You decided to have a nice sit down meal before you go to the 7pm showing of the latest blockbuster flick. You thought you had allowed enough time to have a chill dinner and still make it on time for the movie. But remember Murphy's law? Things might not turn out exactly like you planned.
The restaurant is extra crowded and it takes 15 minutes to get seated. Service is good, but because they are really busy, it takes a little longer to have your food served. There are a few things that are needed while you are dining, and the server is good at refilling your drinks, but suddenly service slows down. You can see that the restaurant is busy, but it seems that you can't get the server's attention to tell them that you are ready for the check. Finally, you catch their eye, but the next time you see him he is bringing food to another table. It wouldn't be so aggravating if you weren't in a rush, but you are and it is maddening!
Your check finally arrives, and you quickly check it over and are ready to send your card, but the server has disappeared again. How is this possible?? You flag the server down once again to hand them your card, then you wait for what seems like an eternity for your card to be returned to you. Also, during the time your card is out of your presence you have no assurance that the credit card number is not being stolen. But you have no capacity to worry about that now because by now there is only 5 minutes left to get to the movie and find a seat before the first scene.
What if you can have a do-over at the restaurant with a self-pay system? With a downloadable app called "Ready", you won't have to wait for your server to process your payment while they are serving other customers . Besides the restaurant being busy, there is also the variance of how much time is the courteous amount of time to allow before servers present the bill to guests. If they present it too quickly, you'd think they're trying to kick you out – how rude. But, with the convenience of self-pay, because there are places you need to be, your time and security is in your hands. It's really a no-brainer.
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