• rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Jesus how cheap could they be? Fountain drinks are far and away their highest profit margin item on the menu.

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      7 months ago

      The thing that pisses me off, is while I don’t eat McDonald’s so it doesn’t directly affect me, I just know that other restaurants will see that it’s making them more money and will follow suit.

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        7 months ago

        In many rural areas, they have run out the mom & pop stores, plus people will pay for convenience, so I expect that they expect to totally get away with this.

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        7 months ago

        Let’s hope it forces then to fail faster. I like frappes when I’m on the road but I always fill up on soda before I leave. If they stop soda I’ll just go to another place that offers me a drink for my extended trips. They are already in decline to burger King and dominos apparently.

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          7 months ago

          That is soooo much sugar you are consuming. Even a small frappe is 10-15 sugar cubes. Add in a soda and you are looking at another 10-15. Maybe refill with water.

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      7 months ago

      I kind of view this as a good thing, honestly. People do not need another 20 oz of sugar water. A medium Coke has 12-15 sugar cubes worth of sugar. The US is pretty much the only place where free refills are common.