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Dispatch from the Ill-Conceived Promotions dept...

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/18/this-cant-be-real-grubhub-promotion-turns-new-york-city-restaurants-into-a-war-zone

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“Who loves a garden, loves a greenhouse too.” - William Cowper, The Task, Book Three

 

"Not knowing the scope of your own ignorance is part of the human condition...The first rule of the Dunning-Kruger club is you don’t know you’re a member of the Dunning-Kruger club.” - psychologist David Dunning

 

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They claim they did, but on the evidence I can only conclude it was not done especially well.

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“Who loves a garden, loves a greenhouse too.” - William Cowper, The Task, Book Three

 

"Not knowing the scope of your own ignorance is part of the human condition...The first rule of the Dunning-Kruger club is you don’t know you’re a member of the Dunning-Kruger club.” - psychologist David Dunning

 

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Mind you, this still falls way, way short of the infamous Hoover debacle of 30 years ago.

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“Who loves a garden, loves a greenhouse too.” - William Cowper, The Task, Book Three

 

"Not knowing the scope of your own ignorance is part of the human condition...The first rule of the Dunning-Kruger club is you don’t know you’re a member of the Dunning-Kruger club.” - psychologist David Dunning

 

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I’m still trying to figure out why the photo of the pile of order tape was hidden due to being “potentially sensitive content.”

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Don't ask. Eat it.

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On 5/19/2022 at 10:40 PM, kayb said:

I’m still trying to figure out why the photo of the pile of order tape was hidden due to being “potentially sensitive content.”


I think if you are in the restaurant business this might be scary as hell …

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9 minutes ago, weinoo said:

Just one of the many reasons why I refuse to use delivery apps...goes back to way before the pandemic even started...

 

http://tastytravails.blogspot.com/2019/06/

 

 

10 minutes ago, weinoo said:

Just who do you think is paying that 30% folks?


So true … 

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