Current Events > Taco Bell, other food chains could move to digital-only sales: CFO

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modena posted...

To get everyone to keep buying newer phones, for a kick back to fuel their yachts.

Shhh. Vertical integration is a secret

GeneSnitsky posted...

Don't mind that user. Their limited worldview is a constant hindrance for them.

Who the fuck are you? Clearly don't know shit

DarkChozoGhost posted...

You don't know shit about brand value. You don't know shit about Taco Bell's last decade. And you clearly don't understand how different regions, cities, or just parts of town have vastly different behavioral patterns.

Taco Bell has been chasing numbers for years. They make every move to go after some empirical, measurable statistic. And every single fucking time it's bit them in the ass. Every single time they failed to consider what would be lost to move up a slot in store rankings. Taco Bell execs are consistently stupid and narrow minded.

Cashless is at least a 50 year endeavor. And that's only if the many markets where cash is actually making a comeback lose steam.

I don't give a fuck about Taco Bell, but fighting against progress because corporations are also pushing progress is stupid. We don't need cash. Many people have already abandoned it regardless of what businesses accept. Obviously, changes need to occur, but we should be fighting to help bring people left behind into the 21st century, rather than fighting to keep things how they are. The fact that the poorest among us do not have easy access to things like debit cards and photo ID is a failure that needs to be corrected posthaste.

"...Legal Tender for all Debts Public and Private..."

Cashless is bullshit and a scam.

How foolish do you have to be to believe all of the mega-corporations and banks are making good decisions in your best interests?

I believe the end game is semi or full automation with a gigantic focus on delivery apps exclusively, at least in key markets. The city I live in is talking about installing a robotic Mcdonalds kiosk that does phone orders only to operate overnight deliveries, since companies don't generally want to spend for 24h labor costs anymore.

Digital only?! Don't those bastards know humans can't download nutrients, we still need physical food items!

I'm surprised they just don't become ghost kitchens. It might even improve the quality of their food.

I don't think moving away from cash can really be considered "progress". That's like a few degrees away from crypto bro talk imo

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And there you go.... that data gets sold or recorded. We are treated like cattle for the fattening

vycebrand2 posted...

And there you go.... that data gets sold or recorded. We are treated like cattle for the fattening

"Did you just spend $2000 in Idaho?"
Yes I did, at the knife factory.

They'd lose plenty of money among the older generations, minimum.

vycebrand2 posted...

And there you go.... that data gets sold or recorded. We are treated like cattle for the fattening

You are not wrong.

It's so fucked that people are dupped into this mindset.
People honestly trust banks?

This has been almost 100 years of conditioning since The Great Depression.
Our shitty education system has done its job.

SiO4 posted...

People honestly trust banks?

We all have debit cards, and nobody is stuffing cash in a mattress.
The paranoids have gone to gold, which could be seized at any time (go look up what FDR did).

That's why I'm quietly hoarding bismuth

Cash may be on the way out.

I myself no longer use it for most transactions.

Still a stupid choice. What, the occasional casher too much hassle? What, you really scared that a robber will stick up your store for the... hundred or JUST MAYBE UP TO two bucks actually there in case someone wants to use cash?

It just speaks more of the ever-increasing level that they don't want to deal with anyone who doesn't want to go to a store, and then do all the work themselves.

To be frank, sure, grocery stores are free to try the whole self-checkout concept... if they redesign their store around it. Go back to the old days where the employees get the product and give it upon request. Or whatever.

Let me know when I can melt down my pre-1982 pennies, please.
There's three cents of copper in those now.

Questionmarktarius posted...

nobody is stuffing cash in a mattress.

uh oh.

party_animal07 posted...

The number of times I've rolled up on a place only to be told the system is down isn't zero yet. I'd like to keep cash as an option.

Yeah, I think this is a real issue. I don't carry much cash on me, but not being able to complete a purchase you need because there is a technical error is bad.

darkmaian23 posted...

Yeah, I think this is a real issue. I don't carry much cash on me, but not being able to complete a purchase you need because there is a technical error is bad.

You never need to complete a purchase at Taco Bell.

This is just to prevent homeless people from buying food.

Barber102 posted...

This is just to prevent homeless people from buying food.

Yeah, you figured it all out with your big special brain. Taco Bell is just waging a war on the homeless. Totally makes sense.

Tyranthraxus posted...

IDK. I know many places at retail refuse certain bills like $50 and $100. I don't know to what extent is legal to refuse cash. Every bill I've ever gotten in the mail will only accept checks or cashier's checks in the return post.

I know that there is wiggle-room as to what kind of cash they can accept.

For example, if someone goes to a Best Buy to buy the latest Samsung phone, Best Buy can refuse to accept payment if the guy wants to pay with a F-150 truckbed full of pennies.

hockeybub89 posted...

Who the fuck are you? Clearly don't know shit

I don't give a fuck about Taco Bell, but fighting against progress because corporations are also pushing progress is stupid. We don't need cash. Many people have already abandoned it regardless of what businesses accept. Obviously, changes need to occur, but we should be fighting to help bring people left behind into the 21st century, rather than fighting to keep things how they are. The fact that the poorest among us do not have easy access to things like debit cards and photo ID is a failure that needs to be corrected posthaste.

Of course you need cash. It's how you pay for things when there is no internet service... like during disaster recovery, for instance.

Also, it's nearly untraceable. So if you want to buy some light infantry weapons and start a revolution in some African country... you need cash.

Bitcoin is a poor substitute, as you still leave a trace when you move it or access it. That's why the US government is able to recover good amounts of Bitcoin ransoms that companies pay out to internet hackers. Not to mention that you can't even access it... if internet service is down.

Tenlaar posted...

Yeah, you figured it all out with your big special brain. Taco Bell is just waging a war on the homeless. Totally makes sense.

tenlaar defending terrible things? Color me surprised!!!

Tenlaar posted...

Yeah, you figured it all out with your big special brain. Taco Bell is just waging a war on the homeless. Totally makes sense.

it isnt just taco bell, but hey keep having your constant shit takes. You do you. We will all collectively shake our had in disgust and shame at your lame attempt to stay relevant until the next time you defend something truly horrific(again).

Barber102 posted...

it isnt just taco bell, but hey keep having your constant shit takes. You do you. We will all collectively shake our had in disgust and shame at your lame attempt to stay relevant until the next time you defend something truly horrific(again).

QFT +1

SiO4 posted...

You are not wrong.

It's so fucked that people are dupped into this mindset.
People honestly trust banks?

This has been almost 100 years of conditioning since The Great Depression.
Our shitty education system has done its job.

so most of your money is currently physical cash either in a wallet or hidden in your house? I sure hope you don't have 98% of it sitting in some.untrustworthy bank account.

Being a dinosaur because corporations support modernization is stupid. How about we support modernization for the right reasons and just eat the rich and the government when they don't obey us?

I'm not gonna be some goddamn doomsday prepper waiting for society to collapse and go back to the stone age. I'm not going to buy electronics and post on the Internet while mocking people for becoming slaves to the information age.

the_pika posted...

tenlaar defending terrible things? Color me surprised!!!

Im not defending it. I just dont care; its their choice. If you think Taco Bell only taking cards is a terrible thing and especially truly horrific then you should probably work on your perspective.

Robot2600 posted...

federal law. should be illegal to refuse cash.

Can I have my Uber driver arrested then? They don't take cash.

Questionmarktarius posted...

We all have debit cards, and nobody is stuffing cash in a mattress.
The paranoids have gone to gold, which could be seized at any time (go look up what FDR did).

That's why I'm quietly hoarding bismuth

In New York State, if you find gold anywhere, even on your own property, The State claims ownership to it.

Also, Bismuth Crystals are cool.
Ironically I don't have any.
But I would like to try melting them down to what happens.

Tenlaar posted...

Im not defending it. I just dont care; its their choice. If you think Taco Bell only taking cards is a terrible thing and especially truly horrific then you should probably work on your perspective.

you care so little about it you had to come act like a kid in this topic

the_pika posted...

you care so little about it you had to come act like a kid in this topic

Acting like Taco Bell has decided to go after poor people because theyre considering dropping cash is worthy of mockery. People too poor to have a bank account make up literally like 1% of the population.

Tenlaar posted...

Acting like Taco Bell has decided to go after poor people because theyre considering dropping cash is worthy of mockery. People too poor to have a bank account make up literally like 1% of the population.

so you care. Thanks for confirming

the_pika posted...

so you care. Thanks for confirming

The you care so much because you posted trolling is sad even for you.

Tenlaar posted...

The you care so much because you posted trolling is sad even for you.

you do know about your reputation here right?

Most hotels already won't let you check in with cash for 20 years.