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June 13, 2022

Starbucks CEO Hints at Doing Away with Public Restrooms

    Starbucks might make its bathroom private again, CEO Howard Schultz hinted during a recent interview.

    The coffee giant made its restrooms available to the public, even without a purchase, after a high-profile incident in 2018. But Schultz told The New York Times Andrew Ross Sorkin that private bathrooms might be necessary to maintain a “safe environment.”

    “There is an issue of just safety in our stores, in terms of people coming in, who use our stores as a public bathroom, and we have to provide a … safe environment for our people and our customers,” Schultz said.

    “[The] mental health crisis in this country is severe, acute and getting worse,” Schultz said. “I don’t know if we can keep our bathrooms open.” 

    “Again, Starbucks is trying to solve a problem and face a problem that is the government’s responsibility,” Schultz said. “And when I think about the issues that we, our business is facing and the challenge that our people are facing, almost every, every question you ask is a question about what the government’s responsibility is, and what I realize more and more, the government is no longer gonna solve any of these problems.”

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Tired of It

The current administration excels at creating problems, not solving them.

Truth Vaccine

Buy coffee from your local deli and street carts.
Small, black coffee.
Thank you.
Say no to Globalism.

Jack

What if I’m a paying customer?

Jack

What if I’m a paying customer?

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