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Is it ok to fill an McDonalds Ice Coffee Cup with Soda?

627 181 October 23, 2012 at 02:54 PM
So its been bugging me but I dunno if someone could answer this.

My friends and I like to hang out at a McDonalds because we're hooked on the Iced Coffee as its cheap.

I typically order a large Ice coffee but sometimes I finish it early. I went to fill it with soda and a lady (another fellow customer) gave me a comment about how I shouldn't be doing that and should purchase a fountain drink cup (McDonalds has that $1 any size fountain drink going on)
I ignored her but its been bugging me.

Is it appropriate to just empty the left-over ice out of the cup and fill it with something from the Self-Serve Fountain Drink dispenser? (I understand its ok if I fill it with water)

What do you guys think?
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tennisplayer888
10-23-2012 at 02:58 PM.
10-23-2012 at 02:58 PM.
I'm sure it'd be against policy or something, but if they don't say anything then go right ahead.

You know thinking like this, this is why I love America... In other countries you do not see much of this morality and such nonsense... If this was China all the soda would be gone before you knew it... Then again, in other countries the soda fountains are behind the counter...
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ALVSGIRLY
10-23-2012 at 03:01 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:01 PM.
I get where the other customer is coming from. Does the iced coffee come with free refills?
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10-23-2012 at 03:03 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:03 PM.
Quote from ALVSGIRLY :
I get where the other customer is coming from. Does the iced coffee come with free refills?
Really, you never been to McDonalds before?
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10-23-2012 at 03:04 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:04 PM.
Quote from ILove.Asian.Girls888 :
Really, you never been to McDonalds before?
I never had their coffee. Starbucks isn't busted!
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10-23-2012 at 03:06 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:06 PM.
Quote from ALVSGIRLY :
I never had their coffee. Starbucks isn't busted!
Oh ok, well it is no free refills. Although at SB you get free refills... At least I do...

And you should try it, it is surprisingly good, large size for the price and tastes similar if not better an SB.
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10-23-2012 at 03:07 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:07 PM.
Quote from ILove.Asian.Girls888 :
Oh ok, well it is no free refills. Although at SB you get free refills... At least I do...
The I would say it's wrong. How do you get free refills at starbucks?
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10-23-2012 at 03:10 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:10 PM.
Quote from ALVSGIRLY :
The I would say it's wrong. How do you get free refills at starbucks?
Get a GC, register it online, and purchase and reload money on/off of it, make 5 purchases for Green level and it's free refills after that.
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10-23-2012 at 03:12 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:12 PM.
Quote from ILove.Asian.Girls888 :
Get a GC, register it online, and purchase and reload money on/off of it, make 5 purchases for Green level and it's free refills after that.
Thanks. I'll look into that.
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10-23-2012 at 03:13 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:13 PM.
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Thanks. I'll look into that.
No problem, I only got into it bc of the $5 for $10 SB GC deal a while back from Amazon.
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10-23-2012 at 03:13 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:13 PM.
Mmm I've never tried asking because at least with the fountain drinks its advertised free refills as long as its within the same visit (some places have signs above the drink machines lol)

But Ice coffee is different since its a "prepared" drink. (They have to mix it with the creamer and flavored syrup). I see how regular cup of hot coffee has free refills because they just brew the pot and just fill your cup without any effort. Nothing really special goes into it.

If the employees said something I would have stopped it but then again it was just a fellow old lady customer who was giving me her disapproval so I dunno if she was just being a stiff lady or if I was really doing something I shouldn't have been

@ALVSGIRLY While Mcdonald's isnt exactly the tastiest coffee, its $2.39 for a large (the cup is the same size as the large soda, but clear plastic instead of white)

@ILove.Asian.Girls888 I'll look into that too. Didn't know about that, gonna be great since its been getting colder so its about time to switch to hot coffee
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10-23-2012 at 03:20 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:20 PM.
Quote from knowngni :
Mmm I've never tried asking because at least with the fountain drinks its advertised free refills as long as its within the same visit (some places have signs above the drink machines lol)

But Ice coffee is different since its a "prepared" drink. (They have to mix it with the creamer and flavored syrup). I see how regular cup of hot coffee has free refills because they just brew the pot and just fill your cup without any effort. Nothing really special goes into it.

If the employees said something I would have stopped it but then again it was just a fellow old lady customer who was giving me her disapproval so I dunno if she was just being a stiff lady or if I was really doing something I shouldn't have been
Just do it then, it's kool until they say something then stop. I have been given the green/stink eye so many times for trying out grapes and nuts and other crap in grocery stores... Yes I do buy it eventually, but I gotta taste it to see if its good first...
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10-23-2012 at 03:39 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:39 PM.
If it was me I'd go up to the counter and offer to buy another cup and see what they say. It seems like they are 2 different products so you'd need to pay for each of them. I buy coffee drinks at panera sometimes, and I wouldn't feel right filling up the empty cup with soda. Thats just my honest thoughts.

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Mmm I've never tried asking because at least with the fountain drinks its advertised free refills as long as its within the same visit (some places have signs above the drink machines lol)

But Ice coffee is different since its a "prepared" drink. (They have to mix it with the creamer and flavored syrup). I see how regular cup of hot coffee has free refills because they just brew the pot and just fill your cup without any effort. Nothing really special goes into it.

If the employees said something I would have stopped it but then again it was just a fellow old lady customer who was giving me her disapproval so I dunno if she was just being a stiff lady or if I was really doing something I shouldn't have been

@ALVSGIRLY While Mcdonald's isnt exactly the tastiest coffee, its $2.39 for a large (the cup is the same size as the large soda, but clear plastic instead of white)

@ILove.Asian.Girls888 I'll look into that too. Didn't know about that, gonna be great since its been getting colder so its about time to switch to hot coffee
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10-23-2012 at 03:43 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:43 PM.
just take a tossed out large soda cup and put your coffee cup inside, Now its all legal
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10-23-2012 at 03:57 PM.
10-23-2012 at 03:57 PM.
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I never had their coffee. Starbucks isn't busted!
Friends don't let friends drink Starbucks. Support your local coffee house. It's cheaper and it saves small businesses, plus the coffee tastes better.

http://www.delocator.net/index.php

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