No glass of drinking water anymore?

I can't believe that! I don't go to MCD's that much so I can't say if
it's the same in NY now, but that's the drink I get for my kids when
we go to the playland. There was water there a few months ago, and
they did give me a small kid cup for each child.

I hope that the store reconsiders. That's a ridiculous policy.

I've tried to look up the state laws with little luck, anyone have any
ideas on where to look?

Bring the cup into the bathroom and fill it up from the tap next
time.

Problem solved!

i'd suggest looking up your local laws on that

i thought most establishments were suppose to have tap water available
for free or at least have a water fountain etc.

and considering that some states (like NY) now tax water bottles as
well as soda, to only allow you to consume bottled water seems a bit
like a waste of resources.

I don't drink pop after 1 p.m. (or I can't sleep at night), and at
least three McDs near me still have the water option. I am not buying
a bottle of water -- that's such a scam. Tap water is fine.

I'm with you on this.

Given the prohibitive markup on soda, the least they can do is give
you a small cup for water or have the little button on the soda
machine for water so you can refill your soda cup after you're done
with it.

I know my McD's still has that little button and they're usually quite
good about giving out water cups at no charge - my son wants a water
and a milk when he gets cinnamelts when we get breakfast there.

This sounds like a revenue generating device - they want you to buy
their bottles of water...

I don't know why people think that water is free? Even when they give
you a glass of water in a resturant, you can best believe that it is
added into the overall cost of the food.

When you say the water button had been removed, what do you mean by
button? Was there a small button or something similar just for water,
or would you say it is the same type of button you would press for
coke, etc.?

I know in my area, over the past few years, all the McDonalds in my
area have installed all new drink machines, some of which are smaller
than the previous.

If the drink machine does not have a little water button somewhere,
then they might not want to sacrifice a revenue spot to make one of
the main spigots exclusively water. They might have only so many
slots, and likely there is a standard on exactly what drinks the need
to offer at a minimum. Maybe based on an equipment issue, it is not
possible, or it is not practical to get a new machine just to offer
people water.

While it may be inconvenient for you, I don't think they are trying to
rip you off by not offering water, it might just not be possible for
the reasons listed above. At least they have the bottled water
available.

There is a small tab next to the middle dispensor. This dispenses
just water.

Its underneath so alot of people dont notice it.

is a smaller button that will dispense water. Most McDonald's usually
have it on the Hi C Orange switch too.

My guess is that too many people were scamming for free cups of water
than then self-serving pop instead.

Its always going to come down to profit. They make more money selling
the bottled water than they do giving out $0.10 cups for free and
there's no risk of getting ripped off by someone who wants a pop
without paying for it!

Its more than just the cups. The sandwich shop I used to work at
didnt have water either, but thats because they didnt want to spend
the money on the water filtration system needed to have drinkable
water.

Without the filter you would be basically drinking tap water which
around here is not a good thing.

We had our share of mad customers a few of which demanded we just fill
up a cup at the sink.

I agree! At most they might charge for the price of a cup (I guess
for lid and straw if they really wanted to get picky), but really,
that cannot be more than 25 cents. Far more economical than a bottle
of water.

What surprises me is that it seems as though you purchased a soda and
just wanted some water at the end of the meal. Wouldn't it be cheaper
for McDonalds to refill your glass with water versus another soda?!