MacDonalds---Free Coffee Refill, Or Not?

gemmacarolyn

shandypants5 wrote: »

Soft drink Free help yourself refills are all over the place in the USA, but they still offer you 3 different cup sizes and charge you accordingly.

I never got that either, until I lived there. Large cups are great for takeaway-you can fill them with ice (and soda) and keep them cool in the car for a long time

AnxiousMum

It's free refills in Canada too - the only problem in big cities was that it encouraged 'non paying' customers to rifle through the trash cans to get an empty cup - and take up for a refill. One that was close to the station I worked at, in the seediest part of town, would see all kinds rifling through trash cans looking for a coffee cup - the clientele of that MacD's was quite different in the early hours of a morning compared to the suburban ones! But - the homeless were always guaranteed a good hot cup of coffee when they were cold.
MacD's restaurant that was in the local Asda's had the soda fountains......I often wondered who, if eating in, would ever buy a large......but looking around the place, loads of people had larges!

millerose

AnxiousMum wrote: »

I often wondered who, if eating in, would ever buy a large......but looking around the place, loads of people had larges!

Ah but if you buy a large drink you also get large fries, maybe they were hungry?.......;)

kimmy112

shandypants5 wrote: »

Soft drink Free help yourself refills are all over the place in the USA, but they still offer you 3 different cup sizes and charge you accordingly.

subway do that have 3 diff cup sizes and free refills me and my husband get a small cup between us and just keep getting the free refills

RhysG_2

the McD coffee is actually pretty damn good for the price your paying, best thing they do in there if you ask me,

welshdeedee

RhysG wrote: »

right i used to be a manager at a UK mcdonalds, and it is mcdonalds policy here that you get one free refill with every cup of coffee, if they refuse ask to see a manager, and ask why you cant have your refill (and state the policy).

its more likely that if someone looks at you funny its just knowone has ever asked them to do it before. it is policy but its not one they publicise for obvious reasons.

Very very interesting :T

mrcol1000

Ikea also sell you the cup and give you free refills. To be honest though the actual drinks are so cheap it doesn't cost them anything. The soft drinks are just a syrup that has water and bubbles added and the actual drink costs about 0.01p. Its the cup, the staff costs to sell you the cup and the overheads for the resturant that cost the money.

98jdougl

I currently work in maccies and have never heard of this lol. I know we have the stickers on the hot cups so if you buy 6 hot drinks you get 1 free. We have one woman who comes in every morning, goes through the bin and fishes out old cups for the stickers!

daveoc22

Just to add that at the same time I posted my original message I also contacted McDonalds via a link on their website.

Surprise, surprise, I've had no reply---I guess they don't want to put their Company policy in writing:rolleyes:

lilian1977

98jdougl wrote: »

I currently work in maccies and have never heard of this lol. I know we have the stickers on the hot cups so if you buy 6 hot drinks you get 1 free. We have one woman who comes in every morning, goes through the bin and fishes out old cups for the stickers!

Good for her I keep my eye out on the streets, if I see one I pick it up, take the sticker and put the cup in the bin. Doing my bit for the environment and getting a reward!

And I agree that McDonalds coffee is better than Starbucks. I only ever get coffee when it's free (Guardian Starbucks vouchers, Metro McDonalds vouchers etc) and definitely prefer it when it's a free McDonalds!