I think the problem with this idea is that it would just be a waste of money because the power ultimately lies within the customer. They already have a choice to pick between healthy and unhealthy meals at many of these fast food restaurants today. The only way this theory would work was if it was mandatory for the machine to dictate what you eat, but that idea would never fly with most people. The last thing I want is for Big Brother to also be Mommy and Daddy.

[OH_Beta_Accent]

I think you're not really helping someone by assisting or making choices for them in any way. What we need is to be taught proper nuitrition and how to exercise restraint. But restraint and discipline when it comes to health responsibility or financial responsibility isn't the american way, because as long as people are fat and in debt, they'll keep coming back for more until they croak. To business that looks like $$$.

Sorry for the rant.

[FordFasteRR]

I think you're not really helping someone by assisting or making choices for them in any way. What we need is to be taught proper nuitrition and how to exercise restraint. But restraint and discipline when it comes to health responsibility or financial responsibility isn't the american way, because as long as people are fat and in debt, they'll keep coming back for more until they croak. To business that looks like $$$.

Sorry for the rant.


Good point. Lots of people don't realize that most of what keeps things moving in the wrong direction is MONEY.... :tongue:

[Cypher]

part of being in this country is being able to make ur own choices. if your choice is to stuff yourself full of atery clogging foods then so be it. what the hell is up with you and wanting to CONTROL people? we have our own minds for a reason. this isn't a dicatorship where everyone is to stand in line, march, and do the same as everyone else or else face teh consquences. freewill is what being alive is about and being able to make your own decisions and reval (sp?) in what follows.

[TNT4ME]

Ford....you preganant? My wife had some wierd dreams one time....turned out there was a baby in the "oven"

Man points -18976 on this idea.

I make the money, I spend the money how I see fit. That's what we go to war for my friend.

Get out of the sun, buy a chevy nova, squel the tires with a bleach kit, smoke a cigarette, and grow a man size sack. JEEZ!

I used to respect you quite a bit. The carrot juice is rotting your brain. Quit!

[PSUsouthpaw]

part of being in this country is being able to make ur own choices. if your choice is to stuff yourself full of atery clogging foods then so be it. what the hell is up with you and wanting to CONTROL people? we have our own minds for a reason. this isn't a dicatorship where everyone is to stand in line, march, and do the same as everyone else or else face teh consquences. freewill is what being alive is about and being able to make your own decisions and reval (sp?) in what follows.

I have to agree with Jim on this one. Only allowing them to pick whats healthy for them is the equivalent of taking away their personal liberties. While the touchscreen machine for ordering is a good idea, putting people through a physical before they get food would only drive business away. Maybe money does drive a lot of things, but its the people that ultimately have the choice of where they spend their money. they can go to the grocery store and buy a bunch of ingredients and cook, or they can go out and buy greasy, fatty foods. Its ultimately their choice. Its not as if theres any healthy fast food places around...here at least.

[OPZ]

Not only that, but the cost to implement the machines in the millions of food places...

[evan938]

part of being in this country is being able to make ur own choices. if your choice is to stuff yourself full of atery clogging foods then so be it. what the hell is up with you and wanting to CONTROL people? we have our own minds for a reason. this isn't a dicatorship where everyone is to stand in line, march, and do the same as everyone else or else face teh consquences. freewill is what being alive is about and being able to make your own decisions and reval (sp?) in what follows.

quoted for truth.

[ghrpdx]

Are there powerlines over your trailer Ford? You're really getting "out there" with the stuff you're posting here. Maybe it's time for a new tinfoil hat.

[evan938]

its just the whole 'i did something, now EVERYONE needs to do it'

if i want to be fat, im going to be fat. if i dont want to give up my car to ride a bike 10-15 miles a day, im not going to give up my car. if i want to smoke 3 packs a day and blacken my lungs by next week....guess what?!?

i work hard for what i have, and im not going to let some right wing nut talk me out of it. once again, im going to ask, please stop the preaching

[soullesselantra]

Evan, you fat lard...come eat your dinner...GOSH!! lol :)

ford...i think your yougurt and sprout eatin bike ridin always *****in bout something neonazisms are getting excessively farther off the deep end...you have 2 lines...how many fat ****s are you gonna see in the "automated" line...is this gonna be like the segregated days? are we gonna have thin his and hers and fat his and hers restrooms? what about drinking fountains...are you going to add special dietary supplements to the fat people fountains? what about TV...are you going to bring uip some nutso idea that to watch anything other than the news you have to have a treadmill to power the TV? people are lazy, and the rate of obesity is growing faster than rosie o'donnels ***...i hope i never see any of these kind of systems in my lifetime...of course im prolly going to die and go to hell because i drive, drink, smoke, and eat what the hell ever i want and i dont own a bicycle...

[FordFasteRR]

..........i hope i never see any of these kind of systems in my lifetime...of course im prolly going to die and go to hell because i drive, drink, smoke, and eat what the hell ever i want and i dont own a bicycle...


I came up with the idea is a sort of joke just to mess around.

In regards to your last statement, I agree however considering the way you are going - you lifetime may be quite shorter than mine. :abovelol:

[Cypher]

ford you need to realize you can't change anyone's life. the things taht you decide to bring up are those changes that must happen because a person watns them to. nothing else. if someone wants to smoke they are going to. the choice to stop is theirs and theirs alone. forcing someone to do something only makes them bitter and fight back.

[Seinster]

I think that you are on to something here, not with restaurants though, but the drive-thru.
It would be great if I could choose on a touchscreen what I want, instead of the P2P interaction making such trivial trips a hazard.

[ghrpdx]

Evan, you fat lard...come eat your dinner...GOSH!! lol :)

OMG! I hit the floor when I saw that ... FUNNY!

[SuperGLS]

It would be great if I could choose on a touchscreen what I want, instead of the P2P interaction making such trivial trips a hazard.

Yeah, I've never understood why this isn't the way things are done. The only problem I can see if vandalism, because if something is nice in this country and it's not yours it's fun to break it... apparently.

What if the machine knew exactly what you were hungry for? That would be better. Then you wouldn't have to think at all.

[soullesselantra]

What if the machine knew exactly what you were hungry for? That would be better. Then you wouldn't have to think at all.


someone's been watching the jetsons a little too much :P but this would be kinda neat...if the place you went had what you wanted...

[BlackElantraGT]

I think that you are on to something here, not with restaurants though, but the drive-thru.
It would be great if I could choose on a touchscreen what I want, instead of the P2P interaction making such trivial trips a hazard.

Here in the states, there are some retailers that have experimented with touch screen checkout. Around my area, one of the local Walmarts have it (not sure if they still do?) and one of the local Home Depot has one too.

I love being able to check out on my own because I usually only have a few items, but from what I can see at these stores, it looks like it's causing more problems than solving them. For one, the automated check out seems to attract the dumbest customers. So while the idea is to help save time, the checkouts with actual cashiers go by faster. And you would think that with automated touch screen checkout, the company can save money since you don't need anyone to operate the cash register, but someone is still there to help customers with the check out process.

Maybe in the future when everyone is computer savvy, this could work out, but right now there are too many people out there that aren't computer savvy and shouldn't be in these lines. It's not hard to use, but the process is a little more difficult than say using an ATM machine. That's the perfect example right there. Many people still prefer walking in and dealing with a bank teller.

[SuperGLS]

I hate to go slightly off topic but I love self check outs. I agree, that many times they do attract the dumber customers, but do be honest, the first time you used one you probably didn't know exactly what to do. Also, at every store they are different, meaning the order in which you pay (or even scan and put in the bags) is completely different. I think that helps to make people look stupider. When more and more stores have these they should become easier to use for everyone. In my area there is generally one "cashier" per 3-4 self check out machines, so that isn't bad. And, at grocery stores where alcohol can be purchased they obviously have to have someone to check IDs and such.

Back on topic a little bit, Wawa and Sheetz both have auto touch screens to make food orders and they have worked well everytime I have used them, that's why I think they would work well for fast food restuarants. Plus, then you wouldn't have to wait behind the idiots that want to ask stupid questions or get a taco without lettuce and cheese but with extra tomatos and sour cream.... ahhh, calm down, ha.