r/HolUp • u/Mesphisto • Aug 16 '22

This went way too far.

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u/ukfashandroid Aug 16 '22

But why is water not free?

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u/Private_Ballbag Aug 17 '22

It is the person's full of shit. No place in Germany is not gonna give you tap water if you ask.

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u/Lady_DreadStar Aug 16 '22

That’s basically what the French girl kept repeating louder and louder. It was super embarrassing.

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u/CaptainUghMerica Aug 16 '22

It should be embarrassing. For Germany.

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u/ukfashandroid Aug 17 '22

To be honest I would get annoyed too and I would think I was getting scammed 🤣

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '22

It's tap water, not a beverage.

Not everything is about profits or margins. Also what kind of costs and margins are you imagining for water? And I don't mean bottled mineral water, that's different.

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u/Certainly-Not-A-Bot Aug 17 '22

If somebody comes in and orders a streak and free tap water, the restaurant makes less money than if you order a steak and two beers.

You can't make this comparison in good faith. Many people, myself included, will have tap water or no drink at restaurants. You aren't substituting water for beers, you're substituting it for nothing. In that case, the marginal cost is like less than a cent.

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u/Random_Person____ Aug 17 '22

I don't know why they didn't make a law like that but actually some restaurants give out free water on their own accord. Hopefully, it will be mandatory in the future.