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View Poll Results: What is the ethical approach to ordering soft drinks in a self-refill environment? | |||
Always order the smallest size. It's the logical best value and the restaurant knows what it's doing. | 65 | 67.71% | |
Order a medium soda with expectations of getting a refill. It's the compromise that is most fair to both parties in combination. | 19 | 19.79% | |
Order a size that approximates your expected need, even if it means paying more for a large. | 5 | 5.21% | |
Don't order a soda in a self-refill environment. It's too fraught with ethical minefields. | 2 | 2.08% | |
I would need to take a college philosophy course before I can answer this. | 5 | 5.21% | |
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10-09-2018, 11:56 PM | #2 |
SNAP THE ****ING BALL!!!
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Order the damn small. The mark up on soda is criminal. If your strategy was a problem they wouldn't offer free refills. All the soda you can drink will end up costing them like 7 cents.
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10-09-2018, 11:58 PM | #3 |
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Do you scowl at people at gas stations who take sips out of their fountain drinks only to top it off again right in front of you?
HEY THEY DIDNT PAY FOR THAT! DOES THAT MAKE YOUR BLOOD BOIL LIKE IT DOES MINE!?!??!?
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10-10-2018, 12:03 AM | #4 |
You Sweetie!
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Got dude - you're going to die of a heart attack if you let shit like that bother you.
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10-10-2018, 12:04 AM | #5 |
Thank you
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Order the small every damn time. Screw the man!!!!
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10-10-2018, 12:18 AM | #6 |
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An in-store soda with free refills is not an isolated transaction.
Regardless of the size of cup and the thirst of the customer, the cup itself costs more than the soda that will be consumed. Soda is an invitation to add revenue to your meal purchase. Only reason to buy anything other than a small is if it's included in a value meal, or if you are carrying out. |
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10-10-2018, 12:43 AM | #7 |
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A Small cup is the same as a large with just a bit more walking.....
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10-10-2018, 12:56 AM | #8 |
Bono & Grbac wasn't enough
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The whole problem with this thread is that it is called pop and not soda
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10-10-2018, 01:23 AM | #9 |
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Don't drink soft drinks. They're bad for you.
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10-10-2018, 02:03 AM | #10 | |
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10-10-2018, 02:03 AM | #11 |
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i almost gave you my first neg rep ever. but i thought that would have been too harsh.
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10-10-2018, 02:10 AM | #12 |
Threepeat!
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I order a "water cup" at no charge and then get soda/pop when nobody is looking. Sprite is ideal...especially if it's a little flat. If anyone snitches, they get stitches.
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10-10-2018, 05:44 AM | #13 |
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if you dont sip it, you're setting yourself up to get a bad drink and pay for it and get all the way out to your car before you realize the syrup was out or something along those lines.
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10-10-2018, 05:49 AM | #14 |
Rockin' yer FACE OFF!
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That I would say is wrong. In RainMan's case, he's doing exactly what the restaurant allows. In your case, it's stealing.
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10-10-2018, 05:50 AM | #15 |
#triggering
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All this... esp if you're a Dr Pepper fan, the mix is off at least 15% of the time in my experience.
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