I'd Love Water/Soda bottle vending machine in SkyClub
Aug 30, 2022, 2:00 am
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Aug 30, 2022, 2:02 am
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This would have to come with a water dispenser/filler that can be used without the mouth of the person's bottle touching the spout - I'm always shocked at the number of people I see doing this like it's no big deal. Similar to the still/sparkling water taps I see going in at a lot of the lounges but would probably need to be higher off the counter.
Aug 30, 2022, 8:02 am
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PreCOVDD-19, the KE business class lounge at ICN had water bottles (the only source of water to drink in that lounge) in a small refrigerator at the end of a counter next to the entrance to the kitchen. The refrigerator door opened to the wrong side, so that you had to wedge yourself against the wall/door and reach in, hoping that staff wouldn't be coming or going from the kitchen just then. Only one person at a time could fit in the area, so there always seemed to be several people waiting for their turn to retrieve a small bottle of water. It was a very bad arrangement.
Aug 30, 2022, 9:56 am
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As a person who owners coin operated water dispensers, there are Health Department guidelines that the water flow out of the tube, cannot contact a surface that can be touched by a container or hands
Aug 30, 2022, 11:32 am
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Aug 30, 2022, 8:09 pm
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Aug 30, 2022, 8:41 pm
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they are something north of $5 at BUR. I’m not shocked by much, but was impressed by the pricing.
Aug 31, 2022, 8:20 am
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For me, it's more about the convenience of not having to leave the SkyClub early to go to a shop, buy a water, and wait in line to pay. But, yes, Atlanta's prices are extortionate. Paid $3.89 yesterday for a bottle of water that is $1.89 outside the airport. It's expensed so not a huge deal but annoying when other airports manage to charge much closer to street pricing.
Aug 31, 2022, 9:55 am
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For me, it's more about the convenience of not having to leave the SkyClub early to go to a shop, buy a water, and wait in line to pay. But, yes, Atlanta's prices are extortionate. Paid $3.89 yesterday for a bottle of water that is $1.89 outside the airport. It's expensed so not a huge deal but annoying when other airports manage to charge much closer to street pricing.