Posted on 09/19/2025 7:49:03 AM PDT by Red Badger
A Starbucks cup from the Chicago location with “Loser :)” written on it after a customer ordered Charlie Kirk’s favorite drink, alongside a screenshot of a store manager.
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A Starbucks in Chicago has been forced to temporarily shut down after staff allegedly mocked a senior citizen customer by scrawling “LOSER” across her order, all because she asked for Charlie Kirk’s favorite drink.
On Tuesday, Jacqueline Garretson took to X to expose what happened to her mother-in-law at the Starbucks on Northwest Highway and Harlem Avenue.
“This morning a family member went to Starbucks and ordered Charlie Kirk’s favorite drink — Mint Majesty with honey. When their cup came back, it was marked with the word ‘loser :)’ scribbled across it,” Garretson wrote.
“No customer should ever be mocked or insulted because of what they order or what they believe. This is blatant bias, unprofessional, and unacceptable.”
Garretson and her husband quickly demanded answers from management.
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The couple immediately confronted the store’s district manager, demanding swift action against the employee responsible.
Jacqueline Garretson: I called in yesterday after this incident happened. I’m sure you’ve heard about it. My mother-in-law came in and ordered a Mint Majesty Tea in honor of Charlie Kirk, and this was written on her cup. I’m sure your phone lines have been ringing off the hook, and they’re going to continue to ring off the hook until something happens about the situation.
Husband: Accountability for sure.
Jacqueline Garretson: So what are we doing with all this?
District Manager: We’re in the process of the investigation, figuring out what happened. The people who were here yesterday—we’re trying to understand. We’re still looking into the situation. We are taking action.
Husband: How long does that take? Because it’s been over 24 hours, and I’m sure the person is here right now.
District Manager: Well, we didn’t know for 24 hours.
Husband: You did. You knew immediately.
Jacqueline Garretson: I called yesterday morning. The manager on duty said they would call me yesterday afternoon. Same with my mother-in-law. I heard nothing.
District Manager: What’s challenging right now is that everybody is calling, saying that they were the one it happened to. So we didn’t know which one was the actual incident.
Jacqueline Garretson: Yeah, it’s us. This is our family member. We just picked up the cup.
Husband: It’s my senior citizen mother—she’s not even political.
Jacqueline Garretson: Yeah, she could not be a more unpolitical person whatsoever. But she has morality. She knows what happened to this man is wrong and wanted to order this because it’s trending on social media.
Jacqueline Garretson: So the fact that she left with this cup, then to find out it has “loser” written all over it—that is disgusting.
District Manager: I understand. I understand. All I can say right now is that we’re looking into it and following up on it. I can’t tell you at this moment what the outcome is going to be, because I don’t even know. At this point, it’s not on my terms. The investigation is ongoing.
Husband: So did you ask any of the employees that are here today if they were here yesterday morning? You know who was here. We’re looking for—not corporate bureaucracy—but immediate accountability.
District Manager: I appreciate that.
Husband: And if not, I will have this whole intersection lined with patriots today. I’m not even joking.
District Manager: I don’t think that you are.
Husband: I’m not. That’s my mother.
District Manager: Like I said, I can’t divulge what is happening in the middle of an investigation. I’m not fully in charge of the line. That’s all I can say. What I can do today is help you get a refund on everything.
Jacqueline Garretson: Yes, please refund her. It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right—what happened is wrong, right? And this adds fuel, putting salt in a wound. It just does. I knew Charlie personally, so you’re adding to that.
Husband: I’ll tell you what—you guys picked the wrong person this time. We’re looking for immediate accountability and action, not just corporate callbacks and investigations. I’m talking 5:00 PM today. I want some form of action taken against the employee who represents this business and wrote “loser” on my mother’s cup.
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By Wednesday evening, Starbucks had temporarily shut down the Chicago location.
“We asked Starbucks for accountability by 5pm. When we arrived, the store was temporarily closed. Thank you to everyone who has called and stopped into the store over the past 48 hours. We are all Charlie now,” Garretson wrote.
Starbucks corporate later issued a statement.
“There are no restrictions on customers using Charlie Kirk’s name on their order, and we are following up with our team.”
But the response only fueled more anger, especially after former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani weighed in.
Despite promises from management, Garretson revealed on Thursday that neither the district manager nor Starbucks corporate had reached out more than 48 hours later.
“48+ hours into #LoserGate and still no call back from the District Manager (even though he promised). Corporate hasn’t reached out either despite multiple attempts. Store is closed, only the drive-thru is open — so I can’t even follow up in person,” she posted.
The Gateway Pundit has reached out to Starbucks for comment.
Maybe just fire everyone who worked there and start over.
Drastic, but less so than burning the place to the ground and salting the earth it stood on...
Finally conservatives are learning the rules set forth by the leftists and making them live up to the rules in their sandbox.
Dude like that is spitting in your coffee whether you piss him off or not.
Second anyone who shops at Starbucks is feeding the leftist machine and I agree nothing special anout their overpriced coffee
What they shoild do is add a Charlie Kirk drink to their menu😂
3-2-1 Trump is threat to fee speech 😎
Just another confirmation of my decision to not enter a Starbucks again. I can proudly say its been over 10 years now.
There are dozens of threads on X about this and other stories relating to writing on cups. It started days ago.
Typical Starbucks though. Some employees in certain local stores act like jackasses.
Cultural appropriation from the ‘hood..............
Good
I wouldn’t trust Starbucks you’ll never know what they do to your drink
FWIW, the only time I have had Starbuck’s coffee was when my work supervisor took his staff out for a small ‘team building’ meeting. The company paid for it.
While I loathe Starbuck’s politics, the main reason I avoid them, is the outrageous prices! Of course, here in PRC (Politically Repressive Canaduh), Tim Horton’s is king. I don’t buy there, if I can avoid it. They don’t hire Canadian workers, rather, they hire foreign workers, at lower wages and, their prices are still too high, IMO. For coffee, I choose McDonald’s. It is less expensive and as good, or better, than Tim Horton’s coffee and, they employ Canadians. Many are from immigrant families, but they are at least, citizens!
So is the stocking cap. It is still Summer up in Cshitcago-land, isn't it?
The irony of some lowlife working at Starbucks calling someone else a loser. How’s that human studies degree working out slacker?
Sorry to hear. I’ve visited about 30 US states in my life but Washington isn’t one of them. Cities are seemingly getting worse everywhere around the world.
What is really disgusting is what he may have put into the drink. There are two Americas now
If the drive through is open, then the store is not closed.
Maintain and replace or it will yield to entropy. If you leave alone the elements will take over--like your house or garden. My 2 cents.
the husband was RIGHT and you’re weak as hell
What kind of business do you own?
Never liked their burnt coffee.
“I never piss off people that are preparing my food or drink. EVER.”
totally: rules #1, #2, #3 of eating out! ... and includes rubbing your politics in their faces on purpose ... essential to have no written or oral indication of politics about one’s person ... bad enough to risk poisoning in the first place without deliberately asking for it ...
Cancel Culture is a bitch.
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