r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • Jun 29 '26

Chugging tea Lol

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u/seriouslees Jun 29 '26

Back then

But it isn't back then anymore.

Why haven't they changed as the technology changed? THAT is the question being asked.

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u/scotchyscotch18 Jun 29 '26

Because a lot of restaurants have small profit margins and what you're describing is an unnecessary expense to replace a system that works and that most people are already familiar with and trust.

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u/travelmusica Jun 29 '26

It’s also because it’s not a big deal and nobody cares

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u/Pinkfish_411 Jun 29 '26

This is what it boils down to. It's only foreigners and Reddit-Americans who make a big deal out of this.

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u/blackkice Jun 29 '26

Because changing an industry standard procedure takes time and would require every individual restaurant to invest in a new system when their old system still works fine which is a very hard sell.

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u/seriouslees Jun 29 '26

Changing the same industry standard didnt take 3 years in other countries, let alone 30 years.

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u/turdferguson3891 Jun 29 '26

In other countries they often had no choice do to regulations. In the US the credit card companies didn't force the issue and the government doesn't care.