Ethical dilemma.

technol21
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:43:01 +0000

Definitely not stealing. I remember when more restaurants were getting hip to the self-serve thing they actually used to have signs that said “FREE REFILLS” , perhaps to bring in more customers. There are larger sizes for if you’re not eating inside. I tend to get the larger size when ordering to-go and a smaller size when eating in to refill. I did notice that some places without the self serve charge $0.25 - $0.75 to refill, especially in malls!

At food courts in the mall with the self-serve sodas, there are always passive-aggressive notes on them with something like “This soda is for X Store’s customers ONLY! If you would like to enjoy a cool, refreshing drink from here too DO NOT use your own cup, please walk down to the register and PAY for your drink! —>”