tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post5017095946702185579..comments2024-02-23T04:09:47.029-06:00Comments on The Roman Sacristan: Is Ronald McDonald really trying to kill me?Roman Sacristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118261227449305868noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-81912690558700678012007-07-27T13:54:00.000-05:002007-07-27T13:54:00.000-05:00Yep. I once read an article by someone who worked...Yep. I once read an article by someone who worked at a concession stand at an amusement park. The workers could be written up if they did not max out the cup with ice before filling it with soda.<BR/><BR/>Cha-ching!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-10743732543362454552007-07-27T11:09:00.000-05:002007-07-27T11:09:00.000-05:00You just pointed out where the food industry makes...You just pointed out where the food industry makes most of its money: soda sales. That's why you can get free refills almost anywhere. You go to a restaurant and you pay about $2.00 for a glass of cola, which being optimistic is about 12 oz. Even if you get a couple of refills, that only adds up to about 36 oz.<BR/>So, $2.00 for about 36 oz. Yet you can go to the supermarket and find 2 liters (about 68oz of cola) for only $1.00, and you know the store is still making a profit off that.<BR/>If you want to eat cheaper, then only get water when you go to a restaurant. You'll save a meal's worth of money in about 4 meals.Roman Sacristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118261227449305868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29912336.post-54762377598554081842007-07-27T09:43:00.000-05:002007-07-27T09:43:00.000-05:00Here is one bit of consolation about those 55-gall...Here is one bit of consolation about those 55-gallon-drum sodas. I went to Sonic recently and got a Route 44 Coke with a shot of cherry flavoring. I drank it pretty quickly, then noticed that there was still a whole lot of ice left in it even though some had melted. Curious about just how much volume of a 44-oz. Sonic drink went towards ice versus soda, I grabbed a 12-oz. can of Dr. Pepper and poured it into the cup. It only just barely fit -- and remember that some of the ice had already melted.<BR/><BR/>What this means is that when you get a 44-oz. drink from Sonic, you are likely getting no more than about 10 ounces of soda, which is less than a standard can. The rest is just plain old-fashioned zero-calorie ice.<BR/><BR/>The moral of the story: getting a 44-oz. drink from Sonic is better for you than getting a 12-oz. can of soda from a vending machine. Drink up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com