Free Starbucks espresso: Woman brings 7 containers to NEA’s ‘deliver your individual tumbler’ occasion

Talk about kiasu.

At The Waste(a lot much less) Cafe Exhibition at Northpoint City this weekend, you’re going to get a free Starbucks espresso must you ship your individual tumbler.

One lady confirmed up with quite a few completely differing types of of beverage containers in her plastic bag on Sunday (March 12).

“This auntie brought multiple cups, bottles and tumblers for the coffee,” said Stomp contributor C, who shared pictures of the incident.

“Even the plastic bottles the baristas told her were not allowed because it was single-use waste and not a reusable tumbler,” said the Stomp contributor.

After all, The Waste(a lot much less) Cafe Exhibition is part of a movement often called Say YES to Waste Less by the National Environment Agency (NEA) to encourage of us to undertake a sustainable life-style by decreasing waste, notably disposables and meals wastage.

Sharing pictures of the prolonged queue for the free espresso throughout the Yishun mall the day sooner than, the Stomp contributor C said: “I queued for spherical 20 minutes, starting at spherical noon.

“But the queue moved fast and it didn’t actually really feel like a protracted wait on account of the staff have been very surroundings pleasant. One barista took the order, one different measured and sorted out the elements accordingly, and one different barista does the last word pour into the tumblers.

“Good job to the staff for coping with the queue properly and dealing tirelessly whatever the extreme amount of orders.

“I enjoyed my coffee and find this to be a meaningful initiative.”

Started remaining month, The Waste(a lot much less) Cafe Exhibition was beforehand held at Paya Lebar Quarter and Expo. Today is the ultimate day of the exhibition, which ends at 7pm.

You are alleged to be restricted to 12oz of espresso and one redemption at a time.

NEA added: “We reserve the right to refuse service at our discretion, not limited to a presented unwashed or unsanitary reusable tumbler.”

Which was why the auntie’s plastic bottles have been rejected.

Surprisingly, the Stomp contributor said the barista stuffed up the rest of the woman’s containers.

“I asked the barista, ‘One person can take so many at one time?’” said the Stomp contributor.

“She replied, ‘Can, you can fill as many bottles as you have’ or something.”

The Stomp contributor said of the auntie: “I just found it ridiculous because did you need to be so kiasu? She was not even shy about it. She just brandished everything out from her plastic bag.”

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