update - after doing some research online, I found I was able to just reply to the text message with “yes” and it confirmed the reservation.

  • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
    120·
    11 days ago

    My goodness, if a restaurant needed me to have a Yelp app to confirm my reservation I wouldn’t be eating at that restaurant.

  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    78·
    11 days ago

    I would cancel and tell the restaurant why.

    Businesses need to know why they lose customers, because if enough of them report the same reason, they might do something about it.

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
        53·
        11 days ago

        You didn’t pay a deposit for the seat, and everyone on the planet is near their cell phone or someone else’s. We have two each, here. It’s NOT like the news of a venue change won’t reach everyone.

        • myplacedk@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          11 days ago

          Their circle of friends may not be like yours.

          I know plenty of people like what you are describing (always near at least one phone), but they are still impossible to reach quickly. Even when they expect a call, they can have their phone in Do Not Disturb mode. Or they ran out of battery, and didn’t think to turn it on after plugging it in. Most of the time I have no idea what the issue is.

          Also, he might live in an area with few options. Specially on short notice. Maybe the closest alternative with a somewhat similar style is far away, so even if you can get a reservation , not everybody will be able to get there before dinner time.

          Basically, when he says it’s hard for him, maybe just trust that he knows his life better than you do.

          • pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
            2·
            10 days ago

            Thank you for this comment. I wanted to reply but didn’t want to add too many personal details, or get into a big argument about it.

  • Stovetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
    53·
    11 days ago

    View desktop site, that gets past this bullshit 9 times out of 10.

    Fuck 'em on principle though.

    • pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
      21·
      11 days ago

      My first thought too, but it didn’t work in this case - even opening the link on my PC told me to install the app.

      Luckily I found that just replying “yes” to the message worked.

    • Artyom@lemm.eeEnglish
      31·
      11 days ago

      Call them, gets past this bullshit 10 times out of 10.

  • DaddleDew@lemmy.worldEnglish
    49·
    11 days ago

    Here are the trackers contained in Yelp’s app according to Exodus:

    • Adjust (analytics)
    • Braze (formerly Appboy) (analytics advertisement location)
    • Brightcove
    • Bugsnag (crash reporting)
    • ComScore (analytics advertisement)
    • Facebook Analytics (analytics)
    • Facebook Login (identification)
    • Google AdMob (advertisement)
    • Google Firebase Analytics (analytics)
    • Snowplow (analytics)

    That’s a lot. They make money off of people having their app running on their phone. That’s why they push their app.

  • hades@lemm.eeEnglish
    29·
    11 days ago

    I have to download an app to confirm the reservation?

    <three sentences not containing the answer to the question>

    • Agent641@lemmy.worldEnglish
      141·
      11 days ago

      Its posed as a question, and the answer doesnt definitively say yes or no. Therefore, totally legal, cool and normal

  • hakase@lemm.eeEnglish
    27·
    11 days ago

    I just cancelled my gas station rewards program because they moved everything to a mandatory app. I will not use your app.

    • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      15·
      11 days ago

      Bro please it’s just a little bit of data we promise we won’t price discriminate against you in the future you’ll never regret it come on

  • affiliate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    10 days ago

    please bro just download one more app. please, your phone has so much space. we need more data come on bro please

    • RedEye FlightControl@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      11 days ago

      I’ve had more than one place tell me “we only take reservations through the app” when calling. It’s not for lack of effort, for many.

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
        7·
        11 days ago

        “we only take reservations through the app”

        “I’ll tell my friends to steer clear, then. Gnight!”

      • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        11 days ago

        Dang.

        In the case of a restaurant who hasn’t had a table sit empty in years, going app only is probably an easy sell. Solid little labor and hassle reducer.

        Sigh…