In Canada, I haven’t seen a credit card taken by the waiter for payment since maybe the late 90s. However, the dozens of times that I’ve gone to a sit-down restaurant in the States, I have not once had a waiter bring the machine to the table. Having the machine brought over is much faster and convenient, and allows the customer to be sure of what is charged, so why hasn’t this caught on?
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Because that’s how it’s always been done and it costs money to change.
It is becoming more common to see little table stands in the last couple years where you can self-serve and check out when you’re ready, usually only at big chains in my experience, like Chilis and places like that.
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