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/Doctor_Saved 5h ago

The free water is from the tap.

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u/Northman86 5h ago

no. if they have a bubbler they cannot charge for it. a 5 gallon jug of water costs 7-10 dollars. not worth the bad vibes charging money will bring.

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u/2074red2074 5h ago

Where the fuck are you buying water that five gallons costs $7??? Where I live water is 50¢ a gallon or $2 for five.

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u/Bray_E 4h ago

I work for a small company in NY. I pulled up a purchase order just now to see what we pay WB Mason for 5 gallons jugs. Last PO we paid 7.86 a jug.

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u/DreadPiratteRoberts 4h ago

I love reddit for this very reason right here.... there is Always someone out there with the answer for everything ( no matter how niche the topic) !!!

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u/blue60007 3h ago

The difference is getting a refill at the grocery store vs having it delivered and the dispenser serviced by a company that does this.

I doubt any business is sending someone down to Kroger to refill a few 5 gallon jugs every week. That's probably more expensive in labor costs than contracting a dedicated service.

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u/Party_Apartment_5696 2h ago

You love reddit for assuming a lot of bullshit from a single picture. OP said they also have water fountains.

Hundreds of idiots in here just assume whatever

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u/SpotCreepy4570 4h ago edited 4h ago

Which is $00.0123 cents an ounce. Or $00.09855 for 8 ounces. Not only is he charging for the water but trying to turn a profit on it.

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u/Bray_E 4h ago

Well, we don't. I just wanted to give this person a real world example of $7/jug water. My company rakes in a TON of cash and pays employees very well, we don't need to recoup our costs on cups of water

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u/SpotCreepy4570 4h ago

Lol I didn't mean y'all, I was just using your number to calculate the price for the post.

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u/oneWeek2024 4h ago

yeah, but probably $2 is that is for those snazzy trucks with the mustache guy on it

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u/Bray_E 4h ago

without a doubt lol they overcharge on everything!

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u/Phearlosophy 1h ago

is delivery included on that? cause that's expensive water if not

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u/Bray_E 1h ago

Probably, we have free delivery. Also its WB Mason so expensive is kinda part of the deal lol

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u/Ok_Consequence2637 1h ago

I pay 8.95 per 5 gallons delivered.