<story><title>Waffle House&apos;s Magic Marker System</title><url>https://kottke.org/24/03/waffle-houses-magic-marker-system</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>frankus</author><text>As a regular customer of the onboard dining on BC Ferries, I was always a bit mystified about how the cashier (maybe 20 m from the counter where you order) seemed to have some kind of clairvoyance regarding which type burger(s) to charge for, as they all use the same kind of wrapper.&lt;p&gt;It turns out the wrapper (that&amp;#x27;s printed with patches of stripes and crosshatches in different colo(u)rs), can be wrapped in a way that exposes a particular pattern on the outside of the finished package that indicates what&amp;#x27;s inside.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m sure this sort of system is used elsewhere but I&amp;#x27;ve never noticed it anywhere else.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>sjsdaiuasgdia</author><text>Lots of fast food places use wrappers like this. Here&amp;#x27;s a picture of a Taco Bell wrapper that can be a regular taco, taco supreme, double decker taco, or &amp;quot;special&amp;quot; depending on the fold: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.flickr.com&amp;#x2F;photos&amp;#x2F;target_man_2000&amp;#x2F;16329290081&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.flickr.com&amp;#x2F;photos&amp;#x2F;target_man_2000&amp;#x2F;16329290081&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Waffle House&apos;s Magic Marker System</title><url>https://kottke.org/24/03/waffle-houses-magic-marker-system</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>frankus</author><text>As a regular customer of the onboard dining on BC Ferries, I was always a bit mystified about how the cashier (maybe 20 m from the counter where you order) seemed to have some kind of clairvoyance regarding which type burger(s) to charge for, as they all use the same kind of wrapper.&lt;p&gt;It turns out the wrapper (that&amp;#x27;s printed with patches of stripes and crosshatches in different colo(u)rs), can be wrapped in a way that exposes a particular pattern on the outside of the finished package that indicates what&amp;#x27;s inside.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m sure this sort of system is used elsewhere but I&amp;#x27;ve never noticed it anywhere else.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jiveturkey</author><text>I first saw this at McDonald&amp;#x27;s. Drink lids (everywhere) have those little bubbles that can be pressed to indicate what type of drink as well. Diet, Sprite, etc.</text></comment>