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doc03

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8. Sheetz has been using the kiosks for several years. I think we would be seeing

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed May 11, 2016, 09:45 PM

May 2016

those anyway the minimum wage is just something to blame it on. I look for a computer for orders on all restaurant tables
in a few years, no more waitress.

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Wendy�s Serves Up Big Kiosk Expansion As Wage Hikes Hit Fast Food [View all] Purveyor May 2016 OP

Don't use self-serve anything ever nt Fresh_Start May 2016 #1

Sadly, a $15 / hr wage will lead to a lot of this. Trust Buster May 2016 #2

That's for sure Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #5

Labor costs don't drive fast food retail. That is a myth. Link included... newthinking May 2016 #10

Labor costs evidently drive fast food costs Albertoo May 2016 #15

Interesting. Because I don't recall that prices/rates/etc. fell when pay/vacation was cut. tenderfoot May 2016 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #3

Wawa has kiosks only (in the sandwich area) Renew Deal May 2016 #4

I already serve my own drinks and bus my own table. Iggo May 2016 #6

Understandable and expected n/t SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #7

Sheetz has been using the kiosks for several years. I think we would be seeing doc03 May 2016 #8

The labor market is tight, so let's jack up profits while we can. HuckleB May 2016 #9

americans will love this, just like they love losing theirs jobs when they buy china made stuff. msongs May 2016 #11

Automation would have never happen had people just been happy being paid peanuts. tenderfoot May 2016 #13

Well mac56 May 2016 #14

Robot Overlords, sooner than people realize. sarcasmo May 2016 #16

The robots are coming. joshcryer May 2016 #17

Idiocracy.... alittlelark May 2016 #18