Eatery Offers 5% Off to Diners Who Check Cell Phones at Door. Could You Do It?

by Good Morning America Posted 2012/08/16 23:00:00

Related Topics: Cell Phones, Eating, Food, Restaurant, Phones

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	Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.	19,649 votes	69%
	No, that would be too hard for me.	4,614 votes	16%
	I’m not sure.	4,067 votes	14%

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Brian 2012/08/17 00:28:17

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

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I don't need them to do that, I do it my self, I turn OFF my phone each time I go into a restaurant, more for me than anyone else.
If I can't have a lousy 30 or 40 minutes to eat MY lunch or have dinner without worrying about my stupid phone, then I have no life. The phone is for MY convience not for every Tom, Dick, & Harry that thinks they have to have access to me every waking second of the day.
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Medulla Oblongata 2012/08/18 03:13:39

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

My fingers might twitch every now and then, though... LOL

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fallnhope 2012/08/18 03:06:09

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

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I think it's rude to constantly be on a phone when eating with others. I could go a week or more without my phone.

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rereblue 2012/08/18 03:04:06

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

It's what happens when I'm at home. No phone at the table during family meals. DUH.

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LunarRain 2012/08/18 02:53:01

No, that would be too hard for me.

Ohhh I misunderstood this. Yes I could leave it with her then leave the restuarant with it. I thought you meant give it to her forever.

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Sterling 2012/08/18 02:48:21

No, that would be too hard for me.

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I don't use my phone in restaurants but I don't trust my brand new phone with some idiot for 5% back on a 40 dollar bill (that's 2 dollars..).

Also what if there is an emergency? Not worth it.

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Jo to Sterling 2012/08/18 07:35:45

+1
before cell phones there was still the same potential for emergencies and people got along just fine:)

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Sterling to Jo 2012/08/18 14:01:57

Just like before modern medicine people survived... until like 50. You're really not factoring in what happens if Iran nukes us, or aliens attack, or yetis... my cellphone is humanities' last hope.

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Jo to Sterling 2012/08/18 14:54:51

if that happens, it wont matter if you have your cell:)

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Sterling to Jo 2012/08/18 17:03:42

My cellphone has the codes.

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Jo to Sterling 2012/08/19 04:03:32

again, if you're blown up on the spot, which could very well be the case in those scenarios, it wont matter if you have your phone.

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Sterling to Jo 2012/08/19 04:38:11

What if I want to order a pizza?

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Jo to Sterling 2012/08/19 04:53:22

why would you want to order a pizza while sitting in a restaurant?

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Sterling to Jo 2012/08/19 20:22:01

Because I can.

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Jo to Sterling 2012/08/20 04:14:17

um, if you;re a little kid that has no couth? yeah, I guess you could. would you get thrown out of a restaurant for trying to do that? yes, more than likely. Funny, most people that order out for pizza do so from the comfort of thier home---you want to go out to a restaurant and do it. how old are you, anyway?

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Sterling to Jo 2012/08/20 14:49:38

21. You don't have much of a sense of humor, do you?

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Jo to Sterling 2012/08/20 21:03:36

Of course I do, for things that are actually funny:)

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Illjwamh 2012/08/18 02:33:20

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

Easily. I get annoyed when people call me when I'm eating anyway, and usually turn my phone off if I remember to.

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1philb 2012/08/18 02:28:33

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

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If I can put the iPhone in my golf bag while I play for 4 hours, I think 1-2 hours in a restaurant is a cake walk.

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Andromida96 2012/08/18 02:19:02

I’m not sure.

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My son is autistic with epilepsy and i at least need to feel it vibrate

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Mimosa 2012/08/18 02:18:43

No, that would be too hard for me.

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I would shut it off, but I would not put it into someone else's hands.

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NOT14U2 2012/08/18 02:11:04

I’m not sure.

sound like they charge about 5% more than their food is worth

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william keegan 2012/08/18 02:04:12

I’m not sure.

Since I don't carry a cell phone with me all the time it would be difficult to "check" it at the door!

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Lady-DeathBright 2012/08/18 02:03:28

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

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I go all work day without it, a dinner is just fine.

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Bureauc 0webama 2012/08/18 01:57:40

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

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And I would make it a point to support this Restaurant.

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Jimbo 2012/08/18 01:49:34

I’m not sure.

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I turn my phone off at restaurants and I don't answer calls when I eat dinner at home.
I don't think I would hand an expensive phone over to someone I don't know to save 5% off my bill.

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jrtmanmd 2012/08/18 01:15:42 (edited)

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

I could, but I wouldn't! Too much private stuff on my phone to turn it over to a stranger! I'll do what I always do, turn it off or ignore it!

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lil crazy 2012/08/18 01:00:34

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

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Do those who do not carry cell phones get the same discount?

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brian.southworth.921 2012/08/18 00:40:26

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

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I don't even own a cell phone anyways. I love not being so connected.

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jc 2012/08/18 00:38:49

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

I always leave my phone in the truck when I'm in a restaurant ,movie theater or when I am busy doing something.That's what text and voice mail are for.

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gocar 2012/08/18 00:34:32

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

I'm absolutely sure I could do without. I use my cell only for meeting up with people or when I am out of town.

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Louisa - Enemy of the State 2012/08/18 00:29:59

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

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But I do have a suggestion. When going to dinner, have everyone place their cellphones in the center of the table. The first person to answer their phone (should it ring) has to pay the bill! Works every time........and you get a lot of free dinners.

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Dan 2012/08/18 00:08:11

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

I don't have to use it that much anyway.

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serethiel 2012/08/18 00:05:32

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

i usually leave my phone at home, so it'd be a case of remembering to bring my phone so i could turn it off by the door, rather than obsessively texting and struggling to turn it off.

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Michelle 2012/08/18 00:04:31

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

Would they offer 5% if I proved that I did not have a phone on me at all? :P I don't own a cell phone. I don't think I would part with it for 5% off if I had one, though, simply because of trust issues.

I have friends who play a "game" when they go out to dinner together: they stack the cell phones in the center of the table, and whoever reaches for theirs first (unless they get a call they can't ignore-- work, parents, ect) has to pay for everyone else's dinner. I don't have a phone, so I'm never included in this bet, but usually everyone ends up paying for their own food anyways because we're all broke and nobody wants to be stuck with a huge bill. :)

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scbluesman13 2012/08/18 00:02:30 (edited)

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

That's a great idea. Especially if they're running a racket to steal people's cell phones =)'

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AmericanVirus 2012/08/18 00:01:58

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

No question

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Cricket 2012/08/17 23:50:26

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

I don't even carry one anymore! I never thought THAT would come about.

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The Elitist Libtard SodaJerk 2012/08/17 23:32:32

Yes, I could go without checking my phone while I’m eating.

I Turn it off, When I'm eating dinner at home.

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mikeeonly 2012/08/17 23:31:46

No, that would be too hard for me.

I wouldn't do that, what if there was an emergency

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mikeeonly to mikeeonly 2012/08/17 23:33:00

secondly, if there was an emergency and something happened that I could have prevented, they are opening themselves up for a lawsuit

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