Posted on 05/19/2018 2:41:08 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Starbucks announced a new policy Saturday that allows anyone to sit in its cafés or use its restrooms, even if they don’t buy anything.
The new policy comes five weeks after two black men who hadn’t bought anything were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks.
Company executives have said its previous policies were loose and ambiguous, leaving decisions on whether people could sit in its stores or use the restroom up to store managers. […]
The company said anyone can use its cafés, patios or restrooms without buying anything, but it noted workers should still call the police if someone is a safety threat.
“We are committed to creating a culture of warmth and belonging where everyone is welcome,” Starbucks said in a statement. …
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I wish we had a Starbucks near where I live. I’d go in with my laptop and my 64 oz Bubbacup loaded with decent tasting coffee. And then camp out for a few hours.
Yep.
And they will do what when people start shooting up and collapsing or worse in their bathrooms? And that will effect their business model and stock price how?
What’s going to happen when people bring their own food into Starbucks?
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Just for the halibut should also bring in your own coffee and sandwich and take a ‘long lunch’.
Of course DON’T clean up after oneself and don’t say a word to ANYONE you are not physically with.
Make them ‘throw you out’ without giving them a viable excuse since ‘stinking and loitering’ are no longer offenses.
‘Love’ it when these liberal ‘plans’ come to fruition, especially ‘love’ the new personal tax that Seattle has thrown on two of their biggest coffer contributors.
See how quick it takes to rescind that tax when BOTH companies announce plans to move their corporate to another city or even country.
Good time to invest in popcorn stock.
Do they mind if I bring my own coffee?
The lowest paid workers are going to have to do extra dirty work without any increase in pay.
Are young hipsters still beguiled by the hipster status of working at Starbucks?
What is the mystic?
Get the wife and kids, maybe the dog. pack a big picnic basket and go down to your local Starbucks and have a little picnic. See how inclusive they are.
Bums of Color need to know that not only will shelter be available but also Reperation coffee and sides will be offered.
Starbucks the new public library. Seriously do these execs realize what they have done
I went into a coffee shop last week to have a cup of coffee and do some work. When I asked for the wifi password they told me it was “buysomething.” Eff Starbucks!
Can I bring my own coffee?
Starbucks Homeless.
Can’t happen to a nicer company.
Well, this is just not good enough. Starbucks is heartless. They are going to let people who cannot afford to purchase their over-priced swill sit there with nothing?! If they had an actual social conscience, they would be offering free coffee to these downtrodden members of society. What kind of social justice warriors are they!?
A muffin with the coffee would be nice.
Never been in one.
They’ll be sorry!
I’m going to get a hamburger at Yard House with some draft beer!
Now the bums have Wifi connections for their laptops and tablets.
It all comes from the initial error, APOLOGY.
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