Power sockets in restaurants
Discussion
I went to a mid range restaurant in London for lunch today that has a number of power sockets around the restaurant for cleaning. I counted four customers that had just decided to take it upon themselves to take that electricity to either charge their phones, iPads or in one case his business laptop closed on the chair next to him.
Am I the only one that thinks this is poor form? If I was the restaurant owner I wouldn’t be very happy about that. I am a grumpy old man?
Am I the only one that thinks this is poor form? If I was the restaurant owner I wouldn’t be very happy about that. I am a grumpy old man?
I thought that was a fairly normal thing to do? Given the reliance on technology we all have, it seems fairly standard to often need to charge something up, a lot of places specifically seem to put in sockets for this.
Granted, I guess it's less accepted in a decent restaurant to McDonalds or an airport cafe etc, and I don't think I'd plug something in unless it was obvious they were designed for customers, but don't think it's a massive issue. Just seems to be part of the modern world.
On that note, I wish more places would put charge sockets in, which is actually a sad reflection on our modern reliance on technology.
Granted, I guess it's less accepted in a decent restaurant to McDonalds or an airport cafe etc, and I don't think I'd plug something in unless it was obvious they were designed for customers, but don't think it's a massive issue. Just seems to be part of the modern world.
On that note, I wish more places would put charge sockets in, which is actually a sad reflection on our modern reliance on technology.
10+ years ago I added several sockets along the base of our banquette seating specifically for people to charge phones. Nowadays I am seeing USB ports for charging in some places and sockets under tabletops. Most recently in the retro-themed Brightside diners USB ports at table level hidden behind the cruet sets.
If you have a place now I think you can expect your patrons to want and need wifi and power.
If you have a place now I think you can expect your patrons to want and need wifi and power.
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