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 8 months ago by pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
I would cancel and tell the restaurant why.
Oh, absolutely immediately.
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
In a perfect world, yes, but it’s not always easy to change plans at the last minute.
Moonrise2473@feddit.it 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months ago
View desktop site, that gets past this bullshit 9 times out of 10.
Fuck 'em on principle though.
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months 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 8 months ago
Call them, gets past this bullshit 10 times out of 10.
DaddleDew@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Here are the list of trackers contained in Yelp’s app according to Exodus:
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
And pray tell can you show me where to grab this “exodus?”
DaddleDew@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Here you go: reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/
Nighed@sffa.community 8 months 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 8 months ago
Yelp is a scam. They call local businesses non stop
ChillPill@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Wasn’t Yelp the one that was calling up businesses offering to remove bad reviews for the right price?
Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
They had some reviews that said that, but I can’t seem to find them anymore…
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
Yes
hades@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I have to download an app to confirm the reservation?
<three sentences not containing the answer to the question>
Agent641@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Its posed as a question, and the answer doesnt definitively say yes or no. Therefore, totally legal, cool and normal
hakase@lemm.ee 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months ago
Just pick up the phone and call them then
RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 8 months ago
This is what it feels like to grow old.
trk@aussie.zone 8 months ago
voice call
Yeah, nah
RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 8 months 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 8 months ago
“we only take reservations through the app”
“I’ll tell my friends to steer clear, then. Gnight!”
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 8 months 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 8 months ago
Thanks for the heads up, I was gonna eat here again soon
LodeMike@lemmy.today 8 months ago
They’re a mafia, so this would make sense.
nao@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Does calling them work?
lechatron@lemmy.today 8 months ago
Calling a restaurant, in this economy?
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Yeah. I go in, in person. I do that for my doctor’s office too. Easier to get appointments.
lemmywinksthegerbilking@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
You’re not helping (South Park ref)
njm1314@lemmy.world 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months ago
Yep! Huge red flag.
snooggums@midwest.social 8 months ago
Yelp, huge red flag.