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Went to a Subway in Kona today and ordered a sandwich and water. Woman said Subway doesn't serve water anymore for free. If you want water, you have to buy a bottle of it. I almost walked out and left my sub there.
Sure, it's a money grab, but I remember when you could at least get a small cup of water at ALL restaurants and fast food places. [
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I know this for sure, they won't be getting anymore of my business.....
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No water at McDonalds anymore, either.
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Blaines in hilo charges soda prices for a cup to put water in.They been doing this for over a year that was last time I have been there and that will be the last.
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The cup probably costs them more than the soda.
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Subway in Pahoa gave us a cup for water Friday. Hope that doesn't stop!
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If everybody left their sandwich there (before paying) and left, they would probably change their policy. Personally, the only unfermented liquid I drink is water. Sure I have black coffee in the morning and the occasional iced tea, but only if I make it myself. I have no desire to drink Aquafina or whatever it is they sell that was bottled in New Jersey, trucked across the country, and barged to Hawaii. Talk about environmentally irresponsible. Most places still offer a free dixie cup of water though some places are starting to charge a nominal amount (usually 25 cents or less) for a cup of water, which I have no problem paying (cups and ice aren't free) but I have not, and will not, pay their bottled water extortion. The entire conundrum has become so frustrating that there are places I won't go, sometimes I go if I have water with me, but it has gotten so bad that if I have to plan ahead to pack water, I now pack a lunch too.
Nickle and diming me is one thing, but trying to force me to consume water with a carbon overhead or charging me the same as a sugary drink is wrong. A lot of places have already lost my business, and I'm sure more will too. I doubt they will ever realize their folly.
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Try buying locally bottled water.
http://www.hawaiianspring.com/
"Drawn from an artesian well at the mountain’s base in Kea'au, Hawaiian Springs bottles its water at the source; pumping it directly from the aquifer to our bottling facility."
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Try buying locally bottled water.
Are the bottles made locally too? I didn't realize we had any industry here.
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Carry an empty bottle and fill it from the tap. I do this when flying, it saves $3.00 and it is fresh local tap water not LA tap water which has been incubated.
I agree environmentalists who buy bottled water make my head spin.
