My daughter and I would go to Starbucks every Saturday when we did our shopping. In light of Starbucks' bad decisions and policies, we haven't been there in over a year now. Dunking Donuts now supplies our coffee addictionand. It is cheaper and just as good, even better. Go Woke, Go Broke.

Love you Megyn :-)you don't back down from the lefties B.S. you call it out and stand your ground. Very proud of you.

"America has become unsafe" Brought to us by the Democrats, woke CEO's & DA's.

I remember when Starbucks changed its “customer only” bathroom policy”. It was because of a BLM uproar caused when one store denied two black men use of their bathroom without buying something. The accusation, of course was “raci$m”. The men were presumably waiting for friend, but frankly could have made a purchase while waiting, so I had no sympathy at the time, and have none now.

I'm from the UK and was shocked the amount of homeless I seen in Starbucks in Florida, I never realised it was their policy. If I had kids I wouldn't have wanted them seeing that and certainly not doing drugs in the bathroom

She says it's compassionate, to let people stay in a place that isn't hers... Rofl.... "ya, let's let homeless people stay at Starbucks." "that's my business, why not have them stay at your home?" "oh, I'm compassionate enough to offer other people's stuff. Not my own rofl"

If that Bush girl so compassionate about the homeless, why doesn’t she open her mansion to them. I’m sure she can’t use all the rooms she has there.

All of these "woke" CEO's should be required to work one week out of the month at all of their businesses. They'd change their policies pretty quickly.

Yes 1000%. A policy based solely on compassion ignores all other tradeoffs, to the general detriment of society.

One of the greatest joys in life is saying, “I told you so.”

Open up your house, JENNA, let's see your compassion at work!

Spot on…I just wish you’d pointed out that the “open bathroom” policy didn’t come out of nowhere, it arose out of Starbucks caving to the wokers after a 2018 incident in Philadelphia where a Starbucks manager asked two black guys who hadn’t bought anything to leave. There was the inevitable huge uproar and accusations of racism, then Schultz caved and said anyone could use the bathrooms regardless. Starbucks has reaped what it has sown, and besides, their coffee sucks.

"If the left ever addressed the mental health problem there wouldn't be a left." BINGO! Quote of the day.

Gee - I am also a CEO of a wonderful little manufacturing company in the Midwest - and I think I just might be qualified to say this guy is an idiot..... My people actually like working within our business (many have been here for YEARS) and they feel VERY safe and know management gives a damn about them personally and professionally. We just inked a deal to sell Black Rifle Coffee in our newly opened retail store. This story actually makes me smile for multiple reasons - good work Megyn. So happy you are back online and shooting it straight.

Spot on Megyn… since last year my husband and I started driving to work to NYC from Bergen county, NJ , because we are afraid of homeless people and vagrants threatening citizens in the streets anytime of the day. We felt so unsafe but with inflation and gas prices more expensive it really hurts our wallet, and I don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel all this politicians talk garbage and their policies hurts the most vulnerable.

It’s already happening in Toronto Canada. Where homeless people are shooting up drugs in the bathrooms.

In L.A. area as soon as Starbucks opens at 5am its a mad rush of homeless people rushing into the store with all their luggage and carts hopping into all the seats where they remain until closing. So regular customers don't have anywhere to sit and you have to navigate around all the personal belongings (carts and luggage) of the homeless. It's like skid row inside Starbucks. And, staff can't say anything. Now, they finally are closing. Lol

I stopped going to Starbucks when a coffee with tip was about 4 dollars. I got some reusable coffee cups at the Dollar Tree, a Keurig machine, and I make my coffee my way at less than 2 dollars a cup. And I don’t have to wait in line. Over the past six months I have saved a small fortune. Geesh! Shoulda done this a long time ago! 🤦🏻‍♂️

I think people are too in love with their pumpkin lattes and whatever else to worry about the politics of Starbucks. How many people know that a few years ago they bought 70,000 BLM t-shirts for their employees? I wonder how many people would not go there if they knew that depending on their politics.

Compassion is not giving in to people who encroach on your business or property. These homeless people (most of them) have made choices that led them to their unfortunate circumstances. Most of them are drug addicts and some are mentally ill both chose not to seek help or took that first line or needle we did not make them or force them to do it. It we keep giving in to their demands and begging etc. with no consequences for them they will multiply and make things MUCH worse.

I hope they close every Starbucks everywhere.

I worked for Starbucks when I first graduated from college and this was years ago (I’m not sure of the policy at the time) but my location regularly had homeless people coming in. One time a guy who was homeless and on drugs started stalking me and the cops had to get involved. Management wasn’t doing anything and the cops can only do so much so my dad would come to the store just to make sure he didn’t try anything since he hadn’t been officially banned by the company. Thankfully police ended up taking the guy in and getting him the help he needed. But the experience really sucked for me. These CEOS try to virtue signal without dealing w the consequences of their woke policies. The staff has to deal w it and many of them are young people / teenagers or just out of college. They shouldn’t have to handle these situations. Glad they ended up reversing this policy

If you worked at starbucks you were required to like and embrace that "anything goes bathroom policy"....or you are a bad person.

As a 73 year old with a bladder that needs frequent "exercise", and with public conveniences plain horrible at best, to non-existent mostly, this is bad news, as I often used such establishments for "exercise"! If I had to purchase a cup of coffee with every time, I'd have quite a bit less of my pension to buy groceries! It's a vexing problem!

These companies closing stores, but doesn't blame their own policies they are putting in place.

I'll admit, I have gone to many establishments, restaurants, department stores and the likes to simply use the restrooms and not buy anything. Granted, I didn't do whatever I wanted.

How strange, Starbucks is going to care about their employees?

I remember about 10 years ago when I was shopping at a Target store near me with my grand daughter and we wanted to use the washroom and when we went there it turns out they had changed it to a family washroom, no women's or men's on the doors. I didn't go in and I haven't been to Target since. That was my feeling then and now it had gone out into another universe. Simply just pathetic and disgusting.

We have a local coffee/donut shop that used to allow street people in the store to use the washrooms. It turns out that patrons could never use them. The street people constantly used the washrooms as shower stalls. They were occupied for at least a half hour at a time. They also were panhandling inside the shop, going from table to table, and going to the customers in line waiting to purchase. Some started to get angry znd belligerent if they were turned down. It didn't take long for business to have a huge downturn.

Meaghan my daughter went through the same thing she worked at ShoeBox on 43rd street. this homeless guy tortured her every day calling her Daddys girl, demanding money, an insult everyday. Until I went to visit. Made me so mad. Baseball bats are legal you know just saying, gotta go to practice.

After 20 years of working in the service industry, I am so grateful to be done with it.. Sick of the madness in our cities & our country..🤮🤮🤮

Support every small business coffee shop!!!!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻avoid starbucks entirely !!! Coffee is soooooooo good every where else !!!!! Make your money count!!!

No accountability for peoples actions, instead we feel sorry for them….

It’s not a homelessness problem… it’s an addiction problem.

Shocker!!! Crime, homeless, lack of personal safety for customers & emploees. Wow!! Who'd have thunk???😱😎

Shows how leftist good ol’ Jenna has become whilst at NBC. Never fails.

Kudos to the guy calling out the table hogs that sit for hours working on who knows what. Go do something for crying out loud. As someone who waited tables in her early years, I approve your point of view.

Good call Megan! I think the big lesson of this period is that any virtue signaling regardless of some truth is disastrous for everybody. Btw, wasn’t it Starbucks that started the trend of “non Christmas holiday cups” back in 2015?

Awhile ago I was going through treatment(stage 4 cervical cancer) I was sick and needed to pee and get sick, my mom pulled into the only place around and it was Starbucks,I went in and asked where the washroom was and the worker asked me if I ordered anything yet,I said no, I just need the washroom. She then rudely&loudly told me"sorry, its only for people who are customers". That was bad enough,but everyone there sitting and in line heard and ignored the conversation & me. I left and have never went to a Starbucksc again. At the time there was no homeless in my province and certainly not even close to where this Starbucks was located. There is a Law In Nova Scotia, that ALL stores cannot refuse people the washroom if needed. So I do not like Starbucks or people who go there thinking they are better then someone else!!

Funny thing is most of those screaming compassionate wouldn't open their doors to anyone for same reason. Always want someone else to do what they see as compassionate....never ever themselves

Heard he’s using this as a pretext because some of those stores have unionized.

While in London a few weeks ago, my husband asked to use a Starbucks restroom. Their answer, “We don’t have toilets.”

‘If they actually tackled mental health, then there wouldn’t be a left’ ……. Best. Comment. Ever!

I'm so happy that I have the discipline to not buy my coffee from starbucks.

The Starbucks close to me has a code for entry to the bathroom & the code is on your receipt! Same with Pret!

That was the funniest comment I’ve heard in a long time. “ If we really tackle mental illness there wouldn’t be a left “ 😂

I remember well when the CEO of Starbucks said publicly that if you believe that marriage is only between one woman and one man then you are not welcome in our places of business. Who calculated how many customers that drove away? I am amazed at the number of companies that are willing to lose droves of customers just to push some woke ideology. I don't need to mention the growing list starting with Disney, Coke, ESPN, pretty much all professional sports. The list is getting longer. They may want communism or socialism or whatever -ism they think would be good, but potential customers can still vote with their feet, and internet purchases. And are doing it. Now they are not only losing customers, they are losing well trained reliable employees. Nothing like old fashioned karma.

The situation with drug addicts who, sometimes as a result of drugs, are also mentally ill is that when you let them in a space they then take ownership of that space. They are not generally humble and are only polite (if at all) until they get what they wanted and will become fierce when something is taken away (in their eyes you are taking everything.)

A wiseman learns from the mistakes of others. a fool only learns from his own.

Just spent two weeks in Utah, the town I stayed in has two homeless shelters, there are no homeless people on the streets, if a homeless person is spotted the police are there within 2 hours, they give the homeless person the option to either go to the shelter or move on.no loitering allowed.

A whole bunch of tough love is what is needed. That includes politicians as well as the drugies, homeless and nut cases.

"compassionate"? The road to hell is paved with good intentions 😂

The one who said "it's compassionate" - does *she* let homeless people in her home? That would be "compassionate". Although I don't drink coffee, I would never go to Starbucks now. This garbage has gotten so out of hand - and we are suffering the consequences for it now. Remember: allowing this nonsense - is "endorsing" it. Remember: most homeless (not _all_ , but the vast majority) have addiction problems, or mental health issues. They should be in counselling, not Starbucks!

Since when do homeless people use restrooms?

Last time I was at a Starbucks , I could hear. . . "Crickets" rather that "Katchings."

Poor Howard! Who would have thought that the derelicts of society would act in a selfish and ungrateful manner?

Not anyone: Starbucks would never allow anyone with a firearm, not even a LEO on duty. Starting in 2012, when I destroyed my the Starbucks gold card.

No new people in the StarBucks I visit lol

The compassionate people who advocate for what Starbucks did, never ever show compassion as these people never invite homeless/mentally ill/drug addict people into their homes.

Strangely, one of the locations shutting down is on the grounds of the DoubleTree Hilton hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The hotel is not shutting down. Does this mean the hotel has no concern for their paying guests and employees? The Starbucks baristas have one advantage over the hotel employees. They have superheated coffee on hand to use against any criminals or rowdy homeless.

For years I have never wanted or had a desire to use a bathroom in a Starbucks. And it’s because of the homeless.

Go Megyn love ya girl (from South Wales)! Xx

They should not shut down the stores; they should fire the stupid company official.

Starbucks on the first floor of the Northern Hotel in Fort Collins has the bathrooms LOCKED down the hall inside the actual hotel and you have to take the security code with you, that's how America works

Saddest part is that a whole lot of these homeless people can work and refuse.

I believe this week In BC a father was stabbed to death in front of his wife and child at Starbucks. And someone was just recording it, not calling for help, or even seeing if he was ok. Im not sure if this policy has anytjkng to do with the Canadian locations, but this makes a heck of a lot of sense now if Canada Starbucks has those policies.

I love it!

Go Woke, Go Broke!

Well said Megyn

The last time we had a depression, the effected people went in the soup and bread line. Now we force feed them fentanyl and needles so that they can't explain that they lost their job then savings, then house and family. Fentanyl is the new xmas gas

Yeah, look how compassion turned out for Starbucks. “Go woke, Go broke. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Go Woke Go Broke

Get those employees who elect to stay CCW’s, on going training and help purchasing a handgun if they want it. They’ll need them when access is denied to a mad man.

This happens time and time again, policies that defy common sense always bring about the predictably terrible results. These CEO's should run their ideas past the ladies of the View first and if they like it, then scrap the idea.

I’m 62 and have never stepped into a Starbucks and never will

Almost as bad as the homeless are the students taking over entire tables with books, computers, coats and belongings so that no other customers can sit down. I can't count the amount of times I've not purchased in Starbucks because of students, people sitting on their phone plugged in and not buying anything and taking up the entire space.

A couple years back, I had a meeting at Starbucks. Someone tied up a bathroom for a long time. Finally a dude walked out. The door closed and it was still locked. After a few minutes, I took a picture of another dude walking out. He was outraged and asked me if I took a picture of him. He was rattled. I didn’t even answer him. Unafraid, I didn’t even answer him, and he left the store with no satisfaction. At least from me.

I work at mcd. And I like that our restaurant allows anybody to hang out. However, that's mcd. Starbucks in itself takes pride in its high standard, so I can see it being an issue. I remember many times I had to change in a public restroom in between jobs without buying anything from the institution..

I'm with you Megan. Been a fan of yours for years. Starbucks is overrated. It's all by design.

Illegal immigrants and,Mayor Adam's? HE is shipping them up to Plattsburgh, NY where they cross into Canada from Roxbury Rd, I believe. NYC is a sanctuary city who cannot handle the people coming there, a fraction of what is happening in Texas

The more chaos, the better. That is their philosophy. These people are incapable of compassion, they are devious planners.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I'm too scared to use ANY public restroom! 😕

A compassionate person would ask them over to her house and give them a place to hang out

What happened to "No shirt, No shoes, No service!" ??? Christ, they're shooting up in the restrooms. Taking baths in the sink and leaving the waste!!! Health code?!? NAH!

MK you nailed it.

The policy was actually how Starbucks started. Founder CEO, Schultz, was in Italy, and he said people had three places they could hang out, work, home, the coffee shop, and that’s what he wanted to create. Having lived in New York City for 30 years, it’s a difficult philosophy for NYC.

Wat about the employees safety? I was LE & when we went inside they wud always say oh that guy over there is acting crazy can u help? Employees don’t have the means to defend themselves (Mace, gun, or knives). LA has become a wasteland, Mad Max world. I literally saw a (transient) man walk down Wilshire Blvd with a MACHETE sticking out of his shirt?! LAPD to the rescue 🙏🏻👮‍♀️

OK Lady. Let them come in and use YOUR bathroom!!!! OH NO NEVER MY BATHROOM!!!! Such hypocrites!!!!

Megyn, TY4SHARING tha TRUTH that you do, No matter what was said at 1st, your words were TRUE ❣️🤟🏻🙏🇺🇸🎩

How terribly elitist to expect clean bathrooms in America.

McDonald's, burger king, Wendy's, taco beii , etc have FREE BATHROOMS,, they did not negótiate bathroom in union contracts

I live in Germany, it used to be like that, anybody can just walked in and use their (starbukcs) bathrooms, but now you need a code to use it that located on your receipts.

Am I missing something? I've seen homeless people in Starbucks for the past 15 years. How is this something new?

A BUSH talking COMPASSION LMAO

This was when a Starbucks in Philadelphia called The Police on 2 black men sitting there in a business meet. That particular location did things backwards-THEY ordered 2 blacks to go.

I found it awkward to use the shall we say, the nonbinary bathroom in Starbucks. (I'm 71) I'm not sure how I would have felt about it if I had a child with me.

Yesterday, Starbucks in Pasadena CA, corner of California and Lake. If you want to use the bathroom you have to get a barista to walk you there and let you in.

Hell, they've been allowing people to do whatever they want for a good 15 years

Mrs Randall don't let the other listeners get to you, some just don't now how to be nice. Thank you for the video.

Maybe a key for bathrooms