# micro-kitchen-windowless

_Witnessed 2026-09-04T19:34:25.038Z — QRATE-UAT-1_

_A differential. The same act — cart one thing, press Place order — done at the kitchen with **no** collection windows and at its sibling **with** them. They are supposed to behave differently. I compare the controls actually on screen at each stop, not the words on the page._

> **No account is used in this walk**, so nothing here carries a credential.

> **Windowless kitchen** — basket tabs: `{"m2-cart-tab-way":{"label":"The Cart","offers":[]},"m2-cart-tab-table":{"label":"Ordered","offers":[]}}`; anything about pickup/delivery/a time before ordering: **none**.

### 01 · PATRON

**I expected:** At the kitchen with NO collection windows I order, and am not made to pick a time

**I saw:** It did not ask me for a time — it asked me who I am. The panel says: "STEP 1 OF 3 · SIGN IN Who's this order for? There's no table here — the kitchen needs a name to hand the bag to. Sign in once and we'll remember you. ". Nothing on that screen offers pickup, delivery or a time (no such control).

> **Windowed kitchen** — basket tabs: `{"m2-cart-tab-way":{"label":"The Cart","offers":[]},"m2-cart-tab-table":{"label":"Ordered","offers":[]}}`; anything about pickup/delivery/a time before ordering: **none**.

### 02 · PATRON

**I expected:** At its sibling that DOES have windows, the same act makes me pick a time

**I saw:** It did not ask me for a time either — it asked me who I am. The panel says: "STEP 1 OF 3 · SIGN IN Who's this order for? There's no table here — the kitchen needs a name to hand the bag to. Sign in once and we'll remember you. ". Nothing on that screen offers pickup, delivery or a time (no such control).

> **Only at the windowless kitchen:** cart-group-1e502912-46af-418a-89ea-33e7e9931f8e, cart-item-374dfdec-89d6-426d-bb5e-21f6ee819a39, cart-line-price-374dfdec-89d6-426d-bb5e-21f6ee819a39, cart-qty-inc-item_1788550484279_yatvn3xmv, cart-serving-anchor-374dfdec-89d6-426d-bb5e-21f6ee819a39, held-cart-item-item_1788550484279_yatvn3xmv, m2-add-0b0dbbc0-6796-4119-877a-79b3a79ff05f, m2-add-1322c560-3016-478c-8268-2c55450ba781, m2-add-299d4e09-7363-4ae8-975c-3deb5e26081c, m2-add-2c868253-1eb6-4e95-a319-87dbbb6b6508, m2-add-374dfdec-89d6-426d-bb5e-21f6ee819a39, m2-add-53ccd343-ed7b-4e65-9b6a-2196d50134f5, m2-add-667a9aa9-5bb7-49fb-8101-177f763312bf, m2-add-dda04105-1262-4f5d-9550-ec9a6596e19d, m2-add-e6f286b1-e716-47c0-b6f8-8e584392f8cd, m2-dec-374dfdec-89d6-426d-bb5e-21f6ee819a39, m2-qty-374dfdec-89d6-426d-bb5e-21f6ee819a39, m2-text-0b0dbbc0-6796-4119-877a-79b3a79ff05f, m2-text-1322c560-3016-478c-8268-2c55450ba781, m2-text-299d4e09-7363-4ae8-975c-3deb5e26081c, m2-text-2c868253-1eb6-4e95-a319-87dbbb6b6508, m2-text-374dfdec-89d6-426d-bb5e-21f6ee819a39, m2-text-53ccd343-ed7b-4e65-9b6a-2196d50134f5, m2-text-667a9aa9-5bb7-49fb-8101-177f763312bf, m2-text-dda04105-1262-4f5d-9550-ec9a6596e19d, m2-text-e6f286b1-e716-47c0-b6f8-8e584392f8cd, m2-tile-0b0dbbc0-6796-4119-877a-79b3a79ff05f, m2-tile-1322c560-3016-478c-8268-2c55450ba781, m2-tile-299d4e09-7363-4ae8-975c-3deb5e26081c, m2-tile-2c868253-1eb6-4e95-a319-87dbbb6b6508, m2-tile-374dfdec-89d6-426d-bb5e-21f6ee819a39, m2-tile-53ccd343-ed7b-4e65-9b6a-2196d50134f5, m2-tile-667a9aa9-5bb7-49fb-8101-177f763312bf, m2-tile-dda04105-1262-4f5d-9550-ec9a6596e19d, m2-tile-e6f286b1-e716-47c0-b6f8-8e584392f8cd

> **Only at the windowed kitchen:** cart-group-0c11ee68-5369-46f0-b487-8f3a37f3eeb4, cart-item-b2730d1b-b97a-48b3-b596-8a472cf172e1, cart-line-price-b2730d1b-b97a-48b3-b596-8a472cf172e1, cart-qty-inc-item_1788550547864_4ukmqasxq, cart-serving-anchor-b2730d1b-b97a-48b3-b596-8a472cf172e1, held-cart-item-item_1788550547864_4ukmqasxq, m2-add-4a6fd779-ed3a-4bc6-a73c-cc3bd4d42802, m2-add-583c0bf5-2938-4511-a322-83b0980d1a59, m2-add-68f6a976-2905-4162-84c5-c728f1553377, m2-add-87f3157d-ae95-4534-b213-cd3566475993, m2-add-a06e70a8-9c29-4982-a663-4675efa99768, m2-add-b2730d1b-b97a-48b3-b596-8a472cf172e1, m2-add-b70cb5bc-22e0-4f1e-b729-77097248cb6a, m2-add-da61bb1f-eec7-4fcf-b849-4a539946a41a, m2-add-dc5843b0-0745-48c2-9cd6-ddd53ce0fc2c, m2-dec-b2730d1b-b97a-48b3-b596-8a472cf172e1, m2-qty-b2730d1b-b97a-48b3-b596-8a472cf172e1, m2-text-4a6fd779-ed3a-4bc6-a73c-cc3bd4d42802, m2-text-583c0bf5-2938-4511-a322-83b0980d1a59, m2-text-68f6a976-2905-4162-84c5-c728f1553377, m2-text-87f3157d-ae95-4534-b213-cd3566475993, m2-text-a06e70a8-9c29-4982-a663-4675efa99768, m2-text-b2730d1b-b97a-48b3-b596-8a472cf172e1, m2-text-b70cb5bc-22e0-4f1e-b729-77097248cb6a, m2-text-da61bb1f-eec7-4fcf-b849-4a539946a41a, m2-text-dc5843b0-0745-48c2-9cd6-ddd53ce0fc2c, m2-tile-4a6fd779-ed3a-4bc6-a73c-cc3bd4d42802, m2-tile-583c0bf5-2938-4511-a322-83b0980d1a59, m2-tile-68f6a976-2905-4162-84c5-c728f1553377, m2-tile-87f3157d-ae95-4534-b213-cd3566475993, m2-tile-a06e70a8-9c29-4982-a663-4675efa99768, m2-tile-b2730d1b-b97a-48b3-b596-8a472cf172e1, m2-tile-b70cb5bc-22e0-4f1e-b729-77097248cb6a, m2-tile-da61bb1f-eec7-4fcf-b849-4a539946a41a, m2-tile-dc5843b0-0745-48c2-9cd6-ddd53ce0fc2c

> **Ignoring per-dish ids, the difference between the two screens is:** **nothing at all — the two kitchens stop me on an identical screen**

### 03 · PATRON

**I expected:** The two kitchens behaved differently — which is the entire point

**I saw:** STOPPED — Both kitchens stopped me on the same screen with the same controls. Neither offered a collection time, so I cannot tell them apart at all — which is the one thing this journey exists to show.

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**Verdict:** STOPPED

**Why it ended here:** I could not get further: Both kitchens stopped me on the same screen with the same controls. Neither offered a collection time, so I cannot tell them apart at all — which is the one thing this journey exists to show.