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    June 11th, 2011 12:20 PM #1
    good move! smokers inhale lang allowed.

    Pinoys on Twitter react to Starbucks 'no smoking' campaign - Technology - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News

    As far as Starbucks is concerned, cigarettes and coffee don't go well together anymore.

    In a recent notice posted in Starbucks stores nationwide, the company said that it is converting "all previously designated smoking outdoor areas" into non-smoking zones beginning June 27.

    The controversial move, which was met with mixed reactions by users of social networking site Twitter where the story first broke, is meant to comply with a recent campaign by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

    "Since there is a new enforcement campaign that seeks to make Metro Manila 100% smoke-free, we decided to comply with the rule," an official of Rustan Coffee Corporation (RCC), the local operator of Starbucks, told GMA News Online in a phone interview.

    Asked if the move -seen to alienate smokers from patronizing the company's products- will negatively affect their sales, the official said: "Hopefully not."

    This early, however, Twitter users are threatening to leave their usual Starbucks habit in favor of other coffee brands because of the company's move.

    "Is this true, All Starbucks outlets will be NON-SMOKING starting June 27???? Goddluck sa customers nyo," Twitter user *jay_matti cautioned.

    "no smoking in starbucks? hello coffee bean!" *briansales quipped.

    One Tumblr conversation between friends jokingly went: "Well, that's the last time I'm taking my business to Starbucks then. What the *** am I supposed to do in Starbucks? Drink coffee???"

    The RCC official, who asked not to be named, said they will put up signages around the stores to remind customers about the new policy.

    But what if customers still insist on smoking in the outdoor areas of the store? "We leave the enforcement to the MMDA. As an establishment we just wanted to comply with the law," the official stressed.
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    June 11th, 2011 12:45 PM #2
    di kasi kumpleto ang pag project ng "cool" image sa pagtambay Starbucks pag di nagyoyosi
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    June 11th, 2011 02:07 PM #3

    Tama ka bro,- cool place to be seen with coffee and yosi....

    Mga malls ba kasama sa ban sa no smoking in public here in MM...

    Ang dami kasing yosi boys and girls dito sa ATC,- gusto ko na sanang i-call ang attention ng management dito (kung bawal nga)

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    June 11th, 2011 02:49 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by CVT View Post

    Tama ka bro,- cool place to be seen with coffee and yosi....

    Mga malls ba kasama sa ban sa no smoking in public here in MM...

    Ang dami kasing yosi boys and girls dito sa ATC,- gusto ko na sanang i-call ang attention ng management dito (kung bawal nga)

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    sa starbaks sa festival mall bawal na din magyosi sa labas?
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    June 11th, 2011 03:10 PM #5
    tama lang yan.
    good move by starbucks.......
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    June 11th, 2011 03:25 PM #6
    as a former chain smoker myself, "yeah, time to kick that disgusting habit."
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    June 11th, 2011 03:32 PM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by roninblade View Post
    as a former chain smoker myself, "yeah, time to kick that disgusting habit."
    buying starbaks coffee bro? nyahahaha...jk lang...
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    June 11th, 2011 03:35 PM #8
    Sana ibaba nila presyo pag kung di sila magpapayosi sa establishment nila hehehe.....a real big favor for starbucks fans na non smoker like me.....
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    June 11th, 2011 03:46 PM #9
    no more starbucks for me.
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    June 11th, 2011 03:49 PM #10
    Quote Originally Posted by desert fox View Post
    buying starbaks coffee bro? nyahahaha...jk lang...
    heheheh, i don't really hangout at starbucks - i always get take out drinks and pastries. nagtatagal lang ako if i'm waiting for somebody.
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    June 11th, 2011 05:01 PM #11
    Hellooo! Starbucks is doing it for compliance. Why would smokers be crossed with Starbucks? Complain sila sa MMDA. Whining like children.
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    June 11th, 2011 06:18 PM #12
    Quote Originally Posted by archie123456789 View Post
    no more starbucks for me.
    tama.
    bili ka na lang ng 3 in 1.
    tapos lagay mo sa star bucks mug.....sosyal pa rin.
    nya-ha-ha!
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    June 11th, 2011 06:28 PM #13
    Can't blame starbucks for complying. Eitherway, I always drink inside because its cooler and I'm a non smoker. I just can't see the benefits of smoking. If i did, matagal ko na ginawa yan.
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    June 11th, 2011 06:30 PM #14
    Quote Originally Posted by chua_riwap View Post
    tama.
    bili ka na lang ng 3 in 1.
    tapos lagay mo sa star bucks mug.....sosyal pa rin.
    nya-ha-ha!
    yun ang kabaliwan, bakit pa lalagay sa starbucks mug?
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    June 11th, 2011 07:49 PM #15
    Quote Originally Posted by locoroco777 View Post
    Sana ibaba nila presyo pag kung di sila magpapayosi sa establishment nila hehehe.....a real big favor for starbucks fans na non smoker like me.....
    Same here, yung iba naman kasi isang kape lang oordrin pero nauubos naman isang kaha ng yosi. Tambayan na nga eh, pa-ek ek sosyal yung iba na wala naman pala pera.
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    June 11th, 2011 08:07 PM #16
    Quote Originally Posted by archie123456789 View Post
    yun ang kabaliwan, bakit pa lalagay sa starbucks mug?
    marami ganyan sa mga offices sir. yung 3 in 1, lagay sa starbucks mug.
    maraming baliw, sabi mo nga.......
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    June 11th, 2011 08:08 PM #17
    Quote Originally Posted by Ry_Tower View Post
    Same here, yung iba naman kasi isang kape lang oordrin pero nauubos naman isang kaha ng yosi. Tambayan na nga eh, pa-ek ek sosyal yung iba na wala naman pala pera.
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    kaya nagtatagal lalo.
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    June 11th, 2011 08:39 PM #18
    Quote Originally Posted by archie123456789 View Post
    yun ang kabaliwan, bakit pa lalagay sa starbucks mug?
    meron ako nyan 2 starbaks mugs...isa malaki pangkape adik..isa medium pang semi kape adik...

    usually nil;alaman ko nescafe lang...minsan wala pa creamer....

    nyahahaha...
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    June 11th, 2011 08:55 PM #19
    so kailangan ng bumili ng 3 in1 instant coffee and USB dangle mga smokers
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    June 11th, 2011 09:20 PM #20
    kala ko yung disposable containers para lang masabi na galing starbucks. haha
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