Do you believe it? Pay for Tap Water!

I think its Not cheap but healthy, and certainly more sanitized!

In the name of cheapness (and much to the annoyance of my family), I now travel with a collapsible cup. You know, the little cups from yesteryear that expand like an accordion to hold your drink of choice and then, when the last drop is gone, collapse to the size of a small compact for easy transport in your purse or pocket.

Yes, unfortunately, the time has come that we must carry our own personal drinking vessels at all times — unless we want to spend our hard-earned money on a crummy cup of tap water or a cup of ice when we are out and about.

It’s sad but true that the world has come to this!

Just the other day, I ordered my lunch and, as is my custom, I asked for a cup of ice water to go along with it. The tap water had always been free before with lunch, and sometimes they would throw in a lemon without me even asking.

But on this day, I was told (with no apologies, mind you) that there was an additional charge of 25 cents for the cup of water. Plus tax. Ugh.

Well, hello, I handed the cup back to them and had them re-ring my order. Honestly, I believe I would choke before I’d pay that for a crummy cup of tap water.

I was already on the warpath about this annoying H20 charge, because a few days before, when my husband and I were roaming around in Wilson County, we stopped in a gas station market to get a soft drink and had a similar comeuppance.

I don’t like soft drinks without ice, so my habit is to grab a cold Diet Coke out of the market cooler and then politely ask the clerk if I can get a cup of ice from the fountain drink area to pour the Coke over.

Every time in the past, if I had bought their drink, they had accommodated my request for the accompanying cup of free ice. But on this recent outing, I was told that the cup of ice would be an additional

50 cents.

When I questioned the just-doing-her-job clerk a little more closely, I was told that, technically, the ice was free but the cup was 50 cents. Ugh.

I returned the Coke to the cooler and again went thirsty (I am stubborn that way and could have just kicked myself for not having packed a cooler for our outing).

I know that most every business is trying to stay afloat and that making money is the name of the game. But I must say, charging customers for water and ice is over the top for me — especially when I’m making a purchase. It’s not like I just came in and ordered the water or ice without being a “real customer.’’

Fortunately, the solution is easy and justifiable for me and you. My little cup is now my constant friend … traveling in my purse and standing at the ready to keep me hydrated and save me some money (and frustration). Plus, if we all did this, think of how many cups we could keep out of the landfill.

Yes, going green is definitely the cheap way to go in this case. Let me know of ways you are going green that also are saving you money.

Stay cheap!

This is from a posting from a lady in Tennessee Named MsCheap.

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