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Restaurants Asking for Your Phone Number Draws Backlash
Original: The One Question I Can't Stand at Restaurants ("What's your phone number?")
An Atlantic essay criticizes the growing practice of restaurants demanding customers' phone numbers when they book a table, join a waitlist, or pay. The writer argues the request has become an intrusive ritual tied to reservation platforms and marketing databases, and argues diners should be able to decline. Readers are debating whether the convenience of digital booking justifies handing over personal contact details.
Why now: The essay taps into widespread frustration with restaurants collecting personal data for marketing and reservation systems.
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