The 'Electric Villain' Who Brought a Printer to Starbucks
"Are You Sure This Is Korea, Not China?" Netizens in Shock
A customer carrying a printer was spotted at a Starbucks store in Andong, Gyeongbuk. Online community
A customer carrying a printer into a Starbucks store in Andong, Gyeongbuk, and using it has been captured, causing shock.
Recently, on social networking services (SNS), reports have been spreading about someone bringing a printer and A4 paper to a Starbucks in Andong. The released photo shows a bundle of A4 paper along with various documents spread out, and a printer placed on the adjacent seat. Since all cables appear to be connected, it seems that actual printing was done. The witness who posted the photo, Mr. A, said, "Starbucks is now a one-person office. This morning, I watched a person who appeared carrying a printer and A4 paper. This was on the second floor of the Andong Starbucks."
Netizens who saw the photo reacted with comments such as "That's interference with business," "Korea has become like China," "I thought it would obviously be China," "I burst out laughing as soon as I saw it," "Why on earth don't they do that at home?" and "How shameless." Some netizens criticized the person as an 'electricity thief.' The term 'electricity thief' refers to those who bring personal electronic devices to cafes and secretly charge them. It means excessively using the cafe's electricity. Some cafes even block power outlets to prevent this.
Last April, a customer was criticized after being spotted working with a laptop and an office monitor placed on two tables at a Starbucks store in Korea. Online community
In domestic Starbucks stores, it is often observed that customers occupy a lot of space using personal electronic devices while working. In April, a customer was caught occupying a seat by connecting a large monitor to a domestic laptop, causing controversy. The table was cluttered with various cables. According to Starbucks regulations, if a customer occupies a lot of space with a PC, monitor, etc., or causes noise, staff can ask them to refrain from doing so for the sake of other customers.
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