According to the Daily Telegraph, a mother said her 14-year-old son went to a McDonald's (McDonald) in Elizabeth (Elizabeth) for a glass of water because of the hot weather, but the clerk refused because he couldn't pay 30 cents. The mother accused the fast-food restaurant of being too ruthless.
According to 38-year-old (Vasu Sharrock), her son's water ran out of water at school and then ran out in hot weather, so he went to a nearby McDonald's to ask if he could pack a bottle of water. McDonalds staff told him he had to pay 30 cents, but Cooan found that he had left his wallet at home in the morning after catching the bus and the clerk refused his request.
Kuwan had told the clerk that his mother was picking him up by train from Adelaide and would be there in 20 minutes. He asked the clerk to give him water first, and his mother would pay for it when he arrived, but the McDonald's clerk still refused him. Helpless, Kuwan had to leave.
She was angry when she arrived at Elizabeth's train station and saw her red-faced son, Kuwan (Kuvam), at 40 degrees.
She thinks her son is not asking for products such as drinks, it's just water, and McDonald's is unacceptable. She accused McDonald's, a global company, of providing 200 milliliters of water.
Saloque complained on McDonald's Facebook page, and McDonald's responded: "Free water is decided by the stores themselves, and most stores can provide a free glass of water when customers consume it."
When the media contacted McDonald's on Elizabeth Road, the fast-food restaurant said it had not received a message about the incident.