Food Bank Time

[ediacarium@feddit.org]

So just Tiny Caesar's this month?

[ryathal@sh.itjust.works]

Pretty common in my state for refills to be free. I've even seen claims that the cup is more expensive than the soda in it to the company.

[notyou@sopuli.xyz]

I have no clue what state you could be from where soda fountains in the dining room aren't free refills.

I'm from VA and lived in a few different states. I've work in fast food. The syrup and carbonated water combo is cheap. The cup is more expensive. Most restaurants would pay the few cents and keep the customer coming back. I always used to refill my soda when I left places. I've been cutting back on soda, so I don't do that anymore.

[stankmut@lemmy.world]

Every place I've been to with a self serve soda fountain across the US has done free refills. Even a lot of places with the fountain behind the counter did free refills if you asked.

[fjordbasa@lemmy.world]

You’re actually the odd one out here. Free refills are nearly universal across the US

[awesomelowlander@sh.itjust.works]

If you're tight on cash and getting fast food, I have doubts about how tight on cash you actually are

[scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech]

Cooking unfortunately isn't really taught anymore. As someone who graduated and knew nothing about how to even do basic cooking, like didn't know how to make pasta basic, I was basically in that spot. Luckily I found cooking videos and learned, but right after school it was a hard few years. If it wasn't peanut butter, top ramen, or Mac and cheese I didn't know how to make it - and it was incredibly intimidating

[scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech]

Same, every place I would assume so if it was self service. The syrup is like, 7 cents for a large drink anyway, it's not like they're going bankrupt if everyone gets a refill on a drink they paid > $1 for

[awesomelowlander@sh.itjust.works]

Cooking videos are probably the most prolific type on the internet after cat videos. But even then, peanut butter, ramen, or mac and cheese would be a lot smarter than spending your last fiver on a single sandwich.

[fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works]

Poor guy's so broke that he ran out of money for color.

[snowmenmelt@lemmy.world]

And a final panel!

[lovablesidekick@lemmy.world]

That won't even cover the Doordash charge.

[byteonbikes@slrpnk.net]

I don't understand why people use doordash or food delivery.

Especially people with limited funds.

[byteonbikes@slrpnk.net]

Places that limit free refills only say that because people try to abuse the system and load up a gallon container.

Those places, channel your inner boomer and feigning ignorance if you're caught.

[byteonbikes@slrpnk.net]

As a Little Caesars fan who ordered $5 pizzas all the way up to 2021...

This was my wakeup call when everything got expensive.

[lovablesidekick@lemmy.world]

Me neither. My daughter's prior bf had $200 in the bank and ordered Wendy's from doordash. There's a strong treat-yoself mentality that says everybody deserves a little luxury and makes it practically immoral to be frugal or contradict the "healthy food is too expensive" gospel etc.

[toynbee@lemmy.world]

Wow. I didn't realize they had online ordering. The times, they are a-changing.

[inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I understand it for disabled people and I understand it for very busy people such as families with young kids but I don’t understand the majority of people who use it. Just go get it…

[w3dd1e@lemm.ee]

Also, it’s really hard to cook for one. I end up spending as much on food that goes bad before I can eat it as it would have cost me to get a $5 value meal.

[pika@sh.itjust.works]

I'm seeing that apparently but yeah, I'm up in Maine close to the border, almost every establishment that has those machines generally also have a sign that says no refill and I really can't think of any place here that advertises refills as free outside of coffee at dine in establishments.