My local Publix and every other one I’ve ever been to has always had a water button attached to the Sprite or 7-Up dispenser. But recently, my local Publix removed it. Now, whenever I go shopping, I can’t go in get a cup and fill it with water to have a drink while I shop anymore. It has always been completely free to just get a cup and fill it with water, they even told me I could do that and that’s how I found out about it years ago. Seems like they’ve changed their minds now
That’s probably their argument. They probably thought that by removing the water option, people won’t be able to sneak soda and pretend they were getting free water.
Really sucks for us non soda drinkers. Maybe they think “if we remove the free water, people will spend money on a soda.” Nah. Not me.