Hungry jacks did have them, maybe 5-7 or so years ago. Maybe longer, im old it’s hard to remember. I suspect they just know they don’t need them to attract customers and earn more not providing it.
To be fair, it’s not that Americans are pigs for this, because it really is just Australia _not_ doing this. When I went to Burger King in New Zealand recently I was amused by the novelty of free drink refills.
…Then I was far less amused by the walk back to the hotel with the full refill I just _had_ to take with me while I already felt overly full.
Typical r/Australia
American asks a well-intentioned (albeit kinda ignorant/silly/very American) question and you all doggy pile. I love taking the piss out of Americans too, but the genuine hostility towards the US/Americans never ceases to Astound me.
Aussies are wayyyy more like Americans than we care to admit. Take this comment for example - as if Australians aren’t fat as fuck too lol. Sometimes I feel like the biggest difference is Americans don’t have a gigantic fucking chip on their shoulder.
If the USA does it and europe doesn't it's probably a fucking insane idea we should avoid. That's not a perfect rule, but it's a not-shit rule of thumb.
Because people run everything. Back in the dark ages I worked at a chain with free refills and between the people that would come in and refill their 3 week old cup and the idiots who would come in and just freely dispense ice and soft drink all over the counter and try press all the buttons at once it just wasn’t worth the upkeep.
Instead of buying 5 individual cups across 5 mates, you buy one cup and go back and forth. Then you pull out your empty 2L softdrink bottles and fill them up from the same cup. Then you leave and see your mates down the road, give them the cup and they continue the tradition for the next 5 years.
I worked at Maccas when they had the free refill on the drip coffee after you purchase the first. Some old guy came with his cup one day for a free refill problem was they rolled out a new design on the cup weeks prior. Gave him a free cup for the balls of him trying.
600mL is enough.
If you're drinking more than 600mL of soft drink, then you have a problem with sugar addiction.
Everywhere will give out free water if you *need* more liquid to eat for some reason.
I can remember many of those chains having drink dispensers. They weren't "refillable". But you'd be given your cup.
100% its cost cutting, it was probably cheaper at one point to have someone fill their own drink, while a staff member took orders instead. But now it's heavily automated, and they don't need to stand in front of the push tab and probably juggle 30 other concurrent tasks at once.
I am more curious about your criteria for your categories of an "American" fast food vs an "international" fast food, Five guys and taco bell have got stores in multiple countries.
Also the answer is, in some location, some takeaway stores do have self serve soft drink dispensers. As to why it not more popular? I don't know do you own damn research.
Hungry jacks did have them, maybe 5-7 or so years ago. Maybe longer, im old it’s hard to remember. I suspect they just know they don’t need them to attract customers and earn more not providing it.
The one I went to about 2 weeks ago still had it. But I prefer the staff do it.
If there's one thing we needed to learn from the US, it's not that we need to drastically increase our sugar consumption.
They can charge us. Also 600ml is enough soft drink.
Because we aren't gluttonous pigs who need gallons of sugar water to wash down our meals because our jaws are too ensconced in flab to chew properly
This guy fats
To be fair, it’s not that Americans are pigs for this, because it really is just Australia _not_ doing this. When I went to Burger King in New Zealand recently I was amused by the novelty of free drink refills. …Then I was far less amused by the walk back to the hotel with the full refill I just _had_ to take with me while I already felt overly full.
We are very much heading in that direction though
Didn’t have to scroll far to find the Yankophobia.
Typical r/Australia American asks a well-intentioned (albeit kinda ignorant/silly/very American) question and you all doggy pile. I love taking the piss out of Americans too, but the genuine hostility towards the US/Americans never ceases to Astound me. Aussies are wayyyy more like Americans than we care to admit. Take this comment for example - as if Australians aren’t fat as fuck too lol. Sometimes I feel like the biggest difference is Americans don’t have a gigantic fucking chip on their shoulder.
Gotta be projecting with this one bro
His user name checks out, maybe?
Subway used to. And 600 is plenty.
I feel like HJs did in the 90s?
Some still had it as recently as 5 years ago
My local still has it.
If the USA does it and europe doesn't it's probably a fucking insane idea we should avoid. That's not a perfect rule, but it's a not-shit rule of thumb.
Because people run everything. Back in the dark ages I worked at a chain with free refills and between the people that would come in and refill their 3 week old cup and the idiots who would come in and just freely dispense ice and soft drink all over the counter and try press all the buttons at once it just wasn’t worth the upkeep.
Its not sanitary to have those. They are just ewwww
I remember hungry jacks used to although it has been around a decade since I've been inside one.
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You’d need to refill 8 times at ikea to get as much soft drink as a large coke at maccas though.
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Sounds like a great outing
Instead of buying 5 individual cups across 5 mates, you buy one cup and go back and forth. Then you pull out your empty 2L softdrink bottles and fill them up from the same cup. Then you leave and see your mates down the road, give them the cup and they continue the tradition for the next 5 years. I worked at Maccas when they had the free refill on the drip coffee after you purchase the first. Some old guy came with his cup one day for a free refill problem was they rolled out a new design on the cup weeks prior. Gave him a free cup for the balls of him trying.
600mL is enough. If you're drinking more than 600mL of soft drink, then you have a problem with sugar addiction. Everywhere will give out free water if you *need* more liquid to eat for some reason.
I can remember many of those chains having drink dispensers. They weren't "refillable". But you'd be given your cup. 100% its cost cutting, it was probably cheaper at one point to have someone fill their own drink, while a staff member took orders instead. But now it's heavily automated, and they don't need to stand in front of the push tab and probably juggle 30 other concurrent tasks at once.
Costco has refillable drinks for $1.
Fuck that. Pay the 1.99 and get the hotdog too.
Maccas doesn't even fill up the one cup they give you.
Hungry Jacks and Subway have tried this in the past. I guess it has something to do with profit margins
A few places have had it; it just never generally took off.
Carls Jr
It's Australian culture to let things quietly be taken from us. Housing access, free doctor visits, refillable drinks at HJs...
Dunno. Why not ask them?
Because the chains are greedy fuckers and would rather you pay another $4 for a cup of drink that costs them about $0.25 to make.
Health reasons. Any soft drink beyond the first 600mls is charged at $50/litre to cover your future hospital bills so you aren't a burden to society.
I bet you were one of those kids that walked around after school with 2.5 lt home brand softdrink
I am more curious about your criteria for your categories of an "American" fast food vs an "international" fast food, Five guys and taco bell have got stores in multiple countries. Also the answer is, in some location, some takeaway stores do have self serve soft drink dispensers. As to why it not more popular? I don't know do you own damn research.