Trump supporters are demanding Starbucks employees write 'Trump' on their cups
Trump supporters are making a stand against Starbucks by spending money on coffee in the chain's shops and demanding baristas write "Trump" on their cups.
The movement -- which comes to you by the hashtag #TrumpCup -- accelerated Friday following an incident in a Miami branch of the coffee chain.
A white supporter of the President-elect was filmed earlier this week shouting at employees, complaining of racial discrimination and telling everyone in the store he voted Trump. The incident kicked off thanks to a delay in the making of his vanilla latte.
You May Also Like
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Trump supporters have had issues with Starbucks for some time. Some of the causes of anger have been the company's CEO Howard Schultz endorsing Clinton and the roll out of its less festive designs, which even triggered a call for a boycott from Trump himself.
On Thursday, a fan going by the name Baked Alaska on Twitter seized the moment to kick start Operation #TrumpCup, with two simple rules. First, go to Starbucks and tell them your name is Trump. Second, film the incident if they refuse to write "Trump" on the cup.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
The #TrumpCup campaign subsequently went into overdrive.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Some people have had less success than others -- and one person reportedly had the cops called on him for pulling the stunt.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
The idea of sticking it to Starbucks by giving them cash received mixed reviews on Twitter.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
A Starbucks spokesperson told Mashable: "Over the years, writing customer names on cups and calling out their names has been a fun ritual in our stores.
"Rarely has it been abused or taken advantage of. We hope and trust that our customers will continue to honor that tradition. We don’t require our partners to write or call out names."
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Topics Donald Trump
Tim Chester was Senior Editor, Real Time News in Los Angeles. Before that he was Deputy Editor of Mashable UK in London. Prior to joining Mashable, Tim was a Senior Web Editor at Penguin Random House, helping to relaunch the Rough Guides website and other travel brands. He was also a writer for Buzzfeed, GQ and The Sunday Times, covering everything from culture to tech and current affairs. Before that, he was Deputy Editor at NME.COM, overseeing content and development on the London-based music and entertainment site. Tim loves music and travel and has combined these two passions at festivals from Iceland to Malawi and beyond.
