Starbucks came out with some limited edition 2019 Halloween cups that was very much anticipated and was going for high resell values. I was able to scoop up a handful from Target and grocery store connected Starbucks. However, I never saw them in any corporate stores. I even asked a barista a few weeks ago and she quiped, “I think corporate got smart and doesn’t want people using stars on these items.” I’m sure she was half joking, but there’s always some truth in jokes. Yesterday, I asked a corporate store if they ever got any and the answer was a resounding, “NO.”
I’m not sure if this was a coincidence or maybe they just had low inventory of the Halloween cups. Even then, you’d think they’d make higher margins (assuming people paid cash) in their own corporate stores vs 3rd party stores. I just know it’s shady AF that corporate stores never stocked them. Why is this important? Remember these last year?
