10 cents is a lot when the cup probably costs 3 cents, the syrup 3 cents and the water 0.1 cents...
You're more than doubling the materials cost to sell a coke.
You're more than doubling the materials cost to sell a coke.
Furthermore if McDonald's doesn't want to attract freeloaders, which bring with them all kinds of other risks and cultural issues that might repel actual paying customers, they have that right. They're not a social center.
And don't forget they HAVE THE DATA.
They know how much cups they sell and how much water and soda they dispense. They've done the math. Can we stop pretending we know more about their profit/cost and operations than they do?
Eg. A unique QR code on the underside of the cup.
> Eg. A unique QR code on the underside of the cup.
Let's have a QR scanner below the cup, where people constantly spill their drinks. Great idea. /s
A single soft drink may not cost much in terms of raw materials, but running the business has lots more costs involved than just raw materials.