We get it. You are very important. The planet faces imminent danger if you’re not available to return texts. Your @mentions NEED to be responded to. Also, this Chick-Fil-A is exotic and new and your Instagram followers crave evidence that you’ve eaten there, lest they question you later and you can’t come up with a receipt for your waffle fries.
Except here’s the thing: maybe not. Maybe you can just chill a little and eat your sandwich and talk about how together everyone feels eating their fast food chicken (which may or may not come with a less delicious side order of bigotry). But maybe you need motivation to put down your phone. Some kind of reward, perhaps? If that’s the case, more than 150 Chick-Fil-As are happy to accommodate you and your family with a “cell phone coop” in which you can incubate your iPhones until they turn into an ice cream cone.
Here’s what one looks like:
Chick-fil-A's 'cell phone coop' boxes promote family time https://t.co/iSoJglLscz#Chickfila pic.twitter.com/LcsVSMj7ie
— FOX 10 Phoenix (@FOX10Phoenix) February 29, 2016
Of course, it would be awesome if your phone literally turned into an ice cream cone by the time you were done eating, but the coop, which relies on the honor system, is the next best thing. The creation of franchisee Brad Williams, the coop allows patrons to just eat their meals in relative peace and without any emoji involvement. Here’s Williams’ take:
“As we all know, technology increasingly demands more of our time and can be a big distraction, even while we’re eating,” Williams said in a statement. “This got me thinking about what we could do to reduce this distraction during meals.”
No word on whether single diners can also enjoy the luxury of the cell phone coop (or would that just be too weird? Just sitting there and eating without staring at your phone?). There’s also the issue of the service not being available everywhere. In fact, Fortune suggests that you call up your local store and ask whether they’re offering the promotion before just heading down there and demanding your free cone of fun. Seems like a lot of hassle, but free ice cream is free ice cream, right?
(Via Fortune)
