Did you know that Seattle Metropolitan magazine still exists? Apparently so! And did you know that Seattle Metropolitan magazine has its very own weblog? Adorable*! And on that weblog, they have ...
Rules at convenience stores are usually simple, but some customers still find ways to test them. So when one customer filled a two-liter bottle from the fountain machine and then tried to walk out ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Self-service fountain machines at pizza parlors and delis have the different sugary sodas labeled with big buttons, while there are often smaller black “water” and “soda” buttons ...
There’s a Coke machine on Capitol Hill with a history that’s just as mysterious as what’s inside. It’s within earshot of the neighborhood’s new light-rail station and Broadway’s posh eateries and ...
There was a turning point, somewhere a decade or more ago, when restaurants streamlined duties for their employees by letting customers serve themselves from fountain soda machines. No more did ...
According to a study performed in Virginia, U.S. researchers found coliform bacteria (fecal material) in just under 50% of the soda fountain machines inspected in restaurants and fast food places.