Starbucks Ireland<\/a> did on its Twitter site this week, asking its Irish followers “show us what makes you proud to be British” a ‘happy hour’ promo as part of the Queens’ Jubilee celebrations.<\/p>\nNeedless to say, Starbucks’ 2000 Irish followers were less than overjoyed, leaving a sour taste in their mouths (much like their coffee brew).<\/p>\n
“The ie stands for Ireland, awaiting the apology before I visit your stores again!! one annoyed Irish tweeter wrote.<\/p>\n
“It took 2 hours for Starbucks to discover Ireland isn’t part of the British Empire.Their History\/Geography expert was on a Coffee break :),” Jim Sheridan, a well known Irish TV Director tweeted. <\/p>\n
Starbucks later apologised for the gaffe, saying the tweet was meant for its British followers only. <\/p>\n
“We erroneously posted to our Irish Twitter page meaning to post to the UK only. Customers in Ireland: We’re sorry.”<\/p>\n
The lesson? Think before you tweet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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