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From: Dave on 7 May 2008 10:59 <letterman(a)invalid.com> wrote in message news:85f324h41f5sms17sagf1rf8rjoufjk771(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 7 May 2008 07:36:03 +0100, mizerydearia > <mizerydearia.2673dfc(a)computerbanter.com> wrote: > >> >>I'm not sure why I didn't think of it initially, but instead of setting >>up a computer or monitor in the kitchen for cooks to receive food >>orders, a simple ticket printer connected to a computer or network to >>print out food orders would be most cost effective and efficient. >> >>I'll look into what kind of products are available. Perhaps I can find >>something that connects to a wireless network (which may not be most >>cost effective, but would be better than having an ethernet cable to >>deal with). > > Well, now you are going to contribute to cutting down trees, filling > the landfills with garbage, etc. Plus you will have to pay for the > paper, printer ink as well as electricity to run the thing. > > If you are going to go the paper method, eliminate the computer > completely and just hand write the paper tickets. That was the way > most restaurants have done it for years. > There is a restaurant near us that USED TO BE our favorite restaurant. That was while they still used paper checks, all paper. The cash register was electronic, but the orders were all paper. Then they changed to a computerized order system where the waitresses all carry a PDA-like device and enter your order on the PDA thing. Now the waitresses don't even look at you while they are taking your order, they can't enter special requests (like "no pickle" for example). And the most annoying thing is, these PDA things are the cash register also. So when you get your nice printout of what you owe, you have to chase down your waitress to pay your bill. Then you both have to walk up to the computer to make change. It is so bizarre, we don't even go there anymore. We used to eat there like twice a week, too, and recommend other people to go there. But now it is like an automated feed lot. It's just not the same, you don't get service there anymore, you just GET SERVED. -Dave
From: Jim on 7 May 2008 15:26
On May 7, 2:36 am, mizerydearia <mizerydearia. 2673...(a)computerbanter.com> wrote: > I'm not sure why I didn't think of it initially, but instead of setting > up a computer or monitor in the kitchen for cooks to receive food > orders, a simple ticket printer connected to a computer or network to > print out food orders would be most cost effective and efficient. > > I'll look into what kind of products are available. Perhaps I can find > something that connects to a wireless network (which may not be most > cost effective, but would be better than having an ethernet cable to > deal with). > > -- > mizerydearia Most computer based POS or Cash Register systems have a facility for a second printer which prints off the food order in the kitchen. This would be more cost effective than a second computer. |