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Every day - every single day - my mom gets in her car, and drives 2.5 miles (each way) to the nearest McDonald's, to buy a diet coke. That's the only item she g
by andy_xor_andrew 3y ago
Every day - every single day - my mom gets in her car, and drives 2.5 miles (each way) to the nearest McDonald's, to buy a diet coke. That's the only item she gets.
She has done this for over a decade.
This used to drive me insane. But somewhere around the 8th year of this, maybe because I matured a bit, I started to finding this extremely endearing.
- fbdab103 3y agoWell now you are driving me insane with this story. I hope she instead has a secret love affair with the register person instead. Would make more rational sense than driving + overpaying for a beverage you could keep at home.
- 725686 3y agoPlus the environmental impact of driving to get a single coke.
- tantalor 3y agoFor a single person doing this: zero impact
- skhunted 3y agoIn the U.S. it is quite common for people to drive long distances for equally trivial reasons. It’s not that she alone is significantly impacting the environment it’s that this story is indicative of a nation that has normalized such behavior.
- 725686 3y agoThat is exactly the mentality that will doom us.
- jl6 3y agoIt could be insane and endearing!
- afterburner 3y agoMcDonald's greatest strength is consistency. That said, bottled coke bought in bulk, the right amount of ice, and some straws would do it. On the other hand, keeping it a drive away maybe keeps her from over-indulging.
- hasty_pudding 3y agoI do something similar for coffee. It's more than the drink to me it's a big part just getting out of the house and a change of pace.
- matwood 3y agoIt's her morning coffee which millions of people do every day.
- fbdab103 3y agoCoffee you can at least make the argument that the place uses better beans, equipment, technique, or just laziness of self-preparation. I am a tough sell that a Coke served by McDonalds taste significantly better than the options available at home.
- matwood 3y agoMaybe? I would argue that for most people the routine is the most important thing.
- rvba 3y agoYou should donate to plant some trees.. a lot of trees for this fuel and plastic.
- mike503 3y agoI know a guy who used to go to McDonald's simply for the Diet Coke. I love McDonald's Diet Coke myself, although my local one lately has been messing the mix up somehow... I will admit that the Diet Coke alone will steer me to choose McDonald's over something else to eat sometimes!