Thank you President Trump!
Starbucks is on the other team.
Posted on 06/15/2017 12:44:23 PM PDT by Red Badger
CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46) - On a day when lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in Washington are asking Americans to unite, a loyal Starbucks customer says she was targeted for supporting Donald Trump. Starbucks said they are making sure this incident won't happen again.
"I don't know what politics has to do with getting a cup of coffee," Kayla Hart said.
Hart walked in to Starbucks on East Boulevard in Dilworth on Wednesday morning, wearing a Donald Trump t-shirt. Instead of being greeted with a smile, Kayla said the cashier laughed and her order was labeled with a political message, mocking her support for the president.
"They shouted out build a wall and shoved a drink at me and then all the barisatas in the back started cracking up laughing," said Hart. photo
The commotion caught the attention of nearby customers.
"I just walked out because everyone was staring," Hart said.
Hart believes she was bullied for wearing her Donald Trump t-shirt. She immediately emailed Starbucks customer service.
"I just found it really sad that I can't wear a t-shirt with our president without being made fun of," Hart said.
FOX 46 Charlotte also reached out to Starbucks to get results. The station received the following response:
"We failed to meet this customer's expectations of us, and we have apologized and are working directly with her to make it right. This experience is not consistent with our standards or the welcoming and respectful experience we aim to provide every customer who visit our stores. We have spoken with our store partners about this situation and are using this as a coaching opportunity for the future," Starbucks said in a statement.
Kayla said she also heard from Starbucks.
"This isn't me trying to get people to stop going to Starbucks. I just want it to be put out there so people know this is what's occurring. I don't think it's right you should be humiliated for wearing a t-shirt with your opinion on it," Hart said.
Hart said she is still waiting to hear from the Starbucks district manager before making a decision if she will return to the coffee shop.
Starf*cks
Ohmygosh. If I told the people around me I voted for Trump -— and still support him -—— my kids would be treated poorly and I would be ostracized.
- In the Trump Closet in Hollywood adjacent
GOOD for her!
Starsucks is a libtard enterprise.
I have a granddaughter employed at Starbucks.
She plays their libtard game while documenting “incidents.”
My truck was egged last night. My truck has a Trump bumper sticker.
I’d bully her for patronizing StarSucks.
After being treated like she was, why would she even contemplate returning?
This is one worry I will never have. Starbucks no way.
I would not eat or drink something prepared by someone acting like that.
As usual the bullying comes from the ones that scream BULLY!
I don’t necessarily agree that someone is off limits to make fun of if they put their opinion on their t-shirt, but for a business to humiliate and run off a paying customer is outrageous. Because that customer is never coming back and a customer is worth a hell of a lot more than a damn coffee maker. I’d have their heads if I was running that place.
While I’m on the topic, I wish it would have been explained to me as a teen that the REASON that the customer is always right is that the customer is worth more to the boss than my sorry @ss. I did learn that lesson later by getting fired.
Coffee addiction affects judgement?
I’m glad that I never liked it.
I was in the local Walmart a couple of weeks ago. A woman said she liked my USA-Trump hat, but that I was brave for wearing it. I told her I wasn’t really brave, I was armed! ;-)
No, it's not right. Right and wrong matter less and less these days. My best advice is to know what to expect and be prepared when you publicly choose a side. The animals are getting more brazen.
Try that with me and you’ll be giving me a latte every day for a year.
Oh, I stopped going to starbucks when they started the dickchopper bathrooms.
I lost a job at 88k a year because I voted for trump. Let’s try and beat that
And it was on a large military base.
I never buy Starbucks.
Even in the airports you can get good coffee from another venue.
Besides, I have a distinct inability to spend money on ridiculously overpriced things. ~Part of my philosophy of never making anyone rich at my family’s expense.
My SO knows enough to buy my sparklies on the secondary market. I’d scream otherwise.
awesome!
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