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You know one thing that at first seemed strange to me seems to now make a lot of sense. While I was in the Philippines, one of the things that I noticed is that there was a security guard at the front door of pretty well every fast food restaurants no matter where I went to whether it was in a smaller city or in a place like Manila. The security guard would also act as a doorman and as I said was a normal fixture wherever I went to. It makes me wonder that what would be so wrong if we had the same things here in Edmonton/ Canada. One of the biggest problems we keep talking about is individuals coming in and loitering in the restaurants. Would it be so wrong if we had a security guard at a fast food restaurant?
 
Edmcowboy11 said:
You know one thing that at first seemed strange to me seems to now make a lot of sense. While I was in the Philippines, one of the things that I noticed is that there was a security guard at the front door of pretty well every fast food restaurants no matter where I went to whether it was in a smaller city or in a place like Manila. The security guard would also act as a doorman and as I said was a normal fixture wherever I went to. It makes me wonder that what would be so wrong if we had the same things here in Edmonton/ Canada. One of the biggest problems we keep talking about is individuals coming in and loitering in the restaurants. Would it be so wrong if we had a security guard at a fast food restaurant?
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Yeah, Philippines has cheap labor. Go into a store or restaurant and there is a dozen employees just looking at you.
 
Some fast food restaurants like McDonalds have security guards. There was a security guard at the kingsway location last time i was there. It depends on the location and weather the owner can afford a security guard. I have also noticed that fast food restaurants in rough areas have been renovated to remove the self serve beverage and condiment area and put locks in the washrooms and reduce the number of tables.

Because of the trouble makers we cant have nice things. A big F U to all that support them.
 
I think it would be beneficial if a new restaurant such as if McDonald's, A&W, Tim Hortons, etc... decided to go somewhere in the heart of the downtown core that they would have a security guard. Yes that may be one extra cost but if you are getting good foot traffic and lots of business and people are feeling comfortable because of that security guard that is a positive cost.
 
Edmcowboy11 said:
I think it would be beneficial if a new restaurant such as if McDonald's, A&W, Tim Hortons, etc... decided to go somewhere in the heart of the downtown core that they would have a security guard. Yes that may be one extra cost but if you are getting good foot traffic and lots of business and people are feeling comfortable because of that security guard that is a positive cost.
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Some existing retail places downtown here have actually had security guards for a long time, for instance Shoppers Drug on 104 Street. With the crowd Tim's attracts it would be a good idea in some current locations too.
 
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