Decided to grab a coffee after my overnight shift while I waited for Hobby Lobby to open. I ordered my same drink I've gotten for 6 years now, it was pretty good! Not quite the same flavor, but I'm not that picky. Had no sleeve or double cup so I wouldn't burn my fingers.
After about an hour of waiting for Hobby Lobby to open, I had a bathroom emergency and realized I wouldn't be able to wait the extra 15 minutes for the store to open and I couldn't remember if the store even had a bathroom. Wasn't going to take the chance. Drove back to Starbucks and their bathrooms have a door lock on them. Not sure if it's to make sure you're a paying customer or because of the area to keep homeless out? I turned around to go up to the desk and a barista shouted numbers, then someone sitting down repeated the numbers again kind of in an annoyed way.
Since I didn't see the person sitting down, I wasn't sure if they were talking about a WiFi password or talking to me since I hadn't said anything yet. I asked if it was for the bathroom, they said yes, so then I was able to enter the code and use the bathroom. I had the receipt on my phone if they needed proof of purchase. I just used the bathroom and ducked out of there embarrassed.
Only took off one star because I didn't know the reason for the bathroom situation and it made me feel embarrassed. Felt like the staff thought I was using the bathroom for free without buying anything by the tone of voice. But, that's why I order mobile walk-in orders so I don't need to socially interact like that, less issues that way. Never been to a Starbucks with bathrooms locked, but this is a new building so maybe it's the new thing. read more