An image circulating on Facebook shows a sign inside a Starbucks cafe that reads “We will no longer accept cash. As of October 1, 2022, we only accept cards and contactless.” In the text that accompanies this image, a user of the social network even says: “Do you understand what is intended with these illegal measures?”
In the image you can see a link that ends in “.uk”, which could mean that it is a sign in a store in the United Kingdom. However, it is not possible to accurately confirm the location.
The English newspaper Telegraph & Argus reported on the protests on August 30 following the announcement that some shops in Bradford would now accept card-only payments. But there is no news on reliable channels that all Starbucks cafes will stop accepting cash payments and the company’s website does not have this information either. The information has already been denied on the official page of Starbucks in the United Kingdom, but the company admits that there may be stores that no longer accept cash payments.
Starbucks has no plans to stop using cash in our UK stores. We operate in conjunction with a number of licensed trading partners in the UK so this may vary from store to store and most of our stores continue to offer cash payment options.
— Starbucks UK (@StarbucksUK) August 30, 2022
A Starbucks representative told the Associated Press that there are no plans for all stores in the United Kingdom, United States of America or Canada to stop accepting cash payments. The company even says “we want to end any inaccuracies or further speculation on this matter.”
conclusion
There is no information that all Starbucks coffee shops no longer accept card payments. The photo of the poster circulating on social media appears to have been taken in the UK. However, on the official website of the company’s country, it was denied that all stores will only work with card payments. In addition, a Starbucks representative has already told the Associated Press that the company wants to “close any inaccuracies or further speculation on this matter,” ensuring that this possibility is not being considered universally.
Thus, according to the Observer classification system, this content is:
DECEIVER
In the Facebook classification system this content is:
PARTIALLY FALSE: Content claims are a mixture of accurate and inaccurate facts or the main claim is misleading or incomplete.
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Source: Observadora
