The backstory: Was out eating lunch with some coworkers, when one of us went to get a refill on our 14 oz. cup. One dude got up, half-filled some soda
or pop, or fizz, or Coke, whatever you call it, and sat back down. Another dude said that's stealing! Discussion and deep thought ensued.
The situation: You are at a mall/shopping center, in a cluster of eateries known as a "food court." There is a publicly accessible soda fountain, where any random person can walk up and self-serve a beverage. You have paid for a meal and have an empty cup--you take your tray to the fountain, fill your cup to the brim with a beverage, sit down and consume your meal and beverage. You decide that you might like a second beverage . . .
The location does not have to be a mall. It may be a restaurant with a public seating area and a public fountain (e.g. 'Subway', 'Taco Bell', 'Burger King', or any other fast-food like establishment).
The question:
Provided you have purchased a container from one of the immediate establishments (cup, glass, etc.), are refills wrong?
In the interest of generating partisan lines (as this IRL discussion seems to have), I'd like to ask
votes only until the tenth vote--then discussion on why it is or isn't wrong.
Tripler
No endorsement of above eateries intended. I make my own goddamned sandwich.
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