Starbucks is reversing one of its older policies, the open-door policy, which allowed people to use its facilities without making a purchase. On Monday, the coffee chain announced that its new code of ...

Plan to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks? It will now cost you, according to a new company policy. Starbucks reversed a policy it had in place where customers could use the restroom and hang ...

Passcode lock is seen at a restroom door in a Starbucks in Glenview, Ill., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Starbucks’ decision to restrict its restrooms to paying customers has flushed ...

Starbucks’ decision to restrict its restrooms to paying customers has flushed out a wider problem: a patchwork of restroom policies that has left Americans confused and divided over who gets to use ...