The Restaurant Industry’s Worst Idea: QR Code Menus
It varies through regions. It is completely the opposite in China because:<p>- No extra app. People scan the QR in WeChat (everybody has it) on the table, it will call a mini-app dynamically (somewhat similar to React Native but interpreted in WeChat).<p>- You are putting orders directly.<p>- You are paying within WeChat as well so it&#x27;s seamless.<p>- The app is smooth because almost every restaurant is using the takeout giant Meituan&#x27;s mini-app.<p>- Almost every single restaurants in China is tech savvy enough to use those systems because it&#x27;s already a take-out centered society. Restaurants not leveraging these systems have virtually zero chance to survive the competition.<p>- You don&#x27;t have to wait for anything or talk to anybody in the whole process.<p>The problems people mentioned in this thread:<p>- Minorities, people without smart phone or those are less tech savvy, are left behind.<p>- The walled garden and monopolies and such.<p>These problems are real, but it&#x27;s probably not the QR menu to blame, because it&#x27;s a far greater problem - in China, you are not allow to go anywhere without WeChat and scanning QR code due to those draconian regulations.