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In reply to the discussion: Posting without comment [View all]DENVERPOPS
(8,820 posts)charged by the soft drink manufacturer is determined by the number of soft drink cups that are used.
It therefore costs nothing to give a person water in a plain cup, vs water in a soft drink cup or a soft drink in a soft drink cup....
If you have ever watched someone requesting water at a fast food place, or event, the counter people always give out a plain cup.....
(or more likely make them buy a bottle of water, and then give them a plain cup)
As long as you use your previous cup, a lot of fast food places give you a refill for free, because the refill doesn't cost them a cent..
I laugh when someone tells me the vendor fills the cup up completely with ice so they can use less drink, and hike their profits.
Same with Beer at sports events, etc.......