Comments on: Scale in Soda-Fountain Seat Warns Overweight Patrons

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:14:19 +0000

Can you imagine McDonald’s installing these?

By: Sonatta

Sonatta — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:00:05 +0000

unnecessary device for our time…everybody who consumes these things is already obese.

By: Thundercat

Thundercat — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:00:40 +0000

Great marketing!

Hey, since you’re already 20 pounds overweight, you might as well order an ice cream sundae.

By: dculberson

dculberson — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:59:36 +0000

I love the knowing glances that the customer and soda jerk are exchanging. No wonder they call ‘em soda jerks.

By: nlpnt

nlpnt — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:02:08 +0000

Between the cost of basically rebuilding the diner to install these and the cost of maintaining a dozen or so of these machines (How do you access it for reapirs and adjustment? Without closing the whole lunch counter?), all for a machine that would DECREASE your sales….no wonder it didn’t catch on!

By: KoXa

KoXa — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:30:39 +0000

So much for keeping your weight secret from the curious eyes of that waiter. Even those stacked bags won’t help you.

By: Jilly

Jilly — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:50:53 +0000

By the way that woman is sitting, it appears that one can have a free Pap Test at the same time.

By: Blurgle

Blurgle — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:25:36 +0000

I’m sure a lot of women chose THAT seat.

A smart business owner would have it register ten pounds too little.