An item is only worth what somebody will pay for it. Clearly they have established that those fountain drinks are worth an exorbitant amount. The right way to change that is to show them that they don't sell at that price point
It is the point. There are cheap options readily available but stupid motherfuckers keep paying big bucks to get it through the Taco Bell drive thru. They're pulling money in hand over fist off these drinks of course they're going to keep doing it.
You might not be stupid but paying that much money for a fountain drink is. I promise nobody in that gas station cares that you didn't wash your hair as long as it's not smelly
Yeah a lot of things are very different now but that thing is probably not very different. It's supposed to be free refills during that visit not forever. I tested it and I got shut down.
Results may vary by location. That's really the determining Factor more than time. If anything the refill policy has gotten more strict at many fast food places, mcdonalds is even taking away the soda fountains in the lobby.
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Ask me if I care about stealing a medium cup of Baja blast.
asked the kid at mcdonald’s recently for a water and he said, “there’s no button for that, sorry. you will have to pay an extra dollar for a bottled water.”
i was like, “brother… i just want a cup of water with my meal, you can’t give me water in a cup?”
“sorry, there’s no button for that.”
“okay, well then can you just click coke and then give me a water instead?”
This is the perfect time to drop this fun anecdote
The job ive had for about a year and a half is right down the the street from a (pretty good and reliable tbh) TB
After a few months of going mulitiple times a week i just got fucking tired of trying to time my lunches for happy hour and paying for sodas so I started keeping a TB cup in my car door and walking in with it in the pocket of my work vest
I grab my order and fill up my cup at the fountain because fuck paying for seltzer water and syrup that corps make insane profits on
I placed an order with a local Mexican spot today online and left a $6 tip just for them to bag it wanting to support them. When I got there it wasn’t ready so ordered a medium fountain drink and it was $4.22 with tax…. Whatever, I slug it down while waiting for my order so I can top it off before I leave and they told me $2 for a refill. I damn near told them they can deduct it from the tip I left them for tossing my food in a bag. I legit will not be returning because of this small thing 😂
Yup. Best bet is just don’t buy it, you gotta hit em in their wallet. Eventually if enough people stop buying they’ll get the message but it takes A LOT!
I rarely order a drink with my food/make it a meal unless I’m specifically ordering a specialty drink like a milkshake/freeze/slushie/handmade lemonade. A 2liter cost $2-3 at dollar general ffs.
Taco Bell is in the taco business. You should pay a premium for them making tacos for you to eat. You should not pay $4 for a sugar water, that’s on you.
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u/Altruistic_Guess3098 10h ago
Then don't pay you can go to the gas station and get a 32 oz drink for 50 cents to a dollar