If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something.

Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores. A new code of conduct – which will be posted in all company-owned North American stores – also bans discrimination or harassment, consumption of outside alcohol, smoking, vaping, drug use and panhandling.

Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson said the new rules are designed to help prioritize paying customers. Anderson said most other retailers already have similar rules.

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    11 hours ago

    Better that they know about it at 6 than grow up feeling like they’re broken inside and end up taking their own life at 16.

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      Hopefully they have better parents that actually parent. If you ever get a chance to parent, then do you.