I have a business idea... restaurant cancellation fees... but for customers

@yourhappyhourgirl

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The video taps into a highly relatable, shared frustration with a common social experience, sparking immediate agreement and engagement in the comments.

Summary

The creator proposes a business idea where restaurants pay customers a fee if their reserved table is not ready on time, mirroring the cancellation fees restaurants charge customers. She argues that the current reservation system is one-sided and unfair to the customer.

Structure

1Proposes a new business idea
2Critiques the one-sided nature of reservation fees
3Shares a personal frustration with restaurant wait times
4Questions the value of the current reservation system

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I have a business idea... restaurant cancellation fees... but for customers

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I have a business idea... restaurant cancellation fees... but for customers. Can we talk about how dinner reservations only seem to matter for one side of the party? I mean seriously, if you're going to charge me $25 for missing my reservation, then shouldn't I make $25 when you're late? I gave you my credit card, my phone number, I confirmed with your link, and I showed up on time, and the hostess is still telling me to wait at the bar for my table to be ready. So, what was the point of making a reservation?