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  • Pilk@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Here’s a budget-easing fact. If the place you’re a patron of sells alcohol, it must also provide free drinking water.

    There aren’t exceptions for if you aren’t consuming alcohol, haven’t at that location, and/or do not intend to. The law in practice entitles you to bottled water if drinkable tap water is not an option.

    So, if you’re buying food at a Guzman y Gomez or Schnitz that has beer for sale at that moment, you can ask for water for free.

    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      Pubs bars and clubs are very careful about providing free water. Interestingly restaurants that serve booze not so much (that I’ve seen anyway)

      E; I should say only a few restaurants that I’ve been to haven’t… most do.