Why is it that in most restaurants, you can drink many refills of coffee all for one price, but for tea, there are no refills (when it's really just a 3 cent tea bag and water)?

Why is it that in most restaurants, you can drink many refills of coffee all for one price, but for tea, there are no refills (when it's really just a 3 cent tea bag and water)?
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answer:Sometimes, as you said you can get more hot tepid water and reuse the tea bag for a delicious dishwasher beverage. Probably because that carafe is available and easy to pour. But it’s a good question. Tell your friend to throw a few tea bags into her purse and just ask for more warm water. Restaurant tea is always awful, however. I can’t remember the last time I got freshly brewed tea and boiling water, probably at Twenty One in NYC in the seventies.
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