Comment on I'm doing my part
Fedizen@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
I’ll take a PLA cup over a paper cup lined with PFAS, BPA, etc.
There should really be a law that people should be able to bring their own reusable drink cup for any drink.
Comment on I'm doing my part
Fedizen@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
I’ll take a PLA cup over a paper cup lined with PFAS, BPA, etc.
There should really be a law that people should be able to bring their own reusable drink cup for any drink.
ironycanal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
But then they might get extra drink! Unconscionable!
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
if people knew just how little the typical fountain drink cost, cups and straws included, they would riot over the costs.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I went to a fancy restaurant recently, the kind that charges $15 for a side salad and $30 for a plate of noodles, and the straw that broke the camels back for me was that she charged me $3 for every refill of the 12 oz of soda they give you.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
charged refills of fountain drinks is just pure exploitative robbery.
tjhrulz@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Yeah, I don’t know if it’s still true but years ago basically the cost for the cup and straw for the business was greater than the cost of the drink itself.
So if anything bringing my own container would save them a good chunk of the cost of a fountain drink.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
yeah, last time i checked the cost of the water, syrup, cup and straw were like…20 cents, for a big 64 ounce drink. admitted that was before trump ruined the economy, but i doubt they are still not making absolute bank on fountain sales.
ironycanal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
But the branding!
ironycanal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
I have seen the amount of organizing a peaceful protest takes. I have seen how much the police charge to riot. Americans would never.
derpgon@programming.dev 11 hours ago
They won’t, the McD machines have preset settings to dispense an exact amount of drink every time, they don’t measure it by hand.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
Plenty of places–many McD’s included–have the soda machienes out in the dining area for customers to self-serve, probaby because the fraction of time it takes for an employee to fill the drink cost more than the soda itself.
I know a thrifty fella who knows the specific refill policy of each of the 5 nearby McDonalds; there’s a lot of variation between stores.