Starbucks app crashes causing 'mayhem' with customers in 'complete shambles'

Starbucks lovers across the States were left high and dry as the cafe chain's mobile app crashed , leaving them unable to skip queues with pre-orders or redeem rewards points for their morning brew. The trouble kicked off around 9 am EDT according to DownDetector.com, as patrons flooded the site with reports of being locked out of the app; a whopping 80 percent couldn't access it at all, and 2 percent faced login woes.

Rarely does Starbucks' app go down, and its downtime is practically zero, although minor hiccups aren't unknown. Groggy customers wasted no time expressing their annoyance all over social media and DownDetector, with post tweets pouring in fast. "The Starbucks app being down this morning has me in complete shambles. Wtf," tweeted distraught user @brianahh_, sparking a chain reaction of caffeine-deprived laments.

"Really bad day for Starbucks app to be down. Am I just going to rawdog this day after 3 hours of sleep? " posted @ValueConfusion, capturing the mood of many, reports the Mirror US .

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For @craveephat, the crash spelled utter confusion: without the app, she was at a loss ordering her usual coffee fix face-to-face. The meltdown continued with @jbl7159 declaring, "Absolute mayhem when the Starbucks app is down."

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And in a tweet capturing the collective despair, @babyadriana__ wrote, "Starbucks app better count they days not working on the days I need it the most ???" Her sentiment echoed through the virtual corridors of beleaguered coffee aficionados everywhere.

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"The Starbucks app being down this morning has me in complete shambles. Wtf," "Really bad day for Starbucks app to be down. Am I just going to rawdog this day after 3 hours of sleep? " "Absolute mayhem when the Starbucks app is down," "Starbucks app better count they days not working on the days I need it the most ???"

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