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I stopped by the McDonald’s drive-thru today for a quick bite to eat. I bought myself a couple of old-fashioned McDonald’s hamburgers and a large drink.

The price was $3.60. Jeez, kind of pricey for a couple of lousy hamburgers and a soda. I asked for my receipt. This is how it broke down:

2 hamburgers = $1.80

1 Large Soda = $1.60

The soda cost almost as much as the food, and was a lot less satisfying.

Restaurants chintz customers all the time with beverage prices. The La Villa restaurant on Union Avenue only offers medium drinks for a $1, but charges you 50 cents for a refill. Try eating authentic Mexican food with only a medium drink to satiate your thirst.

A few years ago, Carrows (hyperlink for Massachusetts) had some type of super breakfast for only $2.99. Two eggs, toast, hash browns, and a sausage patty. Incredible breakfast for an incredible deal. But the kicker was that Carrows charges $2.00 for a beverage. That’s ridiculous! I used to order the breakfast with water and watch the waitress’s face cloud over. I guess there is a big difference between $3.00 and $5.50 in the world of tips.

Every fast food joint and every sit down restaurant charge you an arm and a leg for a drink nowadays. Even coffee is getting that way. I’m pretty sure that McDonald’s now charges more than a dollar for a cup of joe.

Who do they think they are fooling? A pot of coffee costs, what, a quarter to make? We all know that carbonated fountain soda is like pennies a cup, if that fact is not an urban legend. It must be a big racket. Charge peanuts for the food and sock it to ‘em with the drink. They aren’t fooling anybody.

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