Tuesday, January 31, 2012

THINK ABOUT IT

 I don't know about where you live but where we are, when we go to eat
at a fast food restaurant, usually the soft drink is self serve with
no limit on refills.  They just hand you a disposable drinking glass when you pay 
and you help yourself to ice and your preference of refreshing beverage from the machine.

They give you a choice on the size of drink.  Small is around $1.50.  Medium 
runs around $1.80 and a large is usually a little over $2.00.  

My question is:  if there are unlimited refills and you're staying there to eat,
 why would you pay for a large?

11 comments:

Anzu said...

What you say is true !
We have a blind spot concerning sales strategy. May we share Venti(591 ml) with children at Starbucks ? (LOL)
Short (236 ml)Tall (354 ml)Grande (473 ml)

Pearl said...

I've said this very thing myself SO many times...

Pearl

susan m hinckley said...

As something of an expert in all-things-soda (being a HIGHLY experienced drinker)...I pay for the large because I want to TAKE the large with me, refilled to the top, when I leave. It's a forward-thinking strategy, and I remain unrepentant. But thanks for TRYING to help me be a better person today!

TexWisGirl said...

people think they need a large 'to-go' for in the car after they eat. i'd never make it home w/o having to stop to use a rest room! :)

Tom G. said...

Also, I'd like to know the exact date that a "small" became the same size as the old "large", and the "large" became a 55 Gallon Drum.

Leenie said...

Hehe: Yes, forward thinking. Invest in the future depending on the body's ability.

Leenie said...

Tom: There's a good subject for a Master's Thesis. Also, why?

TALON said...

lol! We don't have the unlimited drink supply here. You buy a size and that's what you get, but I wonder how many here would buy a large here if it were unlimited refills?

CarrieBoo said...

*giggle giggle* Somebody didn't think that through...

Linda Sue said...

well...I have thought about it and my thinks told me that Rexville needs a good restaurant. You just the people for the job! DH could catch the food and you would plop it in a pan- home cooking, no soda!

Leenie said...

Oh, we need a real GOOD restaurant alright. Unfortunately the big franchises have choked them all out.

You want fries with that?