Starbucks customer who ordered Charlie Kirk's favorite drink finds 'sick' message on cup
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Gerrard Kaonga
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Topics: Charlie Kirk, News, US News, Food and Drink, Starbucks
A Starbucks customer has taken to social media to condemn the message she allegedly received from a barista after ordering Charlie Kirk’s favorite drink.
A row has been sparked on online after a woman claimed that a Starbucks worker wrote a disturbing message on her drink.
Right-wing activist Kirk was shot dead at a Utah Valley University event on September 10 and supporters appear to have been honoring him by ordering his favorite beverage, a Mint Majesty with two honeys.
The woman, whose Facebook page reads Autumn Perkins, said she ordered from a Starbucks in Kroger on Towne Blvd in Middletown, Ohio.
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Writing on the social media platform on September 22, she posted: “The girl at Starbucks thought she was cute. I don’t even support Starbucks bc of everything they stand for starting with their satanic logo, but I support Charlie Kirk so I thought you know what… I’ll get his drink.
“Thank you Starbucks for proving to me exactly why I prefer to support my small local Christian owned and operated coffee shop. Well done.
“This was at the Starbucks inside of Kroger on Towne Blvd in Middletown OH.”
The cup read, ‘racists fav drink’ and Perkins provided multiple updates underneath her post.
As some of her users urged Perkins to report the individual, the woman clarified that she was intending to do so.
She followed up by saying: “I have already gone into the store and reported it to the store manager. Unfortunately, the Starbucks manager is gone for the day so I will have to wait until tomorrow to speak to him. And yes, I will be reporting this to the corporate office as soon as I get home.”
Perkins also claimed that a person from Kroger supermarket called her and said that the employee responsible had been fired.
“I would agree that people should be fired if they're doing something like this,” Perkins told Fox News Digital, adding that 'actions have repercussions'.
She went on to say: “I feel like Charlie stood for respect - we don't have to agree on everything. We can disagree on a lot of things, but we respect each other.
“We can't communicate and grow if we're disrespecting each other.”
A spokesperson for Starbucks told the outlet: “Writing this on a cup is unacceptable, and we have clear policies that prohibit negative messages to help preserve a welcoming environment.
“This Starbucks location is licensed and operated by Kroger. We understand that this associate was terminated by Kroger.”
Meanwhile, a Kroger spokesperson said: “This behavior does not reflect Kroger’s values.”
Starbucks has also released a statement about 'customer names and messages on orders'.
The statement explained that the coffee chain had launched its own investigation into 'social media posts alleging that critical comments were written on Starbucks cups'.
It read, in part: "We also know the markers we use to write on cups are accessible to anyone. And therefore, notes can be easily added to a cup by others after the drink has been handed off by our baristas.
"We’ve reviewed recent social media posts alleging that critical comments were written on Starbucks cups. Our investigation, which included a review of timestamped in-store video footage, confirms that in the cases shared so far, the comments were not written by a Starbucks partner.
"They appear to have been added after the beverage was handed off, likely by someone else."
The company also clarified that there are no restrictions in regard to customers using Charlie Kirk’s name on their order and they are ensuring that staff know this.
UNILAD has contacted Starbucks and Autumn Perkins for comment.