Starbucks - no thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:Then don't go.

I'm not going to go, but it makes me mad that my kid's school is closed, while neighborhood businesses are allowed to go about their merry way importing covid into the neighborhood.

Yea, fire all those hourly wage earners. Karening intensifies.

I'm not blaming the workers. I'm blaming the management that isn't keeping the business safe for workers and the neighborhood. But yeah, makes total sense, let Covid spread and keep the kids of hourly wage workers out of school, just in order to avoid being called a Karen.

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Anonymous wrote:I usually hate going to Starbucks but have found it dead quiet these days. Order in advance and go pick up the drinks -- I'm usually the only one there. When there have been a few others everyone is spaced out.

That's how I thought it would be, but the space was crammed and there was no way to "pick up the drinks" without waiting inside practically shoulder to shoulder.

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Anonymous wrote:My Starbucks hasn't been like that at all, but if you're concerned, just don't go.

I guess I just don't understand why they are even allowing customers to sit down, and why they aren't leveraging the app ordering to reduce people inside the shop. In the past, they just set out your drink on the counter and you could grab it. Now you have to go in, get the Barista's attention, and wait for your drink to be ready or for them to hand it to you. That seems to negate the whole point of "contactless" ordering. Also Starbucks has plenty of $$ and could easily have installed a window.

Jeez, OP. Realize that your location is unusual. Mine doesn't allow anyone to sit down. Yes, you have to ask for your drink, but there are never that many people in at one time.

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Anonymous wrote:My Starbucks hasn't been like that at all, but if you're concerned, just don't go.

I guess I just don't understand why they are even allowing customers to sit down, and why they aren't leveraging the app ordering to reduce people inside the shop. In the past, they just set out your drink on the counter and you could grab it. Now you have to go in, get the Barista's attention, and wait for your drink to be ready or for them to hand it to you. That seems to negate the whole point of "contactless" ordering. Also Starbucks has plenty of $$ and could easily have installed a window.

Jeez, OP. Realize that your location is unusual. Mine doesn't allow anyone to sit down. Yes, you have to ask for your drink, but there are never that many people in at one time.

Right, I actually did not do a tri-state survey of Starbucks practices. I'm posting about one specific Starbucks, which is probably not that unusual for busy Starbucks. Clearly their app is not designed to reduce risk in a setting where people are back to work.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My Starbucks hasn't been like that at all, but if you're concerned, just don't go.

I guess I just don't understand why they are even allowing customers to sit down, and why they aren't leveraging the app ordering to reduce people inside the shop. In the past, they just set out your drink on the counter and you could grab it. Now you have to go in, get the Barista's attention, and wait for your drink to be ready or for them to hand it to you. That seems to negate the whole point of "contactless" ordering. Also Starbucks has plenty of $$ and could easily have installed a window.

Jeez, OP. Realize that your location is unusual. Mine doesn't allow anyone to sit down. Yes, you have to ask for your drink, but there are never that many people in at one time.

Right, I actually did not do a tri-state survey of Starbucks practices. I'm posting about one specific Starbucks, which is probably not that unusual for busy Starbucks. Clearly their app is not designed to reduce risk in a setting where people are back to work.

Notice how no one is saying their location is also like that?

Also, this isn't the tri-state area.

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Anonymous wrote:Just went to pick up a "contactless" Starbucks coffee for the first time since March. Not doing that again soon! The place was packed with people placing in-person orders, so that social distancing could not be maintained. The barista's mask was hanging below his nose. Some dude was sitting unmasked at a table, just reading the paper, not even drinking coffee or eating. Their system for "contactless" ordering over the app is inefficient and confusing, and means you have to go into the shop and wait by a bunch of people to see if your drink is ready, then get the barista to hand it to you.

Starbucks, do better.

Every Starbucks I've been to has no seating these days.

And what do you mean their app is confusing? I use it exclusively and there's no confusion. Don't enter the store until the app says your drink will be ready "soon." Before that, it'll give an estimate in minutes (e.g., 3-5 min).

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Ideally you should have taken video of all those goings-on. Nevertheless, please do complain to Starbucks, and note everything you told us here. This Starbucks is going to be responsible for the next hotspot.

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Anonymous wrote:Where is this? FL? Midwest? GA?

It's the House-side Starbucks right next to the US Capitol on Penn Se, full of potential COVID cases from the Hill offices.

That’s a horrible Starbucks

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My Starbucks hasn't been like that at all, but if you're concerned, just don't go.

I guess I just don't understand why they are even allowing customers to sit down, and why they aren't leveraging the app ordering to reduce people inside the shop. In the past, they just set out your drink on the counter and you could grab it. Now you have to go in, get the Barista's attention, and wait for your drink to be ready or for them to hand it to you. That seems to negate the whole point of "contactless" ordering. Also Starbucks has plenty of $$ and could easily have installed a window.

Jeez, OP. Realize that your location is unusual. Mine doesn't allow anyone to sit down. Yes, you have to ask for your drink, but there are never that many people in at one time.

I was in that location last week (3rd and Penn?) and was surprised they allowed people to sit inside. I typically go to the one at Chevy Chase circle which doesn't allow indoor seating and has an outside pickup window for mobile orders.

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I'm not going to go, but it makes me mad that my kid's school is closed, while neighborhood businesses are allowed to go about their merry way importing covid into the neighborhood.

Yes, this is where I have a problem too.

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You go Karen Go get em.

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Anonymous wrote:You go Karen Go get em.

oh ffs.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My Starbucks hasn't been like that at all, but if you're concerned, just don't go.

I guess I just don't understand why they are even allowing customers to sit down, and why they aren't leveraging the app ordering to reduce people inside the shop. In the past, they just set out your drink on the counter and you could grab it. Now you have to go in, get the Barista's attention, and wait for your drink to be ready or for them to hand it to you. That seems to negate the whole point of "contactless" ordering. Also Starbucks has plenty of $$ and could easily have installed a window.

Jeez, OP. Realize that your location is unusual. Mine doesn't allow anyone to sit down. Yes, you have to ask for your drink, but there are never that many people in at one time.

I was in that location last week (3rd and Penn?) and was surprised they allowed people to sit inside. I typically go to the one at Chevy Chase circle which doesn't allow indoor seating and has an outside pickup window for mobile orders.

That's what bothered me! This is a high-volume Starbucks and one of the biggest around. They have plenty of space to make it safer for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that is not standard. The Starbucks I have been too have been very health standards cautious.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:You go Karen Go get em.

Brown woman here. THis is not a Karen issue. This is not about racially profiling Black and Brown people for simply existing. Learn how to give a f&&XX** about other people.