Pocket child

I’m not going to blow your minds here, but technology has come a pretty far way these last few years. The most amazing device that has entered my life is the iPhone. I love my iPhone like a child. I am not exaggerating about that either. One time I thought I left my iPhone on the counter at a convenience store. When I went back to find that it was not there I panicked for the entire walk home, though, it might have been more of a run in the hopes that I left my phone at home. Thankfully, I had left it at home. Now, I can’t say that I treat my phone like a child because I would never leave a child at home unattended. I will however restate that I love my iPhone.
My iPhone comes in handy in all sorts of situations. By far the best part of having an iPhone is the e-mail feature. I almost never need a computer to check my e-mail since the iPhone displays e-mail exactly how it would on a computer. Now, I am sure everyone knows the capabilities of the iPhone so I am not going to dive into great detail as to the limitless possibilities this device entails. I just want to tell a story that I find particularly amusing.
A few days ago I was at work and a customer entered the restaurant. He politely asked me if I knew where he could find another particular restaurant. I told him I could ask around and if no one knew where it was I would be able to Google the location on my iPhone. No one in my workplace knew the location, so I asked him if he would like me to pull out my phone so we could find the phone number. After about a minute of Googling I found the location. I pulled up a map for him and showed him that it was located just across the way.
So here I am feeling that I am doing this guy a great service. For one, he is not even considering eating in my restaurant. I’m going out of my way to direct him to another place to spend money while other customers are in need of my service. I have done something that this guy could have not possibly found out without calling 411 for $0.75 or however much it is these days. So I ask him if he would like the number to the restaurant. He pulls out his phone. His iPhone.
I did not understand how this guy was able to use my time to his benefit when he had the capabilities to do this entire task on his own. The guy really did not need to walk into my restaurant in the first place. It’s like if I had a kid and he had a kid. He wouldn’t take my kid to a baseball game over his, right?