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Full History - 2022 - 01 - 04 - ID#rwc9xk
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kiwi discussion, yes, let's have a discussion (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by overly_exaggerated
okay so let's talk about kiwi. I am absolutely exhausted of this stuff and how it's staining pitchers -- but, in all honesty, does anyone LIKE the kiwi to the point where they really want this drink to stay? ? ? im ready for it to go like berry hibiscus.
Kryrieonn 161 points 1y ago
We don't even sell kiwi enough to justify having the juice in a pitcher let alone the pieces out in a container.
Trashwitch_ 18 points 1y ago
I work at a licensed store but we were told they’re getting rid of it
dallizzlee 7 points 1y ago
we sell it so rarely that a full pitcher expires about twice a week lol.
overturned23 1 points 1y ago
I dump the pitcher every week. It’s never more than half empty
coolsexysmartvirgo 104 points 1y ago
berry hibiscus should have stayed but yea kiwi has to go. Made 1 kiwi drink in 5 months
midgethepuff 9 points 1y ago
The berry was so good 😭 I always used to do half berry hibiscus base w half green tea and it tasted so floral it was delicious
ianbz 1 points 1y ago
Aww this sounds so good. Wish I could’ve tried it :(
Coffeeaftersex 71 points 1y ago
Never cared for it. Sometimes I forget we still carry it from how rare someone will order it.
narviat 65 points 1y ago
I will literally get the pitcher the kiwi is in when its expired, wash it out, and use it for the fresh stuff, because i will not let it stain multiple pitchers lmao
AliCandyBar 23 points 1y ago
I tried to do this, but then one of my coworkers used the pitcher to fill cold brew. 😭 Now it’s stained a gross green dark brown color.
narviat 3 points 1y ago
omg thats nasty lol
overly_exaggerated [OP] 2 points 1y ago
nah bc at my store people are putting sweet cream in the stained ones and the first day I saw it I thought we had eggnog back💀
amalia13lightning 55 points 1y ago
the pitchers! we tried urnex, we tried bleach... it's still green!!!!
Monarchie24 42 points 1y ago
Makes me wonder what it does to your stomach lol
WallyBBunny 24 points 1y ago
The first one was had that stained green I just put in sharpie ‘kiwi only’ on it. We go through so little that it’s actually worked.
menthol-drops 19 points 1y ago
Try sani wipes!!!
Baristanotforlife 46 points 1y ago
Let’s sign a petition to get rid of it. Starbucks is all about listening to its partners and our voice matters right 😂
RavenMcG 39 points 1y ago
We have a customer that gets a Trento, no water no inclusions and 20 ice cubes and yes he will count them. It is just straight kiwi!? So gross.
ukucello 30 points 1y ago
Kiwi is trash
imeanitpeanut 22 points 1y ago
It smells like shampoo and looks radioactive.
snitchesendupinditch 15 points 1y ago
It's such a bright green I'm surprised it doesn't glow in the dark
Trashwitch_ 9 points 1y ago
It smells like amoxicillin
mushr00m_fairy 23 points 1y ago
we literally only sell kiwi when we run out of the other refreshers, and even then it’s like 10-20 a day max…it’s not worth the stained pitchers & has to go!
Soft-Physics-2993 15 points 1y ago
i love the star drink sm 💀💀💀 but yes i acknowledge it never sells
rat-god- 9 points 1y ago
same, but only the star drink, i’m not a fan of the water or lem versions. it doesn’t sell at my store either lmao, i don’t think i’ve ever taken an order for a star drink
brattiebun 14 points 1y ago
It is so foul lmaooo even the smell is off to me
taylortherod 12 points 1y ago
We’ve been out of it at my store for weeks and I’ve probably only had to say “sorry we’re out of it” once lol
ShyCoconut0_0 8 points 1y ago
I really like the kiwi refresher but I would understand if it gets discontinued in the future.
zoeisnot101 7 points 1y ago
I’m sick of the kiwi slander. Sub water for peach juice and it’s so good. Fuck the inclusions tho
Xelerak 2 points 1y ago
Yes! Sometimes I sub water for strawberry base, but the peach is just too good.
Marty_the_Smarty 6 points 1y ago
Bring back Valencia Orange Refresher!
PixelBlood02 6 points 1y ago
It was bad but it wasn’t terrible. I personally would never drink it and it tasted exactly like a green jolly rancher
Interesting_Winner96 5 points 1y ago
Ugh I hate Green jolly ranchers
shiftyclub 6 points 1y ago
we’ve had do dump so many cartons of the stuff because it expires before anyone buys it. I feel like if items sell less than twice a day there should be no questions asked. nobody buys it why waste labor, money and product
im_a_pimp 6 points 1y ago
tbh i kinda liked it with a shit ton of raspberry syrup in it but it's like very bad and SOOO strong
Tgamb9 5 points 1y ago
The fact that we got rid of verry berry and not kiwi instead. I’m flabbergasted
Asleep-Steak-3853 5 points 1y ago
it spilled in our fridge a bit and stained it. i had to scrub really hard to get it off. it tastes horrible and i’m a firm believer that it is straight toxins
minty-hitler 3 points 1y ago
They should’ve have gotten rid of kiwi instead of hibiscus. Nobody ever orders it
bauhaustattoo 3 points 1y ago
It’s my favourite refresher flavor.
Danielle3104 3 points 1y ago
Bro the star drink with liquid cane is my favorite
Klaus_Unechtname 3 points 1y ago
I really like it but I understand that that’s a not a common opinion. Star drink, you will dearly be missed when you have to go.
rainy-gray 3 points 1y ago
i like the star drink but we literally only have 1 customer who is a regular and gets the lemonade one with light ice in Trenta.
Trashwitch_ 3 points 1y ago
Our store was told it was being discontinued. But we’re licensed so we kind of follow our own rules
fenriz-fingers 3 points 1y ago
i love kiwi and i bring it home every night :(
fenriz-fingers 3 points 1y ago
i do water it down a ton though
greenduffel 3 points 1y ago
i recently came to love kiwi with classic but i know im alone there
sero5074 3 points 1y ago
We keep ours in a box, not a pitcher… 😓😓😓
Kings_and_Dragons 8 points 1y ago
I'm pretty sure everyone was until recently. Then most locations started getting the 4x kiwi boxes instead of the x2 stuff. And now we have to cut it with water and prep it in a pitcher beforehand.
sero5074 1 points 1y ago
Ah ok
sheep_heavenly 1 points 1y ago
I mean, if you put the water/lemonade/coconut in the base section and then use the second section to portion out the base and water 50/50...

My store sells maybe one a week. It's so sad, especially when we're selling 5-6 pitchers of acai on a slow cold day.
Kings_and_Dragons 1 points 1y ago
Honestly, fair I guess. We were genuinely surprised when we sold a full pitcher fast enough to not dump any after the switch. I guarantee some new barista wont know they need to cut the kiwi again and will accidentally make it double strength if it's in the box, but honestly with how infrequently it gets sold is that really even such a big deal?
deeciphered 2 points 1y ago
We were just talking about this like yesterday at my store. How it's stained our pitchers and nothing can get the colour or smell of the kiwi out.

We were also talking about how they should have gotten rid of the kiwi instead of the berry hibiscus because even if the berry hibiscus wasn't the most popular one it was certainly more popular than the kiwi.
overly_exaggerated [OP] 1 points 1y ago
I completely agree!! I was also very surprised when I heard guava was getting discontinued, it broke my heart
deeciphered 1 points 1y ago
Same!!! They got rid the guava passion drink which made me sad.
Blacksheepbarista 2 points 1y ago
It’s was cool to have last year during the summer but it should be seasonal
reclusivegiraffe 2 points 1y ago
every shift i have multiple people try to order VBH, and i almost never have anyone order kiwi
MathSmooth4506 2 points 1y ago
We have a regular that gets the strawberry refresher with kiwi pieces instead of strawberry. And that literally the only time I touch the kiwi stuff in the 4 months since I started.
Arevrec 2 points 1y ago
I like it
marvelmanda 2 points 1y ago
I love the kiwi personally. I like to get a kiwi strawberry lemonade and i love the star drink.
thedevvylee 1 points 1y ago
See we don’t keep them in pitchers we keep it in the carton since we barely sell it
overturned23 1 points 1y ago
It smells like shampoo. Like the one in the green bottle and pink cap iykwim
kastalaesi 1 points 1y ago
Reasons to get rid of kiwi:

~I’m allergic to kiwi.
~We have literally one person a day who orders it and that’s all.
~The prepped product expires and get thrown out long before we could ever go through it.
~It stains the pitchers.
~A kiwi lemonade looks like Shrek’s pee.

Down with kiwi.
overly_exaggerated [OP] 1 points 1y ago
so in conclusion, I’ve come to realize that its more of an 91% dislike with 9% of you still liking it/found a way to like it. this is very interesting🤔🤔
Radiant_Session6601 1 points 1y ago
Yeah how come we got rid of very berry before kiwi
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Possible_Initiative2 1 points 1y ago
im surprised they got rid of vbh before kiwi
Blacksheepbarista 1 points 1y ago
It’s was cool to have last year during the summer but it should be seasonal
thechamelioncircuit 1 points 1y ago
I don’t think it should stay but I do love me some kiwi lemonade with strawberry base
Pylon-Cam 1 points 1y ago
I like it mixed with passion tea!
wunderkyn 1 points 1y ago
…I may be the only one in earth that likes kiwi…and I am fine with that🤷🏾‍♂️🤣
themosttotaltrashh 1 points 1y ago
that shit taste/smells radioactive i’m sure all your insides r glowing because of it lmfao
LogicalPineapple1377 1 points 1y ago
I don’t hate it other than the green stain ❎
I sometimes like a diluted star drink (less kiwi, add water) but that’s rare, and I’d honestly rather a pink drink or a peach green tea lemonade.

I only work weekends, but I haven’t seen it ordered in AGES 🙈
rat-god- 1 points 1y ago
my store doesn’t even make kiwi backups in the morning, the one singular pitcher that the closers make lasts us days. meanwhile, mango & strawberry each get 3 backups every morning on top of the ones already made, then plenty more throughout the day parts. it’s time.
official_koda_ 1 points 1y ago
I call it radioactive waste. I’m genuinely concerned for people who like it…
snitchesendupinditch 1 points 1y ago
We sell so little of it that when customers what refreshers we have I only mention the SAR and MDR because I genuinely forget that we have kiwi as well.
sophialxndra 1 points 1y ago
the pieces are trash but the drink is okay, if you order the star drink however i’m judging.
TylerJ716 1 points 1y ago
All of our boxes expired end on December and I don't think anyone had ordered any more boxes. Nor do I think that they marked it out for a while cause of how poorly it sells
thebrownbullofcooley 1 points 1y ago
i have genuinely never made a kiwi refresher in my life
ladyelenawf 1 points 1y ago
I like it with the milk and when the app makes me buy one for a star challenge, I just sub the gross green pieces for strawberry ones. It looks so wrong, but it makes all the difference. I'm going to ask about the peach juice sub next time. It sounds nice. I bet pineapple juice would be fantastic too.
Fantastic1357 2 points 1y ago
Unfortunately we don’t sell pineapple juice at starbies but it might be tasty to take home and mix with some pineapple juice!
ladyelenawf 1 points 1y ago
I do have some at home. The only think stopping me is a faint sense of foreboding where the milk is concerned. Doesn't pineapple juice curdle milk? I should Google it when I get the chance,because now I want to try it.
Fantastic1357 2 points 1y ago
Oof I would try it with just the kiwi base and the pineapple juice if you’re up for it? You’re right I don’t think the milk and the pineapple juice would be a good combination
ladyelenawf 1 points 1y ago
Thank you for the advice! If I may impose upon you a little bit more? How would I go about ordering that so as to not appear like an asshole?
philosopher_cat_lady 1 points 1y ago
It doesn't even sell. The base and inclusions go bad.
Xelerak 0 points 1y ago
I love the kiwi drinks..... It's actually really popular in our store. Especially the star drink.
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