Starbucks makes major change to popular drink with new 'surcharge' - and it'll cost you more every t
STARBUCKS has announced it will now tack on a $1 fee to the fan-favorite Refresher if customers take out one key ingredient.
Refreshers are a combination of fruit juice and green coffee extract from unroasted arabica beans.
Starbucks has nine flavors of the beverage including Mango Dragonfruit, Pineapple Passionfruit, and the ultra-famous Pink Drink.
While these are a fan favorite, especially during summer, the company has confirmed it will now charge customers $1 if they remove the water.
The fee is tacked on because taking out the water will add more Refresher base.
While customers are furious, Starbucks said a Refresher with no water is essentially like asking for a double shot of espresso in a latte - a fee customers willingly pay.
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CUSTOMER REACTION
A Starbucks employee (@starbuckswestbend) recently posted a TikTok sharing the printout of the new company rule.
In it, the paper states that starting on May 9, “light or extra ice will no longer be an option for customization.”
The company added that the fee will ensure that Starbucks is properly charging for its ingredients.
Many employees have posted videos about customers coming in and ordering the Venti or Trenta refreshers with no water and then splitting them up between friends of saving the rest for later.
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This means customers are getting much more bang for their buck while Starbucks is missing out on money.
Even TikTokers have shared the trick on the platform.
While the barista who posted seems happy about the change, customers are not.
Fans quickly took to the comment section to air out their frustration.
One user wrote: “So they are charging me extra and increased the free drink stars.”
Another blamed the company commenting: “What if I want no water but no extra base bc they’re always watered down and it’s never consistent so I prefer to add my own.”
The employee responded to a few comments stating the reason for the charge is simple - the DIY Starbucks hacks on TikTok.
ON THE MENU
Starbucks has introduced the Chocolate Java Mint Frappuccino and the White Chocolate Macadamia Cream Cold Brew.
The cold drinks should help customers gear up for warmer days, and are now available to fans.
The Chocolate Java Mint Frappuccino includes blended Frappuccino chips and is topped with a chocolate cookie mint sprinkle topping.
Its White Chocolate Macadamia Cream Cold Brew is sweetened with macadamia syrup, topped with a white chocolate macadamia cream cold foam, and finished with toasted cookie crumbles.
IN THE NEWS
The coffee chain will shutter its remaining locations in Ithica, New York by the end of the month.
Despite giving no reason for the closures, the move comes a year after all three stores voted to unionize.
Though Starbucks has denied those murmurs.
The company told The U.S. Sun. that the closures are a part of its "Reinvention Plan."
"We’ve gone to extraordinary efforts to staff, hire and support these stores so that our partners and customers are able to have the Starbucks experience they deserve," Starbucks said.
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