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Lee Dalgetty

Starbucks worker commended for discreet cup message to 'teen in danger'

While people across the world have flocked to Starbucks for decades now, the brand was hailed for supplying something other than coffee in their cups this week.

One man took to social media to give thanks to a barista who made a push to ensure the safety of an 18-year-old customer who he thought may have been in trouble, reports the Mirror. James Herring, who has over 33,000 followers on Twitter, made a post praising the Starbucks worker.

He told of a teen who had been approached by a stranger, and the Starbucks worker discreetly left a message for her on a hot chocolate cup that they said had been left by another customer. The message read: “Are you okay? Do you want us to intervene?

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