People's Daily: Scanning code to order food should not be the only choice. Do you agree?

I quite agree with this statement. I think scanning code to order food is a development and progress of manual ordering, but it is by no means a complete replacement of manual ordering. The two do not conflict and should not be replaced by the latter. Although the use of mobile phones is very common now, almost one person has one, but consumers have the right to choose their own consumption methods. The best way for businesses to operate is to give consumers the right to choose, not to force them to do so.

There is no denying that scanning the code to order food has many advantages. For example, it is convenient for consumers, especially those with social phobia. Scan the code to order food, choose what you like, and don't have too much communication with the waiter. For many people, it is a good choice. What's important is that this method also avoids the possible mistakes in ordering food manually, such as ordering the wrong meal, cooking the wrong dish and so on. In addition, scanning code to order food is also very beneficial to merchants, because scanning praise can allow consumers to queue up, order food, check out and other services in an orderly manner. It not only saves labor costs, but also improves the work efficiency in the store.

But while applauding, many people can't accept the way of ordering food only by scanning the code. The first kind of people are middle-aged and elderly people, because these people can't use smart phones and don't know how to scan the code to order food. Even if I learn to order food temporarily, how to pay the bill is still a problem. Many old people know that restaurants can only scan the code to order food, and then they back down. The so-called convenient way to order food is the biggest obstacle on their way to dinner.

The second kind of people are people who are worried about the disclosure of personal information. Many young people are also very disgusted with the way of scanning code to order food, because the scanning code ordering system often has some overlord terms and operations, not only to bind WeChat, but also to log in with personal WeChat. Many times, I want the audience's official WeChat account to push information endlessly. Different merchants have different ordering systems. Therefore, for consumers, it is undoubtedly possible for them to collect and disclose personal information by scanning the code to order food with information such as name, phone number and location authority. Therefore, many people are very resistant to the way of scanning code to order food, preferring trouble rather than personal information security.

It can be seen that scanning the code to order food has advantages and disadvantages, and it is not absolutely good. Therefore, scanning code to order food should not be the only choice for consumers. For the convenience and choice of consumers, code scanning and manual ordering should be provided. The choice should always be in the hands of consumers, not in the hands of merchants, who decide what consumers must do, but let consumers choose what they want to do.