TOKYO, Feb 14 (News On Japan) –
When ordering a drink at Starbucks Coffee, what sort of cup do you select? Some individuals go for the in-store mugs or glasses, whereas others carry their very own tumblers from residence. But what if you wish to take your drink out and discover carrying a glass inconvenient? Well, there is a new choice obtainable: “borrow a cup.”
“Borrow a cup?” I got here throughout this signal at a Starbucks in Shibuya. Alongside the choices for “in-store mug,” “in-store glass,” and “personal tumbler,” there was a point out of “borrow a cup.” This choice lets you have your drink served in a chrome steel tumbler. Not solely is there no rental price, however you additionally get a 20-yen low cost for utilizing a glass. Plus, it boasts higher warmth retention than paper cups…appears like all good news, proper?
To use this service, a easy course of is required. You’ll must scan a QR code, and it is perhaps greatest to strive it once you’re not in a rush for the primary time. And sure, you’ll be able to take it outdoors! After borrowing, you are not restricted to having fun with your drink inside the shop; you too can take it out with you. You can return the tumbler to the shop you borrowed it from, or every other collaborating retailer.
While you’ll be able to’t seal the consuming gap and put it in your bag, you’ll be able to get pleasure from your drink on a park bench or borrow one in your solution to faculty or the workplace and return it in your approach again—there are numerous methods to make use of it. When returning, merely place the tumbler on the designated spot within the retailer and scan the QR code to finish the return course of. There’s no want to clean it earlier than returning.
This extremely handy “borrow a cup” service is at present carried out in 39 shops, together with 18 within the Marunouchi space, 16 in Shibuya, 2 in Meguro-Osaki, and three in Nagoya. According to a public relations consultant from Starbucks Coffee Japan, the pilot program started on the finish of November 2021 in shops round Marunouchi and has since expanded.
The consultant additionally steered having fun with a stroll across the Imperial Palace with a drip espresso in a “borrow a cup” from a retailer within the Marunouchi space and returning it on the Wadakura Fountain Park retailer outdoors the palace. Additionally, “It’s also recommended for taking home a Frappuccino while keeping it cold. It doesn’t condense, so it’s comfortable to carry!”
Next time you go to a retailer providing the “borrow a cup” service, why not give it a strive?
Source: MDPR