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My brother-in-law is the get a water cup kind of guy, also only buys with a coupon and will clogg the line by making several separate orders to get the most “value”.
Chick-fil-A is a place that makes it inconvenient to get a refill by waiting in line. They claim it’s for customer service and food safety but it’s so you ask.
Part of the rationale was always that it costs the company more in cashier pay to get a soda, than it dies for the customer to get a soda. I suppose that calculation changes if you have the customer pay for the refill ps by overcharging initially, but then discourage them from getting it
Yes. Soda costs McDonald’s less than half a penny per ounce and they charge upwards of $3.50 for a large cup. It’s almost all profit. The ice probably costs more than the soda.
When I worked fast food, the cup was about 10x more expensive than the contents of said cup. Since nobody will fill their cup 10x, the cost of the drink is negligent.
Yeah, you’re not really paying for the soda. You’re paying for the labor that goes into providing the service, maintaining the equipment, etc. Oh, and the paper cup which probably cost more than the liquid you put in it. The high margin on things like soda also subsidizes the cost on lower margin food items.
The true value of soda is also somewhat obfuscated by the fact that most people’s point of comparison is packaged soda. A bottle you buy at the store also didn’t necessarily cost a lot to make, but actually distributing pre-made soda to retailers is a lot more expensive than shipping syrup which can be mixed with water on-site. That added cost is built into the price of packaged soda.
It always amazes me that in the USA you can go and get a free refill at McDonald’s. Like you can get unlimited soda just by buying a cup?
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My brother-in-law is the get a water cup kind of guy, also only buys with a coupon and will clogg the line by making several separate orders to get the most “value”.
Chick-fil-A is a place that makes it inconvenient to get a refill by waiting in line. They claim it’s for customer service and food safety but it’s so you ask.
Part of the rationale was always that it costs the company more in cashier pay to get a soda, than it dies for the customer to get a soda. I suppose that calculation changes if you have the customer pay for the refill ps by overcharging initially, but then discourage them from getting it
Yes. Soda costs McDonald’s less than half a penny per ounce and they charge upwards of $3.50 for a large cup. It’s almost all profit. The ice probably costs more than the soda.
I mean it costs the company ~10¢ per cup and they charge ~$2-$3 for the cup so I’d damn well better be able to refill it for free
When I worked fast food, the cup was about 10x more expensive than the contents of said cup. Since nobody will fill their cup 10x, the cost of the drink is negligent.
s/ligent/ligible/?If the cup cost them 10c then likely the soda is at like 1c to fill it.
Fill it ten times for 20c total and they still making bank.
That’s what I’m saying, it’s incredible! Here where I live fast food places don’t offer free refills, you have to buy another soda if you want more
Where i live I even have to pay for extra sauce 🤣
Yeah, you’re not really paying for the soda. You’re paying for the labor that goes into providing the service, maintaining the equipment, etc. Oh, and the paper cup which probably cost more than the liquid you put in it. The high margin on things like soda also subsidizes the cost on lower margin food items.
The true value of soda is also somewhat obfuscated by the fact that most people’s point of comparison is packaged soda. A bottle you buy at the store also didn’t necessarily cost a lot to make, but actually distributing pre-made soda to retailers is a lot more expensive than shipping syrup which can be mixed with water on-site. That added cost is built into the price of packaged soda.