Starbucks Bans Desktops, Printers, and Your Office Drama
Starbucks South Korea just declared: treat us like a cafe, not your coercive office cubicle. They posted a notice strictly telling customers to 'refrain from bringing desktop computers, printers, or other bulky items' because apparently, your work-from-coffee dream has turned into a full-blown deskapalooza. While laptops and small devices stay welcome, monstrous setups like foldable partitions aren't. The company wants everyone to 'have a pleasant and accessible store experience,' which roughly means: stop camping out like you rent the place. Meanwhile, this phenomenon, called 'cagongjok,' has caffeine lovers corralled on every street corner, proving South Korea’s café work culture has evolved from latte sips to office grips.
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When Starbucks tells you to leave your desktop and printer at home, you know your ‘office café’ hustle just got downgraded to ‘please stop blocking my latte line.’
Starbucks South Korea: where your 5-step home office setup just got politely told to GTFO. Next up, no camping tents or miniature water coolers, please.
Apparently, in Starbucks Korea, your laptop's cool but your printer is the party crasher nobody wanted at the coffee date. Sorry, Jim in Accounting.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/11/2025 | Author: Aditi Bharade
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