FrenulumBreve
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You're an asshole dude, do that shit if you're alone.
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My Taco Bell charges for water now...
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You're an asshole dude, do that shit if you're alone.
SniperWolf
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cheap ass
Sean said:
I agree. It was a little bit of an arsehole thing to do on my part, but all I did was answer phones and count money. My job was tiny shit though, so it's not like I could force the driver to do anything. I wanted to ask the lady why she didn't have ranch in her fridge. For shame woman, I don't think I know anyone who doesn't have a bottle of ranch or blu-cheese in their cooler.
I agree with the OP not wanting to pay .50 or more for a paper cup...most places I go to when you ask for water give you this little cheaper cup.
I'd be willing to pay $.10 for the cup, not more (cause they cost about $.02 each)...they just want you to buy soda because its their highest profit margin product...well, I guess $.50 water is now too.
I'd be willing to pay $.10 for the cup, not more (cause they cost about $.02 each)...they just want you to buy soda because its their highest profit margin product...well, I guess $.50 water is now too.
Goldrusher
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water: not free
cup: not free
water for ice: not free
electricity & equipment to make ice cubes: not free
personnel to fill a cup with water and ice cubes: not free
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more people trying to live healthy
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summer time (more water needed, less available)
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economy / crisis
I'd charge for it too.
cup: not free
water for ice: not free
electricity & equipment to make ice cubes: not free
personnel to fill a cup with water and ice cubes: not free
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more people trying to live healthy
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summer time (more water needed, less available)
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economy / crisis
I'd charge for it too.
I have heard about this for awhile... but it's very very unpopular and has come and gone. As I understood it from their point of view, you are not being charged for the water per say, but for they are providing you with a cup to put it in. If you had your own receptacle to put the water in, it wouldn't make a difference and wouldn't charge I'm sure, hell go yourself to the washroom and fill up with that magnificent tap water.
A Human Becoming
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I would have just taken it out of my order.
I would have just taken it out of my order.
This reminded me of this great Chris Rock Scene
"fuck the cup pour it my hand for a dime" :lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNQRqAoT-2c
"fuck the cup pour it my hand for a dime" :lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNQRqAoT-2c
OP got shat on.
While it is fairly ridiculous about charging .50 cents for the cup, you did act like a big dick to the employee and, well, to your friends. Why ruin their meals in favor of a measly 50 cents?
Hopefully next time you go there and the employee recognizes you, he flips a booger in your taco.
While it is fairly ridiculous about charging .50 cents for the cup, you did act like a big dick to the employee and, well, to your friends. Why ruin their meals in favor of a measly 50 cents?
Hopefully next time you go there and the employee recognizes you, he flips a booger in your taco.
StriKeVillain
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So you like to eat dog food after working out? Cool.
g35twinturbo said:I don't think they are charging you for "water" but for the cups
and who the hell goes to TB after the gym :lol
you wasted an workout.
If he's trying to bulk up/build muscle/doing anything other than cardio, then he didn't waste a workout at all.
I can only assume none of you have ever worked out?
Ace 8095 said:
Good, someone else who actually get it.
Petrie said:
I'm sure the wasted comment was directed at someone else since I never mentioned it.
The OP refers to this taco bell run as "tradition" so it seems like something they do after every session.
Sure, the workout isn't wasted, but it's not the smartest thing either.
I actually had to argue with my friends (who were the ones who work out with my also) about the idea of eating Taco Bell after working out. I mostly do weight-lifting at the gym while I do cardio at home or at the pool, so "negating" the effects of my work-out isn't really a problem in my eyes, seeing as I should be looking for proteins and fats for muscle growth anyways. Sure, there are better options, but I'm not really worried about becoming obese right now.
I actually thought about that episode after I did this. Even if the "manager" or some higher up heard about what I did, that would just be one lost customer in a sea of cheap-ass Tex-Mex fiends.
Meh. I was expecting people to be antagonistic to the idea (which my friends were, actually). I just wanted to get the message out and tell my story before more innocents are lost in the fast-food water struggle.
ICallItFutile said:
I actually thought about that episode after I did this. Even if the "manager" or some higher up heard about what I did, that would just be one lost customer in a sea of cheap-ass Tex-Mex fiends.
YagizY said:
Meh. I was expecting people to be antagonistic to the idea (which my friends were, actually). I just wanted to get the message out and tell my story before more innocents are lost in the fast-food water struggle.
First: Pay for the water. It did cost the business money, ice cubes don't stay cold magically man. Second: While slightly unconventional, there's really nothing wrong with Taco Bell after the gym. Shit, you know people eat twice to three times as much in one sitting as he was going to with a extra large soda and never see a gym. Third: Don't do that shit to employee's again.
Christopher
BDE (Big Dad Energy)
Depending on what you do in the gym espically if you lift a lot of weights you can pretty much have whatever you want to eat in moderation.
Secondly, :lol dude learn to just take stuff in stride I espcially like how you just drove off and yelled like you showed him something, do you think the guy/Taco Bell really cares that they lost a customer who shops their dollar menu?
I remember when I worked retail and people who tell me stuff like well I'm going to a different store...like I gave a fuck? :lol
Also I think it's a bit asinine to charge for water myself,.
Secondly, :lol dude learn to just take stuff in stride I espcially like how you just drove off and yelled like you showed him something, do you think the guy/Taco Bell really cares that they lost a customer who shops their dollar menu?
I remember when I worked retail and people who tell me stuff like well I'm going to a different store...like I gave a fuck? :lol
Also I think it's a bit asinine to charge for water myself,.
Taco Bell is a joke, I worked there for a year during high school. I even worked in a downtown area where there were a ton of bums everyday. We never charged for water because that's a joke to charge for.
Selling soda is a huge profit actually, shit cost something like 1cent per gallon. It's so cheap you get to drink as much of it as you want all day. The only thing they harp on is cheese and meat. The managers hated it when you put more cheese on a meal than was supposed to be put on.
The thing I hate about fast food restaurants is that they charge extra if you want to add something to your sandwich or nachos or whatever. But when you ask for no tomatoes or no beans on something the hamburger or burrito doesn't go down in price.
Go to Taco Bell and order one of their value meals with no drink and if it isn't about 1.50 in cost they just charged you for a drink or tried to charge you individually.
Selling soda is a huge profit actually, shit cost something like 1cent per gallon. It's so cheap you get to drink as much of it as you want all day. The only thing they harp on is cheese and meat. The managers hated it when you put more cheese on a meal than was supposed to be put on.
The thing I hate about fast food restaurants is that they charge extra if you want to add something to your sandwich or nachos or whatever. But when you ask for no tomatoes or no beans on something the hamburger or burrito doesn't go down in price.
Go to Taco Bell and order one of their value meals with no drink and if it isn't about 1.50 in cost they just charged you for a drink or tried to charge you individually.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Some restaurants have water fountains now, and I guess that allows them to charge for a water cup without running afoul of the law.max_cool said:
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ahoyhoy said:
facepalmed and stopped reading here.
soundahfekz
Member
Do you know how many fucking muscles that guy had to use to get you that water? let's not even talk about neurons and shit firing. 50 cents was a steal.
Takeda Kenshi
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If you think this is bad, just wait until they begin charging people for other containers(think to-go boxes and plates) and the use of silverware(both metal and plastic.) Good stuff.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
You gotta bulk clean or you'll be running off a gut. This is what happens when a bulk goes wrong.Petrie said:
And yes, I work out.
UltimaPooh
Member
Ugh.
Let me get this straight.
You were in the drive-thru of Taco Bell. You ordered some food and most likely a very small glass of water that would have cost you 50 cents. You were going to take this food and most likely go home or to someone else's home where water should be coming out of a sink...
You couldn't just take the water off and get it at your place?
Let me get this straight.
You were in the drive-thru of Taco Bell. You ordered some food and most likely a very small glass of water that would have cost you 50 cents. You were going to take this food and most likely go home or to someone else's home where water should be coming out of a sink...
You couldn't just take the water off and get it at your place?
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
They're not going to care about losing 2 pennies worth of syrup. Ultimately, they would rather you buy a soda than drink water.harSon said:
As for the OP, I guess it's the principle, not the cost. They're trying to make the healthy drink choice less financially beneficial, and that is pretty low. There are tons of health issues associated with drinking lots of soda.
UltimaPooh
Member
harSon said:
This one Taco Bell where I went to college just stopped giving water cups out after 12:30 am because drunkards would come in and use the cups for soda.
Petrie said:
Taco Bell after workouts would probably only help out if you were huge, trying to bulk up, and your metabolism needs > 4-5k calories per day. Their food is mostly flour, rice, and oil. Very little beef/protein.
So it would compliment good food if you need tons of calories. But even in that situation I'd recommend a couple of hamburger helpers. Cheaper, and 2 lbs of beef.
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