Update 5/7/20: This has been extended until May 31st, 2020
The Offer
- Starbucks is offering free coffee (tall, hot or iced) to front line responders through May 31st, 2020
The Fine Print
- Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, doctors, nurses, hospital and medical staff and medical researchers all qualify
Our Verdict
Looks like Starbucks is using the honor system, if you abuse this then you’re a trash person that should feel bad about themselves.
Midnight call back & a 7:30 am shift this morning. Already went through the pot I brewed at home, this is actually going to be very much needed today.
They shut down the 2 Starbucks that are within a 60 mile radius of me LOL….
Doctor at Cleveland’s designated COVID hospital – appreciate the gesture!
I’m a little surprised they didn’t add “after 3pm”
Thanks doc for posting this. As an ICU nurse this will be a much needed pick me up. To those lousy people that abuse this……..I hope I don’t see you in my ICU.
Why? Will you “accidentally” turn off the levophed or vent?
I would hope that you would give them the same care as someone that didn’t abuse it
Nursing humor fellas. We are dark souls 😉
If you want the Nimbex, Diprivan, Precedex and/or Fentanyl to arrive before the next bag runs dry, don’t abuse!
Would’ve been nice to also include grocery store workers also but this is a very nice gesture. I hope all of these workers stay safe.
Supply lines are by nature not front lines. Having to deal with the public because of essential services is very different from having to actively care for someone with COVID.
Against SOP. Disciplinary actions have been pursued vs. those who have violated. Your dept. policy (& enforcement) may vary.
Found this out by accident this morning, will be nice now that the cash app boost for coffee disappeared
Maybe for you. I’ve still got mine.
Interesting because Starbucks usually shits on police officers.
Maybe they decided excluding LEOs from the long list of others included would be just a bit too much bad publicity?
TBF that’s only in areas where it’s hip and woke to be mean to police officers.Looking at you pacific northwest.
Any “front line responders” here?
This guy. Doc, thanks for posting. I will likely get a cup on my way in early.
This guy and my wife are both nurses. We used this today. We brought our badges but they didn’t require it. Thank you!
Radiology here….ER, Inpatient, you name it. I see them when they roll in, the duration of their stay, and post stay.
Former surgical tech, now in administration. Married to an ICU RN that’s already cared for the first handful of severe cases in our state.
Resident physician and wife radiology technologist. Will hopefully utilize this once or twice over the coming weeks. Thanks for the post!
IM physician resident here in NYC! (posting on my one day off …) Anyway, no Starbucks open around me 🙁 even for drive through. But an awesome gesture.
yep.