Coffee chain uses iron fist to prevent customers from leaving bags in the coffee shop for a long time | Lawyer Li Yusheng explains whether Starbucks stores may violate the law by removing consumers' belongings without authorization

Chain coffee shops take tough measures to prevent customers from leaving their bags in the coffee shop booth for a long time | TTV News reporter Yang Xiangyu

News link:https://youtu.be/paE0W86Po-I?si=9QQXYkmVAipLhUZ_

It is common for customers to occupy seats for a long time in chain coffee shops! A well-known domestic coffee shop chain operator has posted a new announcement stating that if a customer leaves his seat for more than one hour, the staff will record the entire process on video and audio, and move the items for temporary safekeeping or hand them over to the police for processing. In addition, if a customer occupies multiple seats at a time and the store is full, the staff will guide the customers to merge tables to ensure that other customers can be seated smoothly. As soon as the news came out, it caused heated discussion.

If a store removes a customer's belongings, is it breaking the law?

Attorney Li Yusheng of Fidelity Law Offices said that if a customer uses personal belongings to occupy a seat for too long, Starbucks will remove the items for safekeeping or hand them over to the police, and the entire process will be recorded and videotaped to prove that the store did not intend to steal other people's belongings, so there is no suspicion of illegality. Consumers are advised to cooperate with the store's regulations in good faith and respect each other when dining.

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