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Large_hearted_boy t1_j5dkvo5 wrote

I disagree with this one. I’ve worked in restaurants for years… the soda dispensed from fountain machines are designed to be slightly diluted with ice and taste much better that way.

Also, unless you’re getting your food to-go, any sit-down restaurant has unlimited free refills for the duration of your stay. So unless you’ve got a bad server who isn’t on top of refills, I don’t much see the point in this.

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youstillhavehope t1_j5dldiu wrote

Depending on the soda, ask for more ice and save yourself from (some) of that mountain of sugar.

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DroolingSlothCarpet t1_j5eormo wrote

>the soda dispensed from fountain machines are designed to be slightly diluted with ice

This is patently false.

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takecarebrushyohair t1_j5dkwk0 wrote

Honestly be cleaner too, who knows the last time they cleaned the ice machine.

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b0n3h34d t1_j5dlsqs wrote

It's the same machine as the fountain. If anything there's less bacteria food and colder temps leading to less growth of whatever

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b0n3h34d t1_j5dlwtf wrote

Mmm slightly chilled thick bubbly toxic syrup.

Ice is a necessary ingredient in a fountain drink

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bendvis t1_j5dpeji wrote

Right? The last thing most people need is even more bubbly corn syrup water.

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SonOfDadOfSam t1_j5dp1kh wrote

Ask for light ice or "easy ice". You get enough to cool the drink but it doesn't get as watery when it melts.

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Large_hearted_boy t1_j5epkcm wrote

This is another misconception that people have… in a drink filled to the top with ice, the ice actually melts slower and waters the drink down less than than one filled with mostly beverage and like .5 or .25 ice.

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buzzardhawkk t1_j5dqt5t wrote

If you order an iced coffee from McDonald’s, order it light ice. Get more coffee

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Gjetost t1_j5ek0vc wrote

I too am a no ice kinda person. It tastes like watered down sadness with all that ice.

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FandomMenace t1_j5ermnu wrote

LPT: Only drink water or tea; you'll live a lot longer and have a better time at the dentist.

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Empire2k5 t1_j5exxmh wrote

Fuck soda. Water is king.

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keepthetips t1_j5dkhth wrote

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Rethious t1_j5dr617 wrote

Terrible tip. I don’t know if there’s anyone on the planet that would benefit from having more soda in their diet.

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brothertuck t1_j5ds50j wrote

To me a drink with no ice does not taste right but a drink full of ice is worse, I usually ask for 3 or 4 ice cubes or less than a 1/4 full of ice if it is crushed, because it is needed to break the carbonation, i.e. the fizz. My nephew did the no ice for your reason, but I get that small tap of ice even at self serve soda dispensers.

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thePHTucker t1_j5dv2gv wrote

I can't say you're wrong because soda fountains are line chilled, so it is cold coming out, but it almost immediately warms up due to room temperature. If you chug it right away, you'll get a good sweet treat with a caffeine boost. This isn't an LPT, though. You ask for extra lemons and Splenda with your ice water, too, probably.

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CN2498T OP t1_j5ifvlf wrote

No, and you're one of those people that assumes things about people based on thing they said. At least I learned today that assumptions about people are usually wrong.

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