How is this a deal?

Always been re-fillable drinks at Subway...

not funny I could have been arrested, for shop lifting been going for about a year must have had about 60 free cokes on ASDA

hahahaha

What's funny is you were never caught. .actually seems you're just very lucky. .

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What's funny is you were never caught. .actually seems you're just very lucky. .

Asda used to be free refills. not sure when they stopped, but used to get free refills with my papa who died over 15 years ago

I remember this as he used to refil before leaving and take it home for the next day. cars back then didn't have cup holders though, so he got one which slotted into the window, your couldn't wind the window up with it in though as our would fall out!

Always seeing people in Subway help themselves to a jug of pop on their way out - always thought they were just blagging it while the staff were too busy. Worth remembering perhaps for a hot day.

In my local ASDA store it is free refills so I'm quite confused at that?

Heat for a reminder, although I find despensed fizzy drinks just don't taste the same as bottled.

Fun of refill on one side, however sorry to hear about katg father's demise. The good old memories of being with ur parent are always a treasure to think and cherish.

The new store at Gillingham Pier, it seems they advertise the fact that there are free refills. It's just a bit strange that some stores do offer them and others do NOT.

How is this a deal?

Always been re-fillable drinks at Subway...

Some stores I have been in actually put a notice up on their machine stating words to the effect of 'Only one refill per customer' or 'Refills for customers who purchase food + drink'. It is down the discretion of the franchise.

This can't be right if it's free in one Asda's store and not other, and you were made to feel shame is not right. I think Asda's HQ must take note and change this policy either allow in all stores or not at all.

Just imagine if lewis_fox goes to Stock on Tees or Thornaby stores and helps himself and he/she is paraded through the store at the back in front of all the shoppers, um "What did he do" Staff "He refilled his cup of tea"!!!

can't imagine that. So the unknown Lewis thinks all stores allow free refill, no not the case....

So please ASDA CEO please change this!!

BTW
IKEA allows free refill and the best thing is if you are a Family Member you can have free 1st cup as well.... so free all the way....

Been to a few Burger Kings eg.Gunwharf Quays,Portsmouth; Guildford.
The soft drinks there are refillable as well.
Give you a cup and fill at the machine.

ive always refilled my drinks in thornaby

I never knew this and have been a subway regular for years. However most of my local branches are so small with few seats that I never eat in, so can't really take advantage of the offer anyway. I doubt you could walk back in with your cup half an hour later and get a free refill!

I always go up and refill, never asked but never been told not to do it. If they didn't want you to do it why have a self-service machine that is often not in direct view of the main counter staff.

I think its store specific. I go to 2 Subway stores regularly one allows unlimited refills the other only allows one additional refill.

Never realised either, thanks for highlighting

But it's posted in deals...

Worth checking the sugar content of the drinks to ensure you're not drinking 14 or 28 teaspoons of sugar dissolved in acid. :smiley:

Pretty sure earlier it was in freebies, if so it has been moved...and most likely because technically it is not a freebie as a purchase has to be made...irrelevant anyway, it is still a handy valid heads up for those that do not know whether in freebies, as a deal or in misc.

It's news to me ... that everyone didn't know this.
Include burger joints in this too.
If they give you an empty cup and allow you to fill it yourself, then it's free refills.
If they don't allow refills, they fill it before they give you the cup.

All the places I've been in, UK or abroad, have used the above method.

Subway policies are store specific.
Not every Subway franchise offers free refills.
Similarly, there are a few that don't even offer the standard £3 deal.

I've know about the free Refills over 3 years ago . I can't believe you just clicked on

I thought refills were always free at Subway !

I thought all subways had free refills as long as you was in the shop

Our subway only offers 1 refill now as kids were abusing it. 20 of them would come into the store and share 1 cup between them. Other kids will go play in the local skatepark and then come back to refill their drinks lol..

Those talking about shoplifting have little to worry about.

Yes, security could in theory collar you for shoplifting. In practice that would be going nowhere if you HONESTLY believed that refills were free because they were in the past, or were in other same chain stores you frequent. The worst that would happen would be a store ban.

Not all Subways offer free refills, most do but i would check before you start loading you cups again or you may end up being accused of stealing like the poster @ ASDA

Haven't been subway for 7/8 years but even back then it was always free refills

Afaik, it's 50p if you keep the cup and go to another store too. Good for when in a big city with multiple Subways!

Thought this was common knowledge lol.
A few of them stick signs up saying no refills but 95% allow it.
For the poster who mentioned ikea, their soda is horrible own brand stuff, whereas subway are coke/Pepsi

As someone who worked as manager in McDonald's many years ago, I can tell you that the margins on these drinks are ridiculous when sold . It cost the restaurant around 10p per cup, so Subway aren't really losing here.

Lighten up, as if that would have ever happened.

Ive done this since day one! None has said anything

"I got store banned from an ASDA by Bradford for changing the language on the demo iPad back from something like Urdu to English. Apparently it was set up that way to cater specifically to people who didn't speak English."
Please tell me this is a joke...

refill now, complain later for being obese :smiley:

I tend to pay the extra 30p to get the bottled drinks as the stuff you get from the machines is so watered down and tasteless!

Free refills have always been, err, free in Subway, have they not?

Not really a deal, they've always done this? As a rule anywhere with the fountain drinks you fill yourself are free refills. It's the same everywhere, sounds like the woman in Asda didn't have a clue what she was talking about (not really surprising for Asda).

store policy probably depends on how much the local populace abuse it

jesus, haven't you got better things to do with your time? moaning about lack of consistent policy regarding free refills in a large supermarket chain. ffs.

yeah, i didnt know they did this till i started working there last week

makes buying a large drink pointless?

I think all the subways near me have messages on saying no refills, as others have said must be franchise dependent.

The Subways here in the Scottish Borders dont offer free re-fills (they have notices up saying so) so im guessing its up to the store owners?

this has been going for years.... and it's not a deal.

This is standard practice. why is it a deal?

no - they taste better IMO!

Yea always been free refills at Subway, although it's true they don't really shout about it.

Used to go to Subway all the time, especially for breakie as often eat out for breakie. But once had a cold breakfast sarnie at Subway which put me off. Seen as I often eat at Meadowhall there are lots of other options like Nosh, Greggs and Weatherspoons...breakie out is so cheap at most like £2 for a sarnie and a drink (at Weatherspoons & Greggs anyway).

Sounds about right. In the same category as printed coupons I suppose.

It is a bit strange that some of the national supermarket chains seem to allow local store managers to implement local policies in such innocuous areas of their customer-facing business. Their choice I guess, but it does mean that customers are often left wondering whether staff are making up policy on the hoof.

I work at subway it's up to the franchisee of that particular store I know that at my store it's large cups only so don't assume everywhere does it

I did not know they were free. do any other fast food places do this like burger king or mcdonalds?

it's more likely that they have to make a certain amount of profit on the cafe; if profits are low then stopping free refills happens. if hardly anyone takes advantage of it they let it continue.

quite why anyone is bothered by this enough for it to determine whether they regularly go to an asda cafe or not is beyond me. really quite eye-openingly small minded behaviour.

Used to do it anyway.

Not in Aberdeen, Used to do free fills but they put a sign up saying "No refills"

None of the Subways in Coventry offer free refills. I find that strange, because the drinks machine is not behind the counter. In the USA, Subway has always offered free refills.

I thought it was only tea and coffee that were free in Ikea?

Your story doesn't make any sense, you stopped going to asda because they didn't do free refills to go to subway, where you also thought they didn't do free refills

I don't get this site haha. This has been known for so many years it's just hilarious. Would a deal saying you get free carrier bags at primark get as much heat as this also?.. :smile:

The stuff that comes out of those machines is so watered down and tasteless it could easily be given away free like tap water! Add ice to the mix and and at best you get cola flavoured water.

Here's a tip from someone who used to work there..

You can get a large cup for the same price of a medium cup when you buy a meal deal..

Exactly!

With the onset of cold winter, would it not be better to ask for a caffè latte?

I've often wondered if people knew they could choose a hot drink over sugary acid for no charge. :smile:

I'd agree if we were talking about something that would seriously erode margins, but we are not - as others have indicated drink refills cost them peanuts. They'd only be eroding their profit if customers would have paid for the refills, which of course very few ever do where refills are not free.

No doubt Jamie Oliver would have something to say about all this :wink:

I always refilled? Thought it was the norm

This actually depends on each store as both stores in Bury allow it but one in Chatham centre doesn't, the one on the Dockyard allows 1 free refil. You'd really have to ask the staff.

​They are free in Gillingham as they advertised it and you wouldn't get arrested as the police don't deal with cases under the equivalency of £5 anymore.

mmm I will investigate this further, both Stockton and Thornaby are definable NO

not small minded if there are 4 of you thats an extra £4 per round, every week = £208pa

I did post in freebys

lol, way to disprove an argument. you could always, you know, not drink fizzy cr4p?

taking your family of four to an asda cafe every week. really quite astoundingly bleak.

I do not take my family, I do voluntary work, and take 3 ppl who are old and do not have transport shopping to ASDa every Tuesday, what a judgmental fool u r

Upset Brown Pant....your rant is reminiscent to me now of [Inbetweeners Nemesis Inferno sketch].

Think before you speak.

i apologise unreservedly @miles316