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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
The ongoing resistance to fast-food Wifi in New York is almost paradoxical, since commercial rents are far more expensive than most small businesses can afford. For every McDonald's in a given neighborhood, there are over a dozen niche coffee houses that are continually closing or being replaced by other such houses. Each is always in danger of the cost of rent, supplies and wages exceeding the amount spent by customers who hoard the same tables for hours and sometimes days. As glad as I am to frequent such places, they have a better shot at survival in cities like Chicago, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon.
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I have read that some restaurants cut off their WiFi during the busy hours to make people move along, while others put limits on how long a table can be occupied without reordering at least.
And then there is the McDonald's that older people were gathering just for a social get together without ordering much if anything.