Starbucks is trying to let you buy coffee without speaking to or standing in line with another human.。
Humans are fine and all, but sometimes they are best dealt with after coffee, so I am considering this a beta test for a public service until proven otherwise. 。
SEE ALSO:You can now tell Alexa to place your Starbucks order for in-store pickup 。Don't get too excited just yet. Starbucks is now just testing out a store where you'll be able to order and pay for your half-caf grande, iced, sugar-free, vanilla latte with soy milk and caramel drizzle entirely through your mobile phone. The store will be for mobile orders and paying。 only 。only。, and it'll be located on the eighth floor of their headquarters, according to the 。Puget Sound Business Journal 。
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A crush of mobile orders has begun to clog lines at Starbucks locations, and the company is trying to figure out how to thin the crowds. 。