More common are the vending machines that will sell you a ticket for a meal, which you then hand to the person who will make your food and give it to you.
I'm not certain if that scheme is done for fraud prevention, or if it is done for convenience in order to have fewer employees.
> I'm not certain if that scheme is done for fraud prevention, or if it is done for convenience in order to have fewer employees.
Well, it sure stops both the indecisive idiots and the morons who can't unweld themselves from their phone.
One of my favorite moments was at a Superdawg in Chicago Midway. The standard, high-maintenance indecisive Californian was at the head of the line: "Well, I don't know. Maybe the <blah> but ..."
The enormous lady at the counter brandished a HOLY GODDAMN FUCKING HUGE ladle right under the Californian's nose with a relatively normal volume, but forceful, "Look, ah gots payin' customers lined up. Git outta da line, and come back when ya know what the hell ya want. NEXT!"
I guess you don't have to really shout when you wave around a ladle that big.
It brought tears of joy to my eyes. I wish customer service would do this more often.
I'm not certain if that scheme is done for fraud prevention, or if it is done for convenience in order to have fewer employees.