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Starbucks cracks down on customers who don't order
Original: No coffee, no seat? Starbucks draws the line on customers who don't order
Starbucks is drawing a line on people who use its cafés without buying anything, prompting debate over paying customers' rights to seating and whether loitering should be tolerated in coffee chains. Critics see it as a break from the brand's traditional open-door, 'third place' image, while supporters argue paying customers deserve seats and staff need protection from overcrowding and disruptive non-paying visitors.
Why now: The policy touches a wider debate about hospitality spaces becoming stricter as coffee chains crack down on non-paying visitors.
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