Poll: Refills at public-accessable soda fountains--illegal?

ryevermouthbitters · #11 4th July 2013, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by stormie

Does anyone remember when a 'small' was actually small, the drinks machine was behind the counter, and no-one had free refills? Of course, McDonalds looked a little different back then . . . restaurants started giving free refills, to great excitement, and then the whole thing just grew, and we along with it. Zees days, as long as you bought a drink and refills are not specifically not allowed, you can slurp it up. When you leave, it's over.

I remember, which is the only thing making the question complicated to me. Most of these places continue to offer multiple sizes of soft drinks at different prices. Assuming for the sake of argument that free refills are implied, are the large sizes of the soft drinks a) a contest to see who is the stupidest customer or b) a convenience for the 2ish percent of the customers who will haul their cups out to the car and enjoy their HFCS or saccharine long after their visit is over or c) something else?

View Poll Results: Are refills from the soda fountain wrong?
No, not illegal.	43	78.18%
Yes, illegal. It is stealing.	4	7.27%
Not illegal, but immoral or unethical (taking advantage of a situation).	2	3.64%
Yes, illegal and immoral. What would your Mother think?	0	0%
You should immediately be taken to Mall Prison and stand trial in the court of the Chess King.	1	1.82%
Perfectly okay. You should encourage this sort of civil disobedience to stick it to the Burger King's campaign of tyrannically tasty fries.	11	20.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 55. You may not vote on this poll