McDonald's is bushing free drink refills. Other Fast Food chains to follow soon.

[Doin2Much Williams]

buy the food and then get the drink at the crib

I hope you have kids in your house cuz ima judge the shiit out of you.


Thats a whole lotta sugar mane.


You can still be skinny and earn diabetes.



Aside from AIAN folks (american indian/american native) Brothas have the shortest lifespans of all ethnic groups. Take care…



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[beenz]

Who will enforce it, unless they take the self serve machines out?

in the hood, they don't have self serve drinks. they either make them behind the counter, and some have a robot/machine that makes all the drinks automatically. also behind the counter.

 

[Diyhai]

I NEVER buy the drinks at fast food places, but this is really penny wise and pound foolish, and causes bad press.

a fountain drink literally cost them like a 8 cents so even if they charge u $1, you'd have to get 13 refills in order for them to take a loss.

costco charges u 59 cents for a fountain drink and u can get unlimited refills. they don't give a damn.

you don't understand business
companies take losses on certain items to draw you into the store
imaging you going into a car dealership and them charging you for water
they don't because they plan to profit from selling you the car
same with costco

 

[beenz]

To add on these crakaz talking bout bringing back a $5 meal deal with 4 chicken nuggets, small fry and drink. Wtf

My daughter 3 and eat more than that

just use the app. u can get an adult portion of food for $5 all day.

 

[beenz]

you don't understand business
companies take losses on certain items to draw you into the store
imaging you going into a car dealership and them charging you for water
they don't because they plan to profit from selling you the car
same with costco

I already mentioned this earlier with costco. I said they make the bulk of their money from memberships, and sell the hot dog/pop combo for $1.50, which is a price that hasn't changed in over 40 years.

 

[Diyhai]

I already mentioned this earlier with costco. I said they make the bulk of their money from memberships, and sell the hot dog/pop combo for $1.50, which is a price that hasn't changed in over 40 years.

that the membership fee is not a big part of their business
they give it away for free all the time
the drink is a major profit in most restaurants

 

[ORDER_66]

in the hood, they don't have self serve drinks. they either make them behind the counter, and some have a robot/machine that makes all the drinks automatically. also behind the counter.

We actually have the self service machine here in the mickeyd's in nyc... so it depends on where you go...

 

[beenz]

that the membership fee is not a big part of their business
they give it away for free all the time
the drink is a major profit in most restaurants

memberships are the biggest part of their business.

Key Takeaways. Costco makes some of its profits from its merchandise, but the bulk of its profits come from membership dues. Only members can shop at Costco. The membership business model allows Costco to undersell the competition by offering products in bulk at lower prices to ensure customer loyalty.

3 Reasons Costco Is a Great Company

The warehouse club model pioneered by Costco has proven to be a winner even as the company ignores conventional marketing and advertising tactics.

www.investopedia.com

 

[Diyhai]

memberships are the biggest part of their business.

Key Takeaways. Costco makes some of its profits from its merchandise, but the bulk of its profits come from membership dues. Only members can shop at Costco. The membership business model allows Costco to undersell the competition by offering products in bulk at lower prices to ensure customer loyalty.

3 Reasons Costco Is a Great Company

The warehouse club model pioneered by Costco has proven to be a winner even as the company ignores conventional marketing and advertising tactics.

www.investopedia.com

• The earnings report showed Costco beat expectations on same-store sales and EPS, but missed expectations on total revenue growth.
• Analysis suggests that merchandise sales, not membership fees, make up at least half of Costco's profit.
• I would go further, and argue that merchandise sales are in fact, contrary to the membership-focused consensus, the entirety of Costco's profit.
• Memberships are better understood as defraying the fixed costs of operating stores. Profits then scale with merchandise sales, which are priced more competitively thanks to memberships.
• Costco's growth seems strong but largely priced in at this level, so I am not opening a position and rank the stock a Hold.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4677632-what-everyone-gets-wrong-about-costco-why-memberships-are-vital-but-not-the-key-to-profit

 

[BunchePark]

I hope you have kids in your house cuz ima judge the shiit out of you.


Thats a whole lotta sugar mane.


You can still be skinny and earn diabetes.



Aside from AIAN folks (american indian/american native) Brothas have the shortest lifespans of all ethnic groups. Take care…



.

I don't blame you

my pops is a type 2 trust me I be on my shyt

I got a bunch of kids

married to a nurse

and I hate going to the grocery store so i stock up crazy

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

My bad I didn't realize NYC = The entire US the fukk are you talking about? I don't own a car and I'm STILL not sitting down in a fast food joint enough to the drinks are buffet style. That has nothing to do with being "outside" or "basement dwelling"-- people just tend to use the drive thru much much more. It aint that deep

Just because YOU are not doing something doesn’t mean it's not being done. Like I said, a lot of on here posting be too cool for school or contrarians

 

[GatorStaceyAdams]

Sodas have the greatest profit margins so this is weird. They can totally afford keeping soda machines. The cups cost more than the actual soda

Which is why it was weird that they ever gave it away (refills) to begin with. Even with the cost of the cup, they are still clearing +80% gross margins per soda.

They are banking on kids/teens plowing through those small sodas/juices, and making their parents cough up an additional $2 (that is basically all profit).

 

[desjardins]

Damn the cheat code used to be ordering your food getting the cup then chugging 500 calories of soda before your food is even done then refilling again on the way out

 

[Amo Husserl]

$20/hr​

 

[cyndaquil]

Soda

They also sell non fizzy soda known as HI-C