Current Events > Pet peeve: The fact that everything needs an "App"

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it's happening less these days but when websites or businesses force users to download an app kind of grinds my gears. Want to redeem your reward points? Use the app. Want a discount on our shitty overpriced fast food? Use the app. Want to not deal with the worst UI in history on our website? Use the app.

I'm surprised GameFAQs didn't go the way of the app yet, but I guess that's because SBAllen clings on to the "old" style of internet

The app is like thebonly thing that makes mcdonald's affordable now.

I have so many food apps from when I use to eat food.

Akagami_Shanks posted...

SBAllen

Bruh

Mechu posted...

Bruh

yes ik he's gone now, but he still ran this site for many many years

cjsdowg posted...

The app is like thebonly thing that makes mcdonald's affordable now.

I have so many food apps from when I use to eat food.

my mom stopped at wendys yesterday and said she had a coupon from the app.

i was like do they just raise the prices of the food and put their old prices as "coupons" to force people into using it

Akagami_Shanks posted...

my mom stopped at wendys yesterday and said she had a coupon from the app.

i was like do they just raise the prices of the food and put their old prices as "coupons" to force people into using it

Wendys wants to charge ppl more depending on the time of day

Akagami_Shanks posted...

it's happening less these days

No, it's just getting worse. The supermarket I go to now only has sales on their app. Like, fuck you Shmitty's

With an app, you are essentially selling your privacy. In return for reduced prices, the company gets your demographic info, marketing info, preferences, insights into your habits (How often do you browse their menu? Do you do it just before bed? Do you sit on a cheap option for an above-average number of seconds before adding a more expensive option?). But that's not necessarily a bad thing, if you understand it going in. In fact, maybe you really want your "voice" to be heard so more products are tuned for your interests.

But at the same time, every app you install reduces your security and degrades the overall experience of using your device.

Yeah, I hate it too. I got some TV light bar and the "instructions" was just a single square with a QR code that said "if you want to install and operate this, install the app". Fuck no, how about you just put a remote in there instead?

https://youtu.be/mzb355qT8RI?feature=shared

I stopped using the fanmade gamefaqs apps because they kept crashing.

thats just how it be now

They are definitely useful ones, but then you have ones like Imgur and Reddit that try to make their mobile sites shittier to force you to use the app.

At some point you need an app to help you keep track of all the apps you've downloaded.

cjsdowg posted...

Wendys wants to charge ppl more depending on the time of day

They were talking about doing "Happy Hour" pricing at certain times just like many restaurants do. The point the person being interviewed was trying to make is that the new digital signs they are getting could be updated to reflect that pricing at the time rather than how "Happy Hour" is handled at places like Taco Bell where there's just a sign on the window that says "Happy Hour 2-5 PM drink specials" or whatever it says on it. Their main mistake was trying to be fancy and call it "dynamic pricing" which is something most people would not understand and allowed for all of the outrage clickbait articles because many thought that meant they would increase prices. If they had just said "Happy Hour" from the beginning, it would have been much easier for people to understand and harder to spin as something bad. It doesn't matter now because I think they aren't even going to do it anymore after the controversy.

Starbucks has the worst app by far. You cant get a free drink or anything worthwhile without saving up thousands of points.

TheoryzC posted...

https://youtu.be/mzb355qT8RI?feature=shared

i've been seeing QR codes popping up more, that link to apps. Like really?

I just stayed at a resort where to get service you either had to download the app, or pick up the phone, dial 0, ask to be redirected by the operator who may or may not be busy, to get sent to the correct place and try to communicate what you wanted, which they might not understand because of the language barrier as they speak spanish. Never staying there again.

On a similar note it grinds my gears everything requires an account with them. Wanna apply for this job make an account

Like I literally can't apply for one company anymore because I did one time and now I can't get into my account. Try another email and it says something like this person already has an account. How am I supposed to keep up with passwords to accounts I haven't logged into in years

cjsdowg posted...

when I use to eat food.

Quite the diet plan you have there

I actually did have the McD app for a while, until it deleted all my points. They were useless anyway, I guess, but it still annoyed me.

Honestly, the most annoying thing about the McD app is the insistence on it. You go through the drive thru and the first thing you hear is "will you be using the app today"

I dunno why that frustrates me so much but it does.

TheoryzC posted...

https://youtu.be/mzb355qT8RI?feature=shared

Came here to post this.

Sufferedphoenix posted...

On a similar note it grinds my gears everything requires an account with them.

I hate this too. It's like I have to have a notebook full of usernames and passwords to keep up with everything.

Southernfatman posted...

Came here to post this.

I hate this too. It's like I have to have a notebook full of usernames and passwords to keep up with everything.

I hate it if it's something likely to be a one time thing as said like applying for a job. If I leave a company it's unlikely I wanna go back

RetuenOfDevsman posted...

Quite the diet plan you have there

I eat about 500 calories a day. So its almost nothing.

LonelyStoner posted...

Starbucks has the worst app by far. You cant get a free drink or anything worthwhile without saving up thousands of points.

It was glorious when it launched. You got a free coffee after like 3-4 drinks.

Hard Agree when it comes to most restaurants/bars.

No, downloading an app and going through a 6-step ordering process and adding my bank details is not easier than asking the bartender for a beer, ffs.

Apps I imagine are just an easier way for a company to data control. Which is a huge part of business.

Oh and here's another good one.

"Thank you for calling Derptino's."
"Hi, I'd like to place a take out order."
"Ok, what can I get for you?"
"The derptini please."
"Derptini is exclusive to Foodcar."

...

just got wendys and paid through the app so i can get a $5 discount. Hooray!

It's to make more money.

They track your every move, show every ad guaranteed, and development is much simpler on an app vs a website.

Monehhhhhhh

I had to take the bus yesterday cause my car broke down. Had to download and app for the bus.

Though, honestly the app made the ticket purchase very easy to do

I hate it too. I prefer just using a browser and going to the site instead of having an app for everything.

CountDog posted...

Apps I imagine are just an easier way for a company to data control. Which is a huge part of business.

Data mining is a huge industry.

I refuse to download restaurant apps. Or any other app that I feel shouldn't exist.

uwnim posted...

I refuse to download restaurant apps. Or any other app that I feel shouldn't exist.

Same. That includes department stores too.

I'd also like to add that I hate having to enter my address and shit to start an order before I'm allowed to see a restaurant's menu.

Motherfucker I just want to know how much a large pepperoni is

Some cities are doing away with parking meters; instead, its just a sign with a QR code for a city parking app. That pisses me off. My old phone literally didnt have enough space for any more apps, so I wouldve just been fucked.

Notti posted...

development is much simpler on an app vs a website.

In my experience, the app generally just displays the website anyway.

I hate the Kroger digital coupons and thus the app. You have to grab the app, link it to your already existing discount card, then clip the coupon in the app to get a discount when you use your discount card at the register. Why so many steps for a discount that is still tied to the damn discount card you have to swipe at the register anyway? Not to mention the digital coupons are often "use up to 5 times" but they don't say that is has to be in that specific transaction or you can't use it again. Garbage app, garbage usage.

I remember the fiasco about the Tim Hortons app constantly tracking your location data even when the app wasn't open. Apparently it kept track of your visits to their competitors.

__starsnostars posted...

I remember the fiasco about the Tim Hortons app constantly tracking your location data even when the app wasn't open. Apparently it kept track of your visits to their competitors.

Horton hears a who?

I had to buy a router today because by old one died. Closest place was Walmart. Checked the price, figured it would be quicker to just go in and get it. No sale or coupon listed.

"That's the app price" they say, as I stare at the router, $60 more than the Internet says it is.

Fuck all that noise.