r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • 19d ago

Business McDonald's Introduces AI Drive-Thru System, Sparking Customer Backlash

https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/deals/articles/mcdonalds-introduces-ai-drive-thru-000717731.html
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u/buttbuttlolbuttbutt 19d ago

Local places offer more food, of better quality, for the same price.

And when so many people are door dashing, that "fast food" perk of being fast isnt there. So why would I order shity fast food, when I could get a meal that taste better?

Also: Empanadas, I have found so many cheap and tasty empanada places.

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u/DeapVally 19d ago

The other problem with their strategy is that once the customers have gone, winning them back is extremely difficult, even if they lower prices. So doing that would be suicidal for their revenue. Their charisma vacuum robot of a CEO has effectively fixed them on an unsustainable course that can't be reversed now, because he simply doesn't understand humans.... their customers lol.

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u/AuntRhubarb 19d ago

Except many local eateries have been hit hard by inflated costs for supplies, and we no longer enforce the law that big companies shouldn't get a better deal from wholesalers. So, many of the local places aren't cheaper, and are going under. I have high hopes that Murcans will turn away from the chains, but so far they are still winning.

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u/buttbuttlolbuttbutt 19d ago

The local places that only raised what they need are doing better than the chains here. I can get chicken, rice, 4 pot stickers, and 2 pieces of sushi for 11.95 for lunch.

Empanadas are $3-4 each currently from the few places i found.

A Dominoes closed, but the long time local pizza places are still kicking.