Day Old Fettucini: iphone Application
Let’s do the math. Add the eight, carry the four. And you have a grand total of over 1,500 dollars over ten years lost on fettucini still sitting on the table at Johnny Carino’s. You drove home, put your iphone on the charger, and slipped out of your Polo. You also managed to slip out of the restaurant without your to-go box, yet again.
Here is the problem:
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches suck. They reach a level of intolerable disgust when you think about the “day old fettucini” that could have been. Or that half eaten Turtle Cheesecake. You went out of your way to ask for that marvel of modern technology, the to-go box, but after thirty more minutes of robust dialogue, goodbye handshakes and hugs, that little white styrofoam box was not at the forefront of your mind. The entree was $14.95, you only ate two thirds of it. So you left $5 worth of fettucini behind enemy lines. Within five minutes, every inch of your table was swept by the nefarious busboy and all delectable remains were discarded.
Here is the solution:
If you’re at a restaurant that offers to-go boxes, you will probably be spending some time waiting to be seated near the entrance. What I’m waiting for is a (To-Go-Box) app. that allows me to pinpoint my location in the waiting area. After, I finish my meal and return to that vicinity, I receive a friendly text message that states, “Hey moron, don’t forget your food.”
I know this is a little sketchy (maybe really sketchy) when you begin to think about some of the possible hang-ups. What happens if you pass by the waiting area on the way to the restroom? What if you don’t have any food leftover, won’t you still receive an annoying text message? And, don’t forget, GPS is still lacking pin-point accuracy.
But like all great applicatons, beta stages and user reviews are where you find answers.
Million Dollar Question:
How do you make the cash, the cheddar, the cheese?
Well, at first, you don’t. It’s a free app. until you can work out the conundrums aforementioned. After that, you charge 99 cents. Remember, the way you become a millionaire, is one dollar at a time.
