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Full History - 2022 - 03 - 28 - ID#tqlhpz

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There is a place for Kiwi Starfruit after all 💕 (i.redd.it)

submitted by Immediate_Anteater_2

Charimia 113 points 1y ago

I can’t believe they got rid of cool lime and eventually replaced it with this shit.

littleorphananney 69 points 1y ago

That’s how I feel about the very berry hibiscus :(

herpaslurp 13 points 1y ago

i want both back 😭

herpaslurp 12 points 1y ago

and the wraps!

galaxydisco17 1 points 1y ago

Same

marklandia 16 points 1y ago

I can't believe they got rid of Valencia orange for cool lime! The downhill is even worse than you imagined.

Charimia 26 points 1y ago

Ok, I propose a compromise. Go back to 4 refreshers, but get rid of kiwi starfruit and bring back both Valencia orange and cool lime.

veganwifey 11 points 1y ago

Valencia orange and cool lime were launched at the same time lol they discontinued Valencia orange for strawberry açaí

marklandia 7 points 1y ago

I forgot the history. Thanks for clarifying!

veganwifey 5 points 1y ago

It was the best flavor tho just so we’re all clear😅

IAMACHRISTMASWIZARD 60 points 1y ago

honestly i think my manager only drinks it so we dont have as many litres of this green crud down the drain every week

richayy420 57 points 1y ago

We haven’t put out a pitcher of kiwi base in a couple months, no body orders it and will make a pitcher to order.

Immediate_Anteater_2 [OP] 57 points 1y ago

As you probably already guessed, yes we just had a shit ton of expired product (because it is nasty), and yes I am gagging from the lingering smell left in the sink :)

novaikira 53 points 1y ago

we've been out of our kiwi starfruit for like a month now, our SM is convinced that they're trying to discontinue it

overturned23 14 points 1y ago

I don’t think it was. We got some in our order yesterday

veggiebuttt 8 points 1y ago

As they should

Salt-Basil8430 2 points 1y ago

we have been out for a couple weeks at my store

Necessary_Low939 31 points 1y ago

The inside of ur drains might be green now

Responsible_Snow7109 8 points 1y ago

And inside the body of its drinkers
👁️👃👁️

Edit: i tried to make a face by hitting enter and inputting the face features underneath accordingly and it failed 🙃

Necessary_Low939 2 points 1y ago

😂

Dull_Comfortable_680 20 points 1y ago

If socks had a taste

SummerDearest 1 points 1y ago

I don't work at Starbucks. I ordered the Kiwi Starfruit once because I wanted something fruity and refreshing because I had really bad nausea. Took one sip when we left the drive thru. The rest went down the drain.

Rose_DH 15 points 1y ago

Our manager stopped ordering it. We hardly get any questions about it lol

Tacoman43 10 points 1y ago

This is so sad. Idk how people didn’t taste the green apple jolly rancher in it. I was one of the few baristas to enjoy it. Just got one the other day.

Kimmikkokat 4 points 1y ago

Personally I had it when they did the original launch with the rotten product that all of us were trying so hard to figure out how to make taste good before they recalled it, so I won't drink it cuz flashbacks. But Im not really a refresher person to begin with, so idk if I even count lol

Tacoman43 2 points 1y ago

I surprisingly do not remember that. Was that the reason they were in the back for so long? Because I remember that.

Kimmikkokat 3 points 1y ago

When they first launched, before they actually advertised but the baristas got to try it, the product they sent out to most stores was rotten and had to be discarded, but not before a bunch of us tried it and "wtf"d it. Lol

Tacoman43 1 points 1y ago

Sounds about right lmao l

drinkliquidclocks 10 points 1y ago

I didn’t know that this was still a thing, I work at a licensed store and I thought it was discontinued a long time ago and my customers were just insane. I never want to smell that again!

Makorra45 9 points 1y ago

Is Starbucks recycling now??

Edit: I read the comments and I already know the context of the picture 😂

Shetlips420 8 points 1y ago

you just poured all of that down the sink? right? 😳

thepickledchefnomore 6 points 1y ago

No actual star fruit or kiwi in it?🤷🏻

Immediate_Anteater_2 [OP] 17 points 1y ago

Oh absolutely not lol, all refreshers are actually a grape fruit juice base 😅

PauseAccording20 3 points 1y ago

Holy shit I just had to re read the labels because I thought you meant grapefruit and got scared because that can counteract with my medications and I get strawberry açaí and mango dragon fruit every once in a while 🥲

sh0werrod 4 points 1y ago

We have 4 boxes of inclusions and no boxes of juice 🥲🥲

rwwhys 4 points 1y ago

why couldn't they just get rid of this when I was with the company noone liked it I would sell maybe 3 a week. and everyone was pissed we got rid of the berry.

Responsible_Snow7109 2 points 1y ago

Yea i dont get it. I cant remember the last time we sold it at my store. Like whenever the higher ups that are in charge of coming up with new flavors/drinks...wasnt there someone there to tell them "no. bad. nasty. this will not sell and it smells like gasoline" ???

rwwhys 2 points 1y ago

and it kinda looks like jet fuel too

Responsible_Snow7109 2 points 1y ago

Lol it does. I don't know what made the taste testers look at this drink after taking a sip and thinking that it's going to be sold at Great numbers all over

madraykiin 3 points 1y ago

okay but its good in the passion tango i swear

cookiemonstah87 2 points 1y ago

I think I'm averaging about one tall kiwi starfruit per month in the time I've been working so far.

Antique_Ad_3752 2 points 1y ago

I tried the Kiwi star fruit just before the second launch (after the recalled ones) and after around ten minutes I was throwing up in the store toilets— ended up having to go home and have to block my nose everytime I make the drink now. Just smelling that atrocity makes me nauseous now :(

PastBanana4371 2 points 1y ago

I’m I the only one that thinks is good😭

palepinktulip 2 points 1y ago

Is it discontinued finally? Haven’t read the weekly update yet

nikkicarter1111 2 points 1y ago

No :(

nonogender 1 points 1y ago

i thought it smelled nice once and i tried it, how tf do people drink this??? there's WAY too much flavor, very bad drink

RubySapphireSage 1 points 1y ago

Excessive stinky juice usage 😌

lilkiosk 1 points 1y ago

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