So you're cool with same-day appointments then? Because that place both encourages you to leave during the waiting period, and expects to be so back logged on Saturdays that they have you take a number. So it's entirely possible for somebody to strut in in the morning, leave for an hour, then come back and slide right into a chair.
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So you're cool with same-day appointments then? Because that place both encourages you to leave during the waiting period, and expects to be so back logged on Saturdays that they have you take a number. So it's entirely possible for somebody to strut in in the morning, leave for an hour, then come back and slide right into a chair.
NEOPARADIGM
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In your defense this part is definitely fucked up. They really do this?
I order pizza online a lot, and doing so does not imply that I get to walk in and cut in front of whatever line might be there; it just implies that when I get there my food should be ready, opposed to waiting in line to place my order and then wait, which is what walk-ins are doing.
blame space
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would love to hear more about Al's famous numbering system.
Zen_Arcade
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They're doing it to show that you don't have to call ahead. It's not a bullshit business model and many places including barber shops, restaurants, doctors offices and plenty of other establishments have been using an appointment system for literally, and read this very carefully, literally decades.
Do you really think finding out that there are places that don't do appointments completely invalidates every point other people are making?
Deified Data
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This. Chipotle is serving the first order is gets - the fact that it's online makes no difference. Complaining about them serving online orders they received before your's is like complaining that any other fast food joint is serving someone in the drive-thru before you.
As for the barbershop, it's only common courtesy to make an appointment. I thought that was well-known.
It's really uncanny. I've seen opponents of gay marriage and abortion make more sense than this guy.
At a restaurant like Chipotle where you get in line, and then work your way down a food assembly line to have a completed burrito at the end there isn't really a way to do online ordering that doesn't involve skipping the line.
Dude Abides
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It's "first come, first serveD."
They're probably screwing you because you don't know the correct phrase.
They're probably screwing you because you don't know the correct phrase.
NEOPARADIGM
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Ah, yes. I see now.
Jest Chillin
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So I clicked around that Los Altos Barbershop website and they had a link to their Yelp page.. which consists of comments of two polar opposites.
They either get 5 stars for great haircuts and an "old school" feel... or 1 star for not being open during their stated hours. Several of the reviews even suggest that you call ahead of time to make sure they're even open!
So I think it's fairly safe to say that they don't take appointments because the barbers themselves can't be on time on their own self-imposed schedules.
They either get 5 stars for great haircuts and an "old school" feel... or 1 star for not being open during their stated hours. Several of the reviews even suggest that you call ahead of time to make sure they're even open!
So I think it's fairly safe to say that they don't take appointments because the barbers themselves can't be on time on their own self-imposed schedules.
Have you actually read the posts in this thread?
Cosmo Clock 21
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This is probably one of the funniest thread backfires I've seen in a while. Wouldn't be surprised if OP suddenly stopped posting either.
Race to be King
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PAULINK
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Oh my god, I cannot believe what I am reading.
An appointment is like pre-ordering. You might not put down money before the actual service but for the service provider the preorder has priority because it's a guaranteed sale while the walk in customer is random. Seems pretty obvious who the business owner prefers.
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Thinking about this. I've even booked movie tickets online with my phone whilst being in the foyer of the cinema due to the size of the cue.
They fully booked that performance. There were folks in that line that would have been before me that didn't get to see it.
They fully booked that performance. There were folks in that line that would have been before me that didn't get to see it.
Omegasquash
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You just did the smart thing. Nothing wrong with it, IMO.
I just want to impart something here.
OP. If this is how you approach life. If you really think calling for an appointment at a barbershop is somehow wrong. I just have to think you are going to have an incredibly hard time finding a job, or leading any type of happy life. How a functional human being can think like this is fascinating to me.
This whole thing is fascinating. The logic is so spectacularly bad....I can't help but think there are a whole host of other crazy things this guy has going on in his life.
Oh my gosh. This thread is finally delivering. That is hilarious.
SloaneRisette
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echoshifting
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Some of those 1-star reviews are worth a read.
Jesus, I would not even know what to do if a man orbiting my head with various sharp objects turned out to be this psychotic.
Jesus, I would not even know what to do if a man orbiting my head with various sharp objects turned out to be this psychotic.
Kinda relevant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIVYdd60eNs
So you think that people walk to the barber shop, peek through the window, see a bunch of people waiting, then pull out their phone and ask for an appointment for 15 seconds from now then get to jump in?
The person who phoned ahead called ahead the day or week before. That's what you're not getting. Here's me placing an appointment with my barber.
"I'd like to book an appointment."
"Can you do Tuesday next week?"
"Why, that would require me to wait!"
Race to be King
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Spehornoob
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So why not order online?
TheSpaceBetween
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This is how I personally solve those problems:
1)Go there at times outside of societally accepted mealtimes. For lunch before 11 or after 1, for dinner before 5 or after 7.
2)Shave my own head or if I want it styled a particular way I find someone I know to do it.
1)Go there at times outside of societally accepted mealtimes. For lunch before 11 or after 1, for dinner before 5 or after 7.
2)Shave my own head or if I want it styled a particular way I find someone I know to do it.
read the thread : because he doesn't wanna be part of our system
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Bravo!
Having read all the OP's posts I must say I'm fascinated. I've never seen someone philosophically opposed to the concept of an appointment before.
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ihearthawthats
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on paper:
order time variable for the business becomes reduces.
wait time due to ordering/processing variable for customer becomes reduces.
transaction time variable for business/customer becomes reduced.
if wait time for you has increased, it is more likely due to something such as increased amount of customers.
I'm reasonably sure walk in and appointment policies were established before the early to mid 90s.
That would indeed be what I said, hence the "or more" part. You took my quote out of context.
BertramCooper
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Omegasquash
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Entitlement, pure and simple.
n64coder
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Ha ha ha. I agree. My Chipotle has a separate register and person who handles online orders. The manager is usually there to help her out as well. So I put my order online and pay for it and then just pick it up. It works great.
I guess not all Chipotles do this.
I think online ordering is more efficient because you don't have people deciding what they want, etc etc. Plus, I can recall previous orders and resubmit them easily.
GungHo
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Tell me where you live and the next time you're going to Chipotle.
I'm going to walk in the restaraunt, stand behind you in line, take out my smart phone, order online, cut in front of you to get my food, and show you this thread on the same phone. And I'm going to point at you and laugh the entire time I'm eating my burrito. You will have PTS the next time you see frijoles negros. You will shudder at the memory of my guffaws.
It doesn't matter if you don't contribute. The race has already been run and won.
Not if all their customers but you are bright enough to switch over to the new queue. The only person that's affected in this scenario is you, clutching at your number ticket feebly, bellowing "but it says to take a number, you gotta take a number!", all the while not grasping that no one's asked for anyone's number in two goddamn decades. There are old people who just lapped you in their ability to use the computer machine.
In his mind he imagines the silent majority nodding in front of their computers, agreeing with him and silently wishing to pleasure him with their bodies.
They know they have a chance with him. But only as long as they act quickly, since The Horror the horror operates on a First come, First come basis.
DjangoReinhardt
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It's far quicker to assemble a burrito from an order ticket than it is to extract that information from a person. The order ticket doesn't ask dumb questions, mumble, or change its mind.
BertramCooper
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This is quite honestly one of my favorite threads of the year.
n64coder
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I don't think you can do this. When you place an order, the pickup time is not immediate but something like 10 or 20 minutes out depending on the time of the day.
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