Starbucks' policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access
2 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks' policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s so mish-mash,” said Steven Soifer, the co-founder and treasurer of the American Restroom Association, which advocates for clean, safe and well-designed public toilets. “If is serving food and drink, it’s a health hazard if there isn’t a public bathroom.” Starbucks opened the can, so to speak, when it said last week it was reversing a 7-year-old policy that invited anyone to hang out in its stores or use the restroom, regardless of whether they bought anything. I’m not going to stop going there.” But Skinner said he also doesn’t mind when homeless people occasionally visit his local Starbucks, and he sometimes offers to buy them breakfast. Norman Bauman, 81, a semi-retired science writer in New York, said he stopped going to his local Starbucks to read, meet people and maybe buy a coffee when the store hung an “Employees Only” sign on its sole restroom.

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Starbucks’ policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access
2 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks’ policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access

Associated Press  

Starbucks’ decision to restrict its restrooms to paying customers has flushed out a wider problem: a patchwork of restroom policies that has left Americans confused and divided over who gets to use the loo and when. “It’s so mish-mash,” said Steven Soifer, the co-founder and treasurer of the American Restroom Association, which advocates for clean, safe and well-designed public toilets. …

"Third spaces" take another hit as Starbucks does away with open door policy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

"Third spaces" take another hit as Starbucks does away with open door policy

Salon  

After years of many people using Starbucks as a place to hang, to work or to use the bathroom — a typical "third place" — the coffee giant has decided to change its rules. Its "open door policy" is now being altered, ostensibly to "deter homeless people and non-paying customers who have come to use Starbucks solely for shelter and …

Starbucks revises open-door policy, sets rules for access to restrooms; customers say ‘I’ll take a sh*t elsewhere’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Starbucks revises open-door policy, sets rules for access to restrooms; customers say ‘I’ll take a sh*t elsewhere’

Hindustan Times  

For many remote workers and study groups, Starbucks has long been a go-to spot, offering a quiet ambience, drinkable coffee, and ample seating to get work done or relax. In a significant shift, Starbucks has announced that it will be revising its open-door policy, requiring customers to make a purchase in order to stay in its stores or use its …

Now, you can only use Starbucks bathrooms if you are a paying customer
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Now, you can only use Starbucks bathrooms if you are a paying customer

Firstpost  

Locations will post the code, which will go into effect on January 27 and include restrictions prohibiting disruptive conduct and panhandling Starbucks changed a rule that let anybody to access its cafes, patios, and restrooms—even if they had not made a purchase. Starbucks stated in an emailed statement that it has released a new code of conduct as part of …

Pay to stay at Starbucks cafes, even for washrooms; baristas to enforce revised policy from January 27
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pay to stay at Starbucks cafes, even for washrooms; baristas to enforce revised policy from January 27

Live Mint  

Washrooms, cafes, and patios will be inaccessible for Starbucks visitors who haven't purchased anything, Bloomberg reported citing the global coffee giant's revised policy on Monday. Such policies already exist with most retailers: Starbucks Implementing such a code “is something most retailers already have and is a practical step that helps us prioritize our paying customers who want to sit and …

Starbucks ends its ‘open-door’ policies
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Starbucks ends its ‘open-door’ policies

CNN  

New York CNN — Starbucks doesn’t want to be America’s public bathroom anymore. The new rules are part of a larger effort to improve Starbucks’ cafe experience and deter homeless people and non-paying customers who have come to use Starbucks solely for shelter and bathroom access – but they reverse a policy that was put in place after one of …

Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company reverses its open-door policy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company reverses its open-door policy

Associated Press  

If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson said the new rules are designed to help prioritize paying customers. The new rules reverse an open-door policy put in place in 2018, after two Black men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks where they had gone …

Starbucks to close bathrooms to public over safety fears
2 years, 9 months ago

Starbucks to close bathrooms to public over safety fears

The Independent  

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Starbucks to close 8,000 US stores for racial-bias training after refusing two men to use restrooms
6 years, 10 months ago

Starbucks to close 8,000 US stores for racial-bias training after refusing two men to use restrooms

India TV News  

After a controversial incident of refusing two African-American men to use their restrooms, Starbucks has announced that now a person doesn’t have to buy anything to use their restrooms. Coffeehouse chain Starbucks has said that it will close over 8,000 of its outlets in the US for one day to conduct anti-bias training after two African-American men were arrested at …

New Starbucks policy: No purchase needed to sit in cafes
6 years, 10 months ago

New Starbucks policy: No purchase needed to sit in cafes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Starbucks announced a new policy Saturday that allows anyone to sit in its cafes or use its restrooms, even if they don’t buy anything. The new policy comes five weeks after two black men who hadn’t bought anything were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks. Company executives have said its previous policies were loose and ambiguous, leaving decisions …

Restrooms for customers only? In most cases, it’s legal
6 years, 10 months ago

Restrooms for customers only? In most cases, it’s legal

Associated Press  

PUBLIC RESTROOM ACCESS Starbucks, trying to recover its reputation after two black men were arrested in one of its locations, has decided to open all its restrooms to people in its stores for now whether or not they make a purchase. Many laws require restaurants to provide restrooms for customers if they have a specific number of customer seats — …

Starbucks tells employees: Let anyone use the restroom
6 years, 10 months ago

Starbucks tells employees: Let anyone use the restroom

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Starbucks has told employees to let anyone use the restroom, even if they haven’t bought anything, as it reviews its policies and tries to restore its reputation after the arrest of two black men at a coffee shop in Philadelphia. That follows comments from Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz said he didn’t want people to feel “less than” …

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