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Is it ok to fill an McDonalds Ice Coffee Cup with Soda?
October 23, 2012 at
02:54 PM
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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?
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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Why would you think that if you purchased a coffee (iced or hot), it would qualify you to get free refills for soda? That makes no sense.
That'll be like going to Olive Garden and ordering a regular pasta entree and expecting the "endless bowl of pasta" to apply to your entree too!
Besides, as the customer stated, it's only a $1 for the fountain drink! My goodness!
Why would you think that if you purchased a coffee (iced or hot), it would qualify you to get free refills for soda? That makes no sense.
That'll be like going to Olive Garden and ordering a regular pasta entree and expecting the "endless bowl of pasta" to apply to your entree too!
Besides, as the customer stated, it's only a $1 for the fountain drink! My goodness!
You could probably just ask them too, but honestly it's just a buck.
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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Hence, they can sell a soda with free refills and still make a decent profit. Actually, that's what fast food joints want you to do when you have a coupon for a sandwich or burger. They hope you will buy sides and a drink to make up for the discounted or free sandwich/burger.
That said, if someone purchased an iced coffee, the profit margin for that drink probably wouldn't be as much as the soda since an employee has to blend it up (for frappes) and add a cherry and whipped cream on top. When you then "steal" soda (which it certainly is!), then you cut into their profit margin even more so.
More importantly though to this discussion, WHY IS THE OP HANGING OUT AT A MCD'S?!?!?!?
We typically grab snacks off the dollar menu and play cards if we're not studying. I guess I'll just refill it with water from now on or just switch to $1 soda since it is cheaper than buying a $2.40 large iced coffee.
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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Mmm I dunno if you've had the Iced coffee before but first thing you'll notice is when they prepare it a good 2/3's of the cup is ice unless you order light ice (which then becomes either half cup or 1/3 depending on how much the employee scoops in). So while their large coffee is a 32oz drink, I'm pretty sure there's only about two cups worth of coffee in it. But after drinking it, I really don't feel anything at all so I do question the caffeine content.
If I go to a local cafe or something have and 2 cups of coffee or brew it myself, it would perk me right up, 5 is about where I get jittery so I know my limits.
If I had to judge, the only thing McDonald's iced coffee has going for it is an OK taste with a large size but its weaker compared to getting a real cup of coffee since it gets watered down quite heavily from the ice. (Sometimes I do wonder if its decaf they're using lol)
But yeah regards to the soda, its why I bothered asking, since I did brood over what the lady said to me where most people would ignore it and continue on their merry way. I feel more comfortable getting multiple people's opinion before deciding something when someone tells me what public etiquette should be.
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