Cravin’s Candy Emporium - Bend OR — Restaurant in Bend

So my son had a bad bout with croup the last couple of days and has been pent-up in the house. Today he's finally gotten a little life back in him so I figured I'd get him out of the house. We decided we'd go through the drive-through and get him a Happy Meal and then we would go to Cravin's for a treat afterwards. After the drive-through, about half way to Cravin's, my son realized his chocolate milk was frozen solid and he was THIRSTY after eating his salt infused Happy Meal. I told him we would get him some water when we got to Cravin's. So we get to Cravin's and my son, still pleading for water, promptly goes about selecting his treat. I go to the counter and ask the man for a glass of water where I could clearly see a faucet and cups behind him. The man paused momentarily and said that I could buy a bottled water. I told him I wasn't interested in buying a bottle of water, tap water would be just fine. After some calm exchange of dialogue between the two of us HE REFUSED TO GIVE US A GLASS OF WATER! By this time Charlie had picked out what he wanted and was ready to pay. But NO WAY WAS I GOING TO SUPPORT CRAVIN'S WHO REFUSED TO GIVE US A GLASS OF WATER!! I told my son to put his treat back and we would go somewhere where they could spare a glass of water. The man behind the counter (I assume the owner) responded, trying to plead his case that he was just trying to run a business, to which I responded "well you just lost mine" and walked out the door. SHAME ON YOU CRAVIN'S!!! We walked up the street to GOODY'S and I asked for a glass of water where the lady behind the counter answered with a cheerful YES and a smile on her face not even knowing if we intended on making a purchase! My son was having a hard time deciding what he wanted and the GOODY'S employee recognized his struggle and even offered him some FREE SAMPLES to help him decide!! THANK YOU GOODY'S!!!

CRAVINS=NO FREE WATER😠 GOODY'S=WATER WITH A SMILE AND FREE SAMPLES!😊

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