The last time I was in the UK, quite a few restaurants and bars have gone cashless so I can imagine that a computer crash in one of them isn't any better than one in Thailand.Big Boy wrote: ↑Thu May 18, 2023 10:47 am We went to a restaurant on 2nd Floor, Market Village yesterday. Our bill was exactly 700฿. Mrs BB handed over a 1,000฿, and we waited, and we waited and we waited for our 300฿ change. I was saying to Mrs BB, they're assuming it's a nice tip.
20 minutes later, Mrs BB called the girl over, and asked where her change was. She told us the computer had crashed, and they had to wait for it to come back online before they could calculate how much change. FFS 1,000 - 700 = 300 - these places employ cashiers. I wonder what the qualification to be a cashier is? We had to wait a full 35 minutes for our change, along with a lot of other disgruntled customers.
We have another thread going at the moment about AI. This sort of explains why AI is needed. Mental arithmetic is clearly off the curriculum these days.
Only in Thailand (I hope).
At least in Hua Hin you can still find plenty of local places to eat that have a draw of money and a large button Casio calculator on the counter!