Posted July 9, 2019 8:30 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

Starbucks costs way too much for coffee, in my opinion, but some people seem to like it. Apparently, a couple of police officers in Tempe, Arizona were among that crowd. They stopped at a local Starbucks to get some coffee.

They were asked to leave.

By now, I’m quite sure you’ve seen the public relations mess that created. Starbucks angered a whole lot of people with that move, though it was just one store. The corporate offices could fix this easily enough if they handled it right. It seems they didn’t know how to do it.

Dear Chief Moir and the entire Tempe Police Department,

Thank you, Chief Moir, for the conversation today. On behalf of Starbucks, I want to sincerely apologize to you all for the experience that six of your officers had in our store on July 4.

When those officers entered the store and a customer raised a concern over their presence, they should have been welcomed and treated with dignity and the utmost respect by our partners (employees). Instead, they were made to feel unwelcome and disrespected, which is completely unacceptable.

At Starbucks, we have deep appreciation for your department and the officers who serve the Tempe community. Our …Read the Rest

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