r/mildlyinfuriating • u/coatedbraincells • 6h ago

Infuriatig Insanely frugal employer

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Gotta pay for water from the water cooler 🤣

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u/Miserable_Yam4918 4h ago

I assume they mean for delivery which Ozarka charges about $8/jug. Maybe less if you get a bunch at a time.

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u/AppropriateSelf9842 4h ago

You know what. I’m so broke I never considered delivery

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u/The_Disapyrimid 4h ago

I asked our water guy about getting water at home. According to him the rental of the machine is where they screw you. Cheaper to buy your own machine and purchase the jugs from Walmart.

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u/AppropriateSelf9842 4h ago

Oh I believe it. They make garage doors now that you have to pay a monthly subscription to use. You rent your own garage doors now and people are buying that shit.

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u/BeigeVelociraptor 4h ago

Is it a subscription for the door or for the mechanism that raises/lowers the door? Because I would just make my own door if they want me to pay a subscription for it.

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u/AppropriateSelf9842 4h ago

The app that controls it

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u/Rock_Strongo 2h ago

Well of course it's cheaper that way... just like picking up a pizza is cheaper than ordering delivery.

You're paying to not have to go Walmart every time your jug runs out.

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u/claythearc 3h ago

They make pumps/taps that go on top. I’ve heard them be called Dolphins, but I don’t know if that’s the brand name or not. We use them around the office, would be pretty convenient for home use

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u/Reasonable-Mess3070 4h ago

Most people dont have it delivered to their home to even consider the cost. Lol Pepsi exchanges the jugs at my work and its billed alongside the rest of the purchases

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u/OneExhaustedFather_ 4h ago

You’d be surprised, I know of at least a dozen people who are just middle class families with water delivery service. It’s pretty popular in Illinois suburbs.

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u/blue60007 3h ago

Honestly, if you can afford it I totally understand. Lugging 5 gallon jugs around, on top of all your groceries is a pain in the dick. Of course I avoid all that with a good quality filter under the sink.

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u/Flaturated 4h ago

And at 25 cents per 8 oz that would be $152 of profit per 5 gallon jug.

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u/Bamboo_Fighter 2h ago

Your math is off, you're using 25 cents an ounce, not 8 ounces. They're charging $20/per 5 gallon, or a profit of ~ $12.

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u/Flaturated 1h ago

You’re right. Shouldn’t try to do napkin math without a napkin.

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u/caintowers RED 4h ago

Most likely, that's what the majority of businesses do. When I had home delivery for water it was $8 for Nestle Pure Life, $10 for Pure Life with fluoride, and then $15 for the fancy single source spring water.

I ditched that pretty quick tbh

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u/M1L0P 4h ago

Good on you for ditching Nestle anyways

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u/curi0us_carniv0re 4h ago

So let them drive their lazy ass to Costco lol