Panic in the coffee community, as Starbucks are closing all over the country due to computer problems.
Dozens of people stopping by the Starbucks on Peach Ave. and McKinley, trying to get their coffee fix, only to find a sign on a door, saying they’re closed.
They say it started happening around 4:00p.m. Friday. Some stores reportedly stayed open, but others closed down temporarily. Some stores are also only accepting cash, and even handing out free drinks.
Starbucks have released the following statement:
"We are aware of the point of sale register outage at company-operated Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada. We are actively working to resolve the outage. Our stores that have not already closed for the evening are closing early . The outage was caused by a failure during a daily system refresh. We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience or confusion and will update this statement once systems are back online. This outage also affects our Evolution Fresh and Teavana Tea Bar stores."