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  • @Number1SummerJam
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    11 months ago

    If restaurants just served sparkling water or mineral water I would be way more inclined to order drinks. But nooo, we have to have a society that normalizes liquid candy and alcohol 🥴

      • @KnightontheSun
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        111 months ago

        Classic sit down restaurants, yes. I’ve never seen it in a fast food restaurant.

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          111 months ago

          “Do you have the button on the Sprite that leyd you get just soda water?”

          “What? You want water?”

          “Sparkling water, from the sprite fountain”

          “So… Sprite?”

          “No, I can see it from here, you know how you get water for water cups from the lemonade one? The Sprite has one of those extra buttons too.”

          “I have to charge you for Sprite, you should just get a Sprite.”

          “Look the line is backing up, can I just Sprite with no syrup please, I’ll pay for a soda.”

          “I guess so…? I have to ask the manager.”

          😫

          • @grue
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            311 months ago

            Frankly, I’d totally count it as free like the regular water, at least if the soda fountain is self-serve.

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      111 months ago

      Most do have it if they have a soda fountain. You might have to ask for it. You’re right that it’s not normalized, so you might have to ask for it, but I always served sparkling water on request, and that’s in a fairly rural town in South Dakota.

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          111 months ago

          I’ve heard people say this, but I never saw anything that would deter me. We always cleaned and sanitized the machines very well, and personally I never had a problem with the flavor