[justlurking]

I’ve seen some of those mugs that people carry around. They are at least half a gallon or a gallon. I can see charging $3.80 for a fill up. There’s at least 5 or 6 large drinks in there.

FYI, the paper cup is the most expensive part of any drink from a fountain. The syrup is dirt-cheap, and the water is carbonated at the time it is dispensed. Aside from the cup, the electricity used to make the ice might be the most expensive part.

Fountain drinks are almost pure profit, and they allow vendors to charge lower prices for the food, with the expectation that you'll buy a drink with it.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

FYI, the paper cup is the most expensive part of any drink from a fountain. The syrup is dirt-cheap, and the water is carbonated at the time it is dispensed. Aside from the cup, the electricity used to make the ice might be the most expensive part.

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...As anyone who has ever worked in fast food or at a Stop'N'Rob would know.

[caver]

“Fountain drinks are almost pure profit, and they allow vendors to charge lower prices for the food, with the expectation that you’ll buy a drink with it.”

Yea, it’s just sugar, water and some flavoring. It has to be cheap.