Places that don’t give you free water

[Anonymous]

Encountered my first one today it was a casual coffee/sandwich place with seating. Is this a thing nowadays?

[Anonymous]

Europe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Encountered my first one today it was a casual coffee/sandwich place with seating. Is this a thing nowadays?

Did they charge you for tap water in a washable cup or did they charge you for tap water in a disposable cup? For some reason, some places charge a cup fee for a disposable cup but not a washing fee for a regular non to go type cup.

[Anonymous]

Did they have a bathroom on-site. There's a code requirement to have a water fountain by the bathroom in most jurisdctions.

[Anonymous]

I'm not surprised. Drinks (including non-alcoholic) have much better margins than food. It's probably a way of coping with inflation without raising menu prices

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Encountered my first one today it was a casual coffee/sandwich place with seating. Is this a thing nowadays?

Did they charge you for tap water in a washable cup or did they charge you for tap water in a disposable cup? For some reason, some places charge a cup fee for a disposable cup but not a washing fee for a regular non to go type cup.

Nope, they refused to give us tap water and pointed us to the bottled water in the refrigerated case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not surprised. Drinks (including non-alcoholic) have much better margins than food. It's probably a way of coping with inflation without raising menu prices

They had bottled water for sale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did they have a bathroom on-site. There's a code requirement to have a water fountain by the bathroom in most jurisdctions.

They did and no water fountain. This is in Vienna, Fairfax County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Europe.

Is their tap water potable and safe? That is usually the reason other countries don’t offer free water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not surprised. Drinks (including non-alcoholic) have much better margins than food. It's probably a way of coping with inflation without raising menu prices

They had bottled water for sale.

and this encourages you to buy it

[Anonymous]

I hate this too. I get that places don’t want to fill up 5 cups of free water for your family, but it is water. If they don’t want to be bothered getting water for people then they should make cups and water available for self serve.

[Anonymous]

Were you west of the Rockies or in New England? Major drought - have not seen the news? - to the extent that cities, counties, and states are asking businesses and residents to cut water usage in any way they can including not bringing water to the table unless specifically requested (bc often a TON of water gets wasted daily from untouched water cups).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Were you west of the Rockies or in New England? Major drought - have not seen the news? - to the extent that cities, counties, and states are asking businesses and residents to cut water usage in any way they can including not bringing water to the table unless specifically requested (bc often a TON of water gets wasted daily from untouched water cups).

Why didn’t you read the thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Were you west of the Rockies or in New England? Major drought - have not seen the news? - to the extent that cities, counties, and states are asking businesses and residents to cut water usage in any way they can including not bringing water to the table unless specifically requested (bc often a TON of water gets wasted daily from untouched water cups).

I am in Virginia. Just yesterday I had the gall to wash my driveway. I understand where you’re coming from though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Europe.

Is their tap water potable and safe? That is usually the reason other countries don’t offer free water.

No this in the DMV area. They are a coffee shop, sink right behind the counter.