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‘Asking for a frap is the worst thing you can do at Starbucks’: Workers put customers who order Frappuccinos on blast in viral TikTok

'Ordering Starbucks Frappuccinos before the sun even comes up should be a crime.'

On Jan 21, 2022 by Audra Schroeder

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‘It was Starbucks! It wasn’t like you were trying to take a loan out or anything’: Starbucks ‘Karen’ allegedly wouldn’t let Hispanic woman pay for order with boyfriend’s card

'Some employees act like they own the damn place.'

On Jan 20, 2022 by Moises Mendez II

IRL

‘Make sure you check the dates’: Starbucks worker issues PSA after learning production dates on some syrup bottles are almost a year old

'My store is too busy to care. Everything sells after a week.'

On Jan 20, 2022 by Clara Wang

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‘People care too much about their work as if corporate America cares for them’: Starbucks worker says she shuts down customers who make ‘cheat orders’ to save money in viral TikTok, sparking debate

'You don't get paid enough to be doing all of this.'

On Jan 18, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture IRL

A Starbucks sign (L) and a line of cars (R).

‘I hate trifling people’: TikToker says ‘Karen’ tried making her own line at Starbucks drive-thru

'Get to the back of the line, Karen.'

On Jan 17, 2022 by Alexandra Samuels

IRL

Packaged sandwiches from Starbucks. Sign advertising sandwiches. Woman eating sandwich.

‘When your store only gets 6 bacon gouda for the day’: Starbucks employee reveals sandwich shortage in viral TikTok

A follow-up video shows additional supply issues.

On Jan 15, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

TikToker says hack to getting ‘huge’ coffee from Starbucks for just $3 worked in viral video

Venti drinks are usually priced at around $6.

On Jan 11, 2022 by Moises Mendez II

Internet Culture

photo of a car pulling up to starbucks (l) closeup of a coffee drink (m) photo of a hand holding the coffee drink (r)

‘They tried to set me up’: Man breaks ‘pay it forward’ streak at Starbucks drive-thru in viral TikTok, sparking debate

'The person behind me's bill was 46 when mine was 6.'

On Jan 11, 2022 by Clara Wang

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‘We clean them everyday’: TikToker criticizes Starbucks for having dirty ovens, sparking debate

'It's just char...'

On Jan 10, 2022 by Clara Wang

IRL

TikToker says Target Starbucks workers make more money for less work than corporate baristas, sparking debate

‘Corporate Starbucks is 10x better than Target.’

On Jan 9, 2022 by Alexandra Samuels

IRL

When you're 17, your manager gets fired, and every one else calls in sick so you show up to an empty coffee stand and have to run it and close by yourself for 3 hours.

‘Three people’s jobs and I’m only getting paid as one’: Teen says she had to run a Starbucks alone in viral TikTok (updated)

'I'm barely trained and this was a little extra.'

On Jan 8, 2022 by Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

IRL

jugs of pumpkin syrup with caption "it was a bloody pumpkin bath today @ work" (l) workers dumping syrup containers (c) garbage bags of empty syrup containers (r)

‘Why not just donate it? So wasteful’: Starbucks workers dump containers of pumpkin syrup in viral TikTok, sparking outrage

'Hope Starbucks gets BLASTED for this.'

On Jan 7, 2022 by Elizabeth Rose

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‘Isn’t it illegal to display recipes like that?’: Starbucks worker shows how vanilla sweet cream is made in viral TikTok, sparking debate

'Y'all acting like ex-baristas haven't spread the recipe before lol.'

On Jan 7, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I know that Omicron is here’: Viral TikTok shows how Starbucks sold out of medicine ball teas

'More people are getting COVID in my area because the Starbucks near my house has been out of medicine ball teas.'

On Jan 7, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

‘Overstaffed is a thing?’: Starbucks worker says he’s been on break for 2 hours because store is ‘overstaffed’ in viral TikTok

'I'm just telling on myself.'

On Jan 6, 2022 by Moises Mendez II

IRL