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Hello to you as well, Starbucks


Was this intentional? Either way, it cut through the noise.

But when an app sends a simple, very human “Hi!” message, apparently that’s enough to stop me in my tracks. Doing so just brought me into the Starbucks app without any special destination or obvious promotion attached to the prompt. Did Starbucks even send it, or did someone manage to fire off a rogue hello — potentially to millions of people?

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