Starbucks: Virtue Signaling Public Potty Chain Also Serves Coffee

Canada Free Press ^ | 05/27/18 | Katy Grimes

[Sean_Anthony]

Starbucks senior management could learn a thing or two from the Black Rifle Company

Following Starbucks’ corporate announcement that anyone can use the store’s restrooms, even without buying anything, I posted on Twitter: “Starbuck’s: A national public bathroom chain which serves mediocre espresso coffee topped with a frothy whip of white privilege, and an extra shot of millennial attitude.”

What prompted the post? While Starbucks’ executive chairman Howard Schultz travels the country on an apology tour for racial insensitivity, the Starbucks in my Sacramento neighborhood has become a cesspool for heroin addicts, and weird naked guys using the restroom… without locking the door. Yep, a Starbucks employee opened the store bathroom to find a naked guy doing whatever he was doing in there.

[tet68]

Thank God they have a drive-thru.

Starbucks has drive-thru urinals?
What WILL they think up next?

[Rome2000]

When I lived in the city everyone was pretty much hop to it, except for some places like Burger King and evidently Starbucks.

It’s the management that allows the employees to act that way.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I think every place should allow a person to go to the bathroom.

As someone who goes to the bathroom somewhat more frequently with the passage of years, I see the point to this argument. But, unless free bathrooms are customary, some provided by the government (as in parks or libraries) and some provided by private entities (like department stores or supermarkets), you are going to have problems of cleanliness and abuse. Big city libraries come to mind. And, soon, Starbucks.

The Euro solution has been pay toilets--pay to pee. It annoyed me at first, but I'm convinced that the alternative is stinky bathrooms unless a lot of resources are devoted to continued cleaning and policing.

[miss marmelstein]

Well, I guess these are minimum wage jobs and you get young people with bad attitude. In coffee shops run by immigrants, you often get much speedier and professional service. I was kind of stuck that morning. I really dislike Starbucks’ coffee.

[HotHunt]

I don't drink coffee (heart rate issues), so I have never been inside a StarF*cks before.

But from what I hear and read, your list of reasons not to go to StarF*cks misses the most biggest reason they are known for, for not buying their wares.

Having to take out a small mortgage on your home to be able to afford to buy some phony, tricked-up cup of coffee (WTF is a latte?) that otherwise costs next to nothing to make at home or to buy from some other coffee shop.

StarF*cks is a liberal bastion for wannabe social justice warriors and safe-space seekers. And they charge through the nose for the luxury of sharing the place with druggies, homeless, vagrants and prostitutes.

Why would any sane person, who is not a flaming liberal, want to wander into their den of thieves?

Living on a farm in a rural area, one doesn't get caught up in these urban habits of wanting to go to the trendy places to eat or drink.

If it wasn't for the news I read on FR about StarF*cks latest faux pas misstep, I wouldn't even know they existed, let alone have to worry about where to find one for my next cup of "covfefe".

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Starbucks is for people who want to drink milkshakes and pretend it's coffee. The coffee itself is unpalatable, and that why it needs to be loaded up with whipped cream, caramel drizzle, and various syrups.
 

[Vaduz]

Starbucks the new IHOP case proof that some folks have a pattern for the race card.

[Advil000]

Because the homeless, druggie and people hunting for discrimination paydays in court will make life hell. You’ll suddenly have every indigent hanging around inside every small medium and large business they can all day long, hopping from business to business every 20 minutes and every single stop they will say “I was just using the bathroom.”. You’d like to think it’s a small problem but every City from small to large would be overrun with rules like this. Just look at the avalanche of druggies and weirdos just from this one Starbucks thing. Now imagine every business you like to frequent being like this all day every day. It can happen.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I think we agree, for the most part.

[YogicCowboy]

To be fair, it was probably a homeless man giving himself a sponge bath.

Coming to all Starbucks, three, two, one...

[YogicCowboy]

Leftist ideology is incompatible with the free market.

How many civilized, paying customers are going to continue patronizing a chain that does not provide available, hygienic lavatories?

Moot for me: I already boycott.

[YogicCowboy]

Public pay toilets are indeed the best answer.

[Notthereyet]

When I was a child (I am in my 60s) there were pay-toilets all across the country, especially at family themed restaurants. If I recall correctly, it was taken to court and the courts said that those toilets open to the public could not be pay-toilets. The reason I recall this is my mother was frustrated keeping dimes (or perhaps nickels) on hand for 5 children and was thrilled at no longer having to keep that much change in her purse.

[Kickass Conservative]

>>>The reason I recall this is my mother was frustrated keeping dimes (or perhaps nickels) on hand for 5 children and was thrilled at no longer having to keep that much change in her purse<<<

The first kid uses the Dime and then holds the door open for the second kid, and so on and so on.

As my Mother used to say, Pee now or forever hold your Bladder. LOL

[Katya]

I am an absolutist when it comes to free markets... but be up front. I mean this is a total click bait sales pitch article for BRCoffee lol It’s not journalism.

For starters, BR isn’t a retail operation, so stating Starbucks could learn from them isn’t realistic. They’re dealing with online orders as opposed to walk ins.

I for one have never been told to purchase anything from a fast food company or coffee house before using their toilets. Maybe because I don’t appear to be riffraff and I’m a white female. Political correctness to avoid controversy is a must in todays business environment...it’s simply naieve to state large corps have any choice in this. Controversy is not creates a blue chip company.