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May 11, 2017

How restaurants use tech to make you spend more

  • People tend to order more when they use tabletop tablets, and then they pay to play games while they wait for the food.
    • By CANDICE CHOI
    AP Food Industry Writer

    NEW YORK — Restaurant chains are making it easier to order food with a few taps of the screen — so much so that you may lose sight of how much you're spending.

    The convenience that technology offers may make us less vigilant about how much we're buying. Digital ordering also lets companies better track our spending habits, and may lead to increasingly personalized offers that are more likely to catch our attention.


     
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