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Full History - 2021 - 11 - 12 - ID#qsmt4o
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Taylor Swift latte? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by sh3nan1gans_
Today was the day for the TS latte but all of our partners found out the day of? We only really had four people order it the whole day but still. Also it says stickers come with it but we also didn’t have that!!
mbrooks1999 124 points 1y ago
I gotta say I really think this was a last minute promotion put into place because Buffalo’s union vote started this week. Now whenever you search Starbucks you get Taylor’s Drink and not the unionization
Kivic 59 points 1y ago
It was in the weekly update… also your GM, ASM, and SSVs should be spreading the info after they read the weekly update as well.
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 24 points 1y ago
Yeah they told us the day of. Had to find out on Twitter about it
Kivic 19 points 1y ago
Log into partner hub every Monday. Go to the communications tab and read the Weekly Update. Best way to find out what’s happen with promotions and changes within Starbucks. It’s very helpful to stay updated on all things to do with working at Starbucks.
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 11 points 1y ago
Thank you! I’ve only been here for a month so im still learning all these tips and tricks and stuff! But this is very helpful!
Sirmarchboy22 2 points 1y ago
Does your manager not print this stuff out?
CasqueeraColdFoam 29 points 1y ago
Are you a corporate store? If so, read your weekly updates. If not, 🤷🏻‍♀️
hecaete47 13 points 1y ago
No like fr, I’m a former partner but this happened when I still worked there too- so many corporate store ppl come on here to whine that they had NO IDEA and are so out of the loop or their SM and SSVs didn’t say anything about some major change or notice- there’s a weekly update EVERY WEEK. Set a phone reminder if you can’t remember to check one quick paper at least once a week.
Brgnbo 14 points 1y ago
I wouldn’t have known about it without this sub lol and only one person my entire shift actually ordered the drink
rroxannee 13 points 1y ago
I only had one person try to order it today and I had no clue wtf it was. Also just got back from being sick so I feel like i’ve been out of the loop 🤷🏻‍♀️
chrichri33333 10 points 1y ago
We all thought it was just some internet-made up thing until one of us pointed out the Taylor Swift drunk button on the POS...
No-Adhesiveness7163 9 points 1y ago
I want to know if Starbucks is paying Taylor Swift for this collaboration.
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 3 points 1y ago
I bet they are
FragrantWin9 8 points 1y ago
Okay my curiosity is peaked…. What the heck is the build of a Taylor swift latte?
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 21 points 1y ago
It’s a caramel nonfat latte and that’s it. It’s kind of like nothing special lol
gltgphone 1 points 1y ago
Oh man, that's so disappointing. Really?
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 2 points 1y ago
I thought it would’ve been more of an exciting drink than a plain latte we basically already have on menu
gltgphone 2 points 1y ago
At least a dirty chai, some interesting flavor combo, literally anything other than a skinny Carmel latte. Biggest let down since last summer's "new exciting drinks!!!" Were literally things that have been on the menu for months. I think it was mango dragon fruit, star drink, and like passion tea lemonade. I was drinking that last one literally 10 years ago! Not new.
dallizzlee 5 points 1y ago
I like the sticker lol
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 3 points 1y ago
What is the sticker exactly! Everyone talks about it and yet have I seen it
dallizzlee 5 points 1y ago
It says “Lat(Tay)” haha
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 1 points 1y ago
Ohh you meant the drink sticker lmao. I thought you were talking ab the sticker that was supposed to come w it
dallizzlee 3 points 1y ago
Oh no it comes with absolutely nothing, it’s a boring ass latte
darkwolf523 4 points 1y ago
Oh is that what it is
frogboicentral 2 points 1y ago
I think it was such a weird move to add the button to the register without really clearly telling us it was there considering the massive changes from last week. I didn’t even know there was a button for it until after my break when I was moved to bar.
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 1 points 1y ago
Yeah, a lot of partners at my store didn’t know either until the end of the day. So we were ringing it up under the latte button w the caramel and the nonfat milk. It’s really not that popular at my store. I had 4 people order it yesterday and maybe one person today. It’s nothing special.
lea-oppalove 2 points 1y ago
I found out on Monday from the manager sharing the weekly update. But nobody has ordered it from me nor have I made it in my store lol
rnaggie53 2 points 1y ago
Does anyone know how to get the Taylor sticker?
kqs13 4 points 1y ago
There's no taylor sticker
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 2 points 1y ago
I’m pretty sure you get it when you order the drink. But my store and many others don’t even have it cuz like I said, it was super last minute on most finding out
hecaete47 2 points 1y ago
I ordered it at two different stores. One store had her music playing but the partner on register was completely confused by my request at first. The second store, her music wasn’t playing and the partner on register was totally and utterly lost and I had to kinda be like “there’s a button.” Helplessly. Both times it was middle aged or older guys :/

Would be really nice if SMs & SSVs would better enforce reading the weekly updates and following them instead of utterly killing the good mood and vibe I was in by making me feel awkward for just trying to order something for which there’s a literal button on the POS. :/
maceace101 3 points 1y ago
As I shift I try so hard every week to get my baristas to read it. We always are short on time, or they say they did and then really didn’t :(
hecaete47 1 points 1y ago
Yeah, I have a lot of appreciation for the shift who was very on top of the weekly update and signing off that we actually read it when I still worked for Sbux. I have ADHD so despite my insistence on everyone reading it, it truly can slip the mind and shifts like you or the one at my ex-store are very appreciated. :)
franglaisedbeignet 1 points 1y ago
We had the Taylor Celebration playlist going and anytime we switched it to another playlist it automatically shifted back. It was driving me mad, mad, mad. And I love TS. One person ordered her drink. It made my day so I could push that button at least once.
wunderkyn 1 points 1y ago
I was so busy looking at the Covid info I didn’t even notice the TS drink🤷🏾‍♂️
Gameb0i6 0 points 1y ago
I’m the only one at my store that reads the weekly update. So when partners complain about something I just say “if you read the weekly update you’d have known. “
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