Starbucks Enforcing Pay-To-Stay Rules

Starbucks reminding Americans they are a coffee shop, not a public bathroom nor a gathering space… quite simply you have to pay to stay.

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00:00Starbucks, reminding Americans they are a coffee shop, not a public bathroom, nor a

00:05gathering space.

00:07Quite simply, you have to pay to stay.

00:10Coffee giant reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores.

00:14The new code of conduct that applies to all North American stores also bans discrimination,

00:18harassment, consumption of outside alcohol, smoking, vaping, drug use, and panhandling.

00:25If you're not a paying customer at Starbucks, employees will ask you to leave or may call

00:30police.

00:31This reverses an open-door policy put in place in 2018 after two black men were arrested

00:36at a Philadelphia Starbucks where they'd met for a business meeting.