I can’t remember the first time a restaurant offered free refills for their beverages. Back in the day, coffee and tea came with refills, while things like Coke and Pepsi didn’t. But over the last few decades, that changed. Most fast food and quick service restaurants offer unlimited refills on everything but alcohol. As I’ve heard from non-American friends, these freebies are strictly an American concept. Well, all of that is beginning to change. McDonald’s has announced they will do away with that practice over the next few years. Some franchisees have already started…