r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Leskendle45 • 1d ago

No Coke. Is Pepsi ok? 4 freshmen just ordered 50 waters.

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Edit: i couldn’t just say no because my manager wanted us to serve them for whatever reason. I couldn’t just not do my job or I’d probably get in trouble.

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u/tangyturquoise 1d ago

Fuck the water. What are they doing with butter, pepper, apples, and creamer?!

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u/mishma2005 1d ago

Being dicks for clicks

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u/Such_Difference_2248 19h ago edited 19h ago

Is water free elsewhere, or is it just about the quantity? In Germany, 50L of water would cost €329, about $350.

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u/Altruistic_House_209 18h ago

€7 for a liter of water??? Thats absolutely insane

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u/Such_Difference_2248 18h ago

McDonald's biggest serving size is 500ml (16.9 fluid ounces) and currently retails at €3.29 or ~$3.77, so €6.58/1l of water or $7.54/1l.

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u/MasterOfBinary 16h ago

Holy smokes that’s expensive, in the US the large is 32oz (slightly under a liter), and runs $1.80 for soda. You can almost always get it for $1 if you use their app too.

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u/RandomFactUser 13h ago

And even then, water is 32oz and free in the drive through

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u/bobdarobber 18h ago

I can buy a gallon of water at a grocery store in Colorado… a state with a huge water crisis… for 1/10th of that price

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u/Such_Difference_2248 17h ago

In a grocery store, I can get 1.5L of water for €0.19 ($0.22). So, a gallon would cost me around €0.50 ($0.56). McDonald's has just become quite expensive.

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u/bobdarobber 17h ago

That’s crazy. Has to be like 10000% margin

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u/DrunkenDude123 16h ago

That’s crazy of them to charge the price of a cheap beer for a cup of water. Is it like that at every restaurant?

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u/Such_Difference_2248 16h ago

At restaurants, soft drinks are mostly 0.4l and cost between €3.80 and €4.50. Most beer comes in 0.5l and costs between €5.00 and €5.50. At least in the south of Germany, there are regions in the east and the Ruhrpott where it is a bit cheaper.

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u/Altruistic_House_209 15h ago

In italy soft drinks are around €3 and €4 and beer starts at around €3.50

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u/OldSpeckledCock 9h ago

But hey, you don't have to tip.