Starbucks, bathroom

Starbucks is changing its free water and bathroom policies. Store workers say that might be tough to enforce.
Starbucks is about to make visitors buy something to use the bathroom or get free water. Some workers say the plans might not pan out.
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With Starbucks’ new bathroom policy, America has nowhere left to go
And the people needing to use the facilities aren’t just people out on a shopping trip. They are Uber drivers, Amazon drivers and those delivering food for apps. They are left to resort to carrying “pee bottles” in their vehicles or begging their customers for a favor.
Starbucks' policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access
Starbucks ended a 7-year-old policy that invited anyone to hang out in its stores or use its restrooms, regardless of whether they bought anything.
Starbucks purchase required to hang out, use bathroom. What to know about the policy in Indiana
Starbucks' new purchase-required policy reverses the open door rule put in place after a store called police on Black men waiting for a meeting.
‘I hate it’: Starbucks customers order drinks ‘for here.’ Then they learn about a new policy change
This new policy is another step towards Starbucks’ sustainability goals. The company recently announced its goal to make 100% of its cups compostable, recyclable, or reusable by 2030. Its “for-here” cups offer a refill incentive for customers to participate in this initiative.
Starbucks is instructing workers in de-escalation so they can peacefully reserve bathrooms for paying-customers only
A Starbucks employee said the chain held training on how to handle customers asking to use the restroom or sit in the store ...
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Starbucks changes 2025: What to know about free refills, condiment bars and more
Changes arrive at Starbucks US. cafés on Monday, including a new code of conduct, free refills and the return of condiment ...
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Starbucks’ Most Beloved Offering Is Disappearing
Also like (most) Starbucks, it has a bathroom, open to anyone who walks in. The bathroom is important because this Starbucks is located about three-quarters of a mile past Peace Arch, the ...
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Got milk? At Starbucks the answer is yes, and it’s back on the condiment bar
Free refills and milk are back at the stores, with certain exceptions, all a part of the Seattle-based company’s January ...
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See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
Starbucks is trying to fix falling sales by changing its vibe back to coffee-house roots. The new CEO says parts of the plan, ...
The Failed Utopia of the Starbucks Bathroom
The bathroom is important because this Starbucks is located about three-quarters of a mile past Peace Arch, the busiest ...
Starbucks changes: Mugs, macchiato and a new vibe test Niccol’s big plan
As of Monday, Jan 27, bathrooms inside Starbucks and free water cups will be available to paying customers only, a policy ...
Your Starbucks coffee may soon come with inspirational messages. Read the full memo to store staff.
Starbucks is asking baristas to write messages, names, and even smiley faces by hand on cups in the latest effort to make its ...