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I specifically go inside fast food places to ensure that I don't get "over-iced." I'm well aware that the more ice, the less soda and it makes me so mad if I go through a drive-thru and they give me this soda that is really just a whole bunch of ice and a little bit of soda!
I thought this thread was gonna be about sip stealers. I'm one of those too lol.
...fill their cups completely full of ice?
Is it so difficult to understand that ice takes up space, and that space (volume) is no longer available to fill with soda?
Not to mention the fact that ice melts, diluting the soda!
The soda coming out of the dispenser is cold, so actually ice isn't really needed anyway, unless, of course, you feel it will take you a very long time to finish your drink.
When I buy soda, whether at a self serve fountain or otherwise, I don't want any ice. I am spending $1 or more for that cup of soda, and I want full value.
I find it ridiculous that somebody sued Starbucks because they felt their latte was an ounce or so short, yet they will fill their cup with ice and get 1/4 the soda they paid for!
I too think that in the USA too much ice is put drinks. But it seems like most of the American population accept that. I too request no ice in drinks but I don't use ice at home either.
...fill their cups completely full of ice?
Is it so difficult to understand that ice takes up space, and that space (volume) is no longer available to fill with soda?
Not to mention the fact that ice melts, diluting the soda!
The soda coming out of the dispenser is cold, so actually ice isn't really needed anyway, unless, of course, you feel it will take you a very long time to finish your drink.
When I buy soda, whether at a self serve fountain or otherwise, I don't want any ice. I am spending $1 or more for that cup of soda, and I want full value.
I find it ridiculous that somebody sued Starbucks because they felt their latte was an ounce or so short, yet they will fill their cup with ice and get 1/4 the soda they paid for!
After reading the posts and thinking about my own life changes I looked up a few interesting stories on drink sizes.
In 1955 McDonalds offered a 7 ounce Coke with the meal. The Fries came in one size only, 2.4 ounce and that was smaller than the kids size fries offered today. That was the only size drink and the only size fries. A regular large fries today is 6.7 ounces.
When I was a kid the biggest fountain drink was 20 ounces. You could still get 8 ounce drinks and a can of soda or popp if you prefer was a large drink for most.
In the 1980's places like 7 11 started offering the Big Gulp and drinks like it. The biggest Big Gulp back in the early 1980's was a 32 ounce fountain drink and when I was in high school we thought that was gigantic. Most of us still picked up a 20 ouncer or less because the 32 ounce drink looked too big. You could get a 12 ounce cup back then.
Today a 44 ounce drink is standard size at the local Circle K, 7-11, and almost all the other small format stores that I see around here. Some places sell a 120+ ounce drink and KFC had a gallon bucket that you could order.
I doubt that most people give the amount of ice in their cup very much thought at all. If it's a self serve fountain, they can get a refill if they want more. If the concern is value, a value conscious person might not pay for the soda at all, and instead get a free water cup. The only place where I regularly get a soda from the fountain anymore is Costco. The hot dog combo is $1.50 and the pizza combo is $2-$3, so cost isn't really a concern. I don't drink a lot of soda, so sometimes, a cup full of ice with soda is still more soda than I want to drink.
...fill their cups completely full of ice?
Is it so difficult to understand that ice takes up space, and that space (volume) is no longer available to fill with soda?
Not to mention the fact that ice melts, diluting the soda!
The soda coming out of the dispenser is cold, so actually ice isn't really needed anyway, unless, of course, you feel it will take you a very long time to finish your drink.
When I buy soda, whether at a self serve fountain or otherwise, I don't want any ice. I am spending $1 or more for that cup of soda, and I want full value.
I find it ridiculous that somebody sued Starbucks because they felt their latte was an ounce or so short, yet they will fill their cup with ice and get 1/4 the soda they paid for!
Because they like ice . . . duh. Especially the little crunchy cubes. :-) Maybe they don't want 32 oz. of drink. Maybe they just want 16-20, and the rest of it ice that they can enjoy. I've asked for extra ice sometimes at restaurants. Who cares? I'm getting free refills. When you pay a $1 for a fountain drink, it's for the ice AND the soda. If someone likes more ice than you, what earthly difference does it make?
What I never understood is why someone would pay extra for an extra-large drink when they are eating in the restaurant where free refills are available -- I mean, so I might have to go get refills an extra time, if I'm drinking a lot. Why not just pay for a small and refill as needed?
Let's face it, at $1, for something that costs the company about $.07 a serving, we're not exactly talking "value" here. :-)
...fill their cups completely full of ice?
Is it so difficult to understand that ice takes up space, and that space (volume) is no longer available to fill with soda?
Not to mention the fact that ice melts, diluting the soda!
The soda coming out of the dispenser is cold, so actually ice isn't really needed anyway, unless, of course, you feel it will take you a very long time to finish your drink.
When I buy soda, whether at a self serve fountain or otherwise, I don't want any ice. I am spending $1 or more for that cup of soda, and I want full value.
I find it ridiculous that somebody sued Starbucks because they felt their latte was an ounce or so short, yet they will fill their cup with ice and get 1/4 the soda they paid for!
I don't do this when I am getting it to go, as it does dilute and I do get less soda...however, if I am dining in, I want enough ice in my cup to, as I have been known to say, qualify as an iceberg.
This is going to blow your mind, but some times I go into AM / PM on a hot summer day and buy a mega cup of just crushed ice. Its worth every penny.
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