Posted on 30/03/2019 07:22
Apparently the Sam Smiths pub chain is banning the use of mobile phones within their pubs insisting that customers go outside as smokers do. A brave business decision perhaps ?
I can see it now..
Do you want to come to ours next Friday ?
Oh hang on I'll just pop outside and check my calendar ..
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pub-chain-bans-customers-using-14206723
Posted on 30/03/2019 09:12 by BusyelfThe idea of restaurants and cafe's.pubs and other eateries, is that the clients are there for social reasons. i.e to talk to each other face to face, enjoy a meal and relax.
I think it's a great idea to ban phones, tablets and the likes, from these places. As you check in your coat to the cloakrooms, you could have a system where you check in your portable devices also.
I did take my laptop on our last weekend away but had little time or inclination to use it.
Caravanning or Mototohoming/camping, means getting away from it all. so why would you need a laptop/phone anyways?
For those who just can't miss a Netflix 'first' or the new blockbuster on 'YouTube' then your certainly not going to get the best from CAMC site wi-fi. Also at £3.00 a day per device, it's just not cost effective.
Speaking of Internet access, would it be possible to have a 'wired' RJ45 point for each unit at the mains outlet post next to the pitch, rather than rely on the rather slow and sometimes unreliable Wi-Fi ?
Posted on 30/03/2019 11:57 by TakethedogalongSam Smiths has banned swearing as well. They promote, as they call it, Victorian values.
Posted on 30/03/2019 12:14
That though crossed my mind as well. All depends if table legs are covered up to lessen inflaming of male desires. (Other desires are now of course recognised, but we’ll ignore that complication)
Sounds a tad like a curmudgeonly elderly Yorkshireman in charge to me!😂
Posted on 30/03/2019 12:23
Do you not think it's just a publicity stunt? I thought Sam Smith was a singer? Personally I prefer to be treated as a grown up. In the unlikely event that I need to use my phone in a pub or a restaurant I will use it. Obviously I will try and be as discreet as possible in doing so.
David
Posted on 30/03/2019 07:22 by Justus2Apparently the Sam Smiths pub chain is banning the use of mobile phones within their pubs insisting that customers go outside as smokers do. A brave business decision perhaps ?
I can see it now..
Do you want to come to ours next Friday ?
Oh hang on I'll just pop outside and check my calendar ..
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pub-chain-bans-customers-using-14206723
Posted on 30/03/2019 12:23 by DavidKlyneDo you not think it's just a publicity stunt? I thought Sam Smith was a singer? Personally I prefer to be treated as a grown up. In the unlikely event that I need to use my phone in a pub or a restaurant I will use it. Obviously I will try and be as discreet as possible in doing so.
David
Posted on 30/03/2019 16:01
Sam Smiths banned customers who arrived on motorcycles as well. He’s an absolute beauty is Humphrey Smith, now in charge. He took another tiny brewery to court for allegedly using Yorkshire White Rose emblem on its beer, that was being sold to raise funds for Air Ambulance I think it was. And he backdated claims from some staff who he said had been putting too much beer into pint! Work that one out! 🤔
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Posted on 30/03/2019 15:35 by JVB66I think that is one of the big problems, people want to be be treated as grown ups, as long as it does not affect them,there is nothing worse than phones "that have to be answered/used"WHY?
Posted on 30/03/2019 16:03
You can't assume that all telephone calls are unimportant. What if the hospital wanted to get in touch with you regarding your upcoming treatment. Most reasonable people would accept that it would be important for you to use your phone in such circumstances. I don't go to a pub or restaurant with the intention of spending time on my phone but I do reserve the right to be able to answer a call or make a call if I need to in particular circumstances. There are circumstances, for instance like going to the cinema or the theatre where I would turn my phone OFF but a pub or a restaurant does not fit into that category unless it was something special l like Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons (I wish!)
Posted on 30/03/2019 12:14 by TakethedogalongThat though crossed my mind as well. All depends if table legs are covered up to lessen inflaming of male desires. (Other desires are now of course recognised, but we’ll ignore that complication)
Sounds a tad like a curmudgeonly elderly Yorkshireman in charge to me!😂
and it is not designed to be used for streaming
Justus2
Motorhomer