Customers ‘ripped off’ with 1000% soft drinks mark-up

CUSTOMERS are being charged a mark-up of up to 1000% for mineral water, a Fine Gael survey has revealed.

A survey of 47 pubs in Dublin on Thursday found prices ranging from €2 to €4.70 for a glass of mineral water with a dash of lime.

The dearest price was in Ron Blacks on Dawson Street. That compared to the cheapest price of 2 in Kehoe’s of South Anne Street and The Quays bar in Temple Bar. However, that still represented a mark-up of 400%