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Most waiters aren't thinking about the $.50 difference in the total tip that a drink adds they're assuming that a person ordering a water is more likely to tip less than 15% or nothing at all. There are certainly people who justify this kind of thinking. As someone who enjoys having water I just hate that this stigma exists. Ordering water at a restuarant often can result in getting poorer service in anticipation of you not tipping as well.Waiters don't like serving water because their tips are based off the total of the check. It takes them just as much effort to serve water as it does a soda, but it doesn't add to the amount that you're charged and thus doesn't factor in to their tip if they're tipped a set percentage of the check.
Yeah the point is they are paying more to give you free water this way.Additionally, if a park offers you free water at a stand as opposed to just allowing you to fill up at a water fountain, they're not making revenue off of you. They're providing labor to provide you with something that doesn't make them money. Ultimately, you have 6 fewer places to fill up in each park now than you did over the past two years, but just as many as you did before the freestyle machines were installed.
Also completely unrelated to this discussion but where is everyone getting this Freestyle has only been around for 2 years thing? It's not quite that new.