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Stovetop ,

View desktop site, that gets past this bullshit 9 times out of 10.

Fuck 'em on principle though.

pruwybn OP ,
@pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

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 ,

Call them, gets past this bullshit 10 times out of 10.

nao ,

Does calling them work?

lechatron ,
@lechatron@lemmy.today avatar

Calling a restaurant, in this economy?

corsicanguppy ,

Yeah. I go in, in person. I do that for my doctor’s office too. Easier to get appointments.

Rozz ,

Just pick up the phone and call them then

RadicalEagle ,

This is what it feels like to grow old.

RedEyeFlightControl ,
@RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world avatar

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.

brbposting ,

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…

corsicanguppy ,

“we only take reservations through the app”

“I’ll tell my friends to steer clear, then. Gnight!”

DaddleDew ,

Here are the trackers contained in Yelp’s app according to Exodus:

  • Adjust (analytics)
  • Braze (formerly Appboy) (analytics advertisement location)
  • Brightcove
  • Bugsnag (crash reporting)
  • ComScore (analytics advertisement)
  • Facebook Analytics (analytics)
  • Facebook Login (identification)
  • Google AdMob (advertisement)
  • Google Firebase Analytics (analytics)
  • Snowplow (analytics)

That’s a lot. They make money off of people having their app running on their phone. That’s why they push their app.

DoucheBagMcSwag ,

And pray tell can you show me where to grab this “exodus?”

DaddleDew ,

Here you go: reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/

Warning: This will open your eyes and make you want to dump all your major apps for FOSS alternatives.

DoucheBagMcSwag ,

Thanks!

ExtremeDullard ,
@ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

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.

pruwybn OP ,
@pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

In a perfect world, yes, but it’s not always easy to change plans at the last minute.

corsicanguppy ,

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.

corsicanguppy ,

I would cancel and tell the restaurant why.

Oh, absolutely immediately.

hakase ,

I just cancelled my gas station rewards program because they moved everything to a mandatory app. I will not use your app.

brbposting ,

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

possiblylinux127 ,

Yelp is a scam. They call local businesses non stop

ChillPill ,
@ChillPill@lemmy.world avatar

Wasn’t Yelp the one that was calling up businesses offering to remove bad reviews for the right price?

Tolookah ,

They had some reviews that said that, but I can’t seem to find them anymore…

isVeryLoud ,

Funny

possiblylinux127 ,

Yes

njm1314 ,

My goodness, if a restaurant needed me to have a Yelp app to confirm my reservation I wouldn’t be eating at that restaurant.

lechatron ,
@lechatron@lemmy.today avatar

Yep! Huge red flag.

snooggums ,
@snooggums@midwest.social avatar

Yelp, huge red flag.

NegativeInf ,

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.

LodeMike ,

They’re a mafia, so this would make sense.

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