I would cancel and tell the restaurant why.
Businesses need to know why they lose customers, because if enough of them report the same reason, they might do something about it.
Yelp is making me get their app to confirm my restaurant reservation
Submitted 1 month ago by pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I would cancel and tell the restaurant why.
Oh, absolutely immediately.
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
In a perfect world, yes, but it’s not always easy to change plans at the last minute.
Moonrise2473@feddit.it 1 month ago
You call the restaurant and explain the reason, they would be super happy to mark as cancelled on Yelp, but still keep booked on their system: Yelp is not giving this service for free, but they charge a lot of money on each single reservation.
And hopefully realize to stop offering the service at all
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
You didn’t pay a deposit for the seat, and everyone on the planet is near their cell phone or someone else’s. We have two each, here. It’s NOT like the news of a venue change won’t reach everyone.
Stovetop@lemmy.world 1 month ago
View desktop site, that gets past this bullshit 9 times out of 10.
Fuck 'em on principle though.
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
My first thought too, but it didn’t work in this case - even opening the link on my PC told me to install the app.
Luckily I found that just replying “yes” to the message worked.
Artyom@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Call them, gets past this bullshit 10 times out of 10.
DaddleDew@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Here are the list of trackers contained in Yelp’s app according to Exodus:
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
And pray tell can you show me where to grab this “exodus?”
DaddleDew@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Here you go: reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/
Nighed@sffa.community 1 month ago
If I don’t give it any permissions, does it actually do anything though? They only run when the app is open I assume?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Yelp is a scam. They call local businesses non stop
ChillPill@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Wasn’t Yelp the one that was calling up businesses offering to remove bad reviews for the right price?
Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
They had some reviews that said that, but I can’t seem to find them anymore…
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Yes
hades@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I have to download an app to confirm the reservation?
<three sentences not containing the answer to the question>
Agent641@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Its posed as a question, and the answer doesnt definitively say yes or no. Therefore, totally legal, cool and normal
hakase@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I just cancelled my gas station rewards program because they moved everything to a mandatory app. I will not use your app.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Bro please it’s just a little bit of data we promise we won’t price discriminate against you in the future you’ll never regret it come on
affiliate@lemmy.world 1 month ago
please bro just download one more app. please, your phone has so much space. we need more data come on bro please
Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
Just pick up the phone and call them then
RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is what it feels like to grow old.
trk@aussie.zone 1 month ago
voice call
Yeah, nah
RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’ve had more than one place tell me “we only take reservations through the app” when calling. It’s not for lack of effort, for many.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
“we only take reservations through the app”
“I’ll tell my friends to steer clear, then. Gnight!”
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Dang.
In the case of a restaurant who hasn’t had a table sit empty in years, going app only is probably an easy sell. Solid little labor and hassle reducer.
Sigh…
KuroiKaze@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Thanks for the heads up, I was gonna eat here again soon
LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 month ago
They’re a mafia, so this would make sense.
nao@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Does calling them work?
lechatron@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Calling a restaurant, in this economy?
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Yeah. I go in, in person. I do that for my doctor’s office too. Easier to get appointments.
lemmywinksthegerbilking@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
You’re not helping (South Park ref)
njm1314@lemmy.world 1 month ago
My goodness, if a restaurant needed me to have a Yelp app to confirm my reservation I wouldn’t be eating at that restaurant.
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You download the yelp app and leave a 1 star review. Restaurants will get the picture.
Leave one on Google Maps too so that Yelp can’t scrub it.
lechatron@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Yep! Huge red flag.
snooggums@midwest.social 1 month ago
Yelp, huge red flag.