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Translation result.\"\uc591\ud64d\uc11d\" <\/p>\n

\n Starbucks card refunds require at least 60% use for eligibility
Lawyer Yang Hong-seok: \u201cIf they cite the terms and refuse refunds, I\u2019ll sue\u201d<\/b>\n <\/div>\n


\n<\/nisubtitle> Starbucks sparked controversy after designating the 46th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising as \u201cTank Day.\u201d On May 19, Yang Hong-seok, an adviser to the Prosecutorial Reform Task Force, said he would pursue legal action if Starbucks refused to issue a full refund. <\/p>\n

Yang posted on his Facebook page the message he had sent to Starbucks customer service, asking, \u201cWhat is Starbucks thinking?\u201d <\/p>\n

He noted that Starbucks\u2019 card terms specify a refund of the remaining balance only if customers have used at least 60% of the card, and said he had only just learned of that rule. While acknowledging that limits may be needed to prevent card-cashing schemes, he said it is hard to accept a policy that denies any refund when less than 60% has been used. <\/p>\n

Yang said he had a Starbucks e\u2011card registered and immediately requested a full refund to see how Starbucks would respond. He added that he expects the company to invoke the terms and refuse the refund, in which case he would have no choice but to file a lawsuit. <\/p>\n

In his message to customer service, Yang wrote, \u201cI\u2019m disappointed by \u20185\u00b718 Tank Day\u2019 and the \u2018thud-on-the-desk\u2019 incident. I will stop using Starbucks, so please issue a full refund.\u201d <\/p>\n

The day before, Starbucks ran a promotion called \u201cDante\u00b7Tank\u00b7Nassu Day.\u201d The event featured a \u201cColorful Tank Tumbler Set\u201d and a \u201cTank Duo Set.\u201d The event page also used the phrases \u201cTank Day\u201d and \u201cthud-on-the-desk!\u201d <\/p>\n

Online critics said the campaign evoked the deployment of armored tanks during the May 18 uprising and called the timing highly insensitive. Many argued the language sounded like slogans used in far\u2011right online communities. <\/p>\n

Critics also said the phrase \u201cthud-on-the-desk!\u201d recalled the 1987 police statement about Park Jong\u2011chul\u2019s death \u2014 \u201cWhen we struck the desk, he suddenly died\u201d \u2014 and some users charged that Starbucks could not have been unaware of that association, describing the wording as seemingly deliberate. <\/p>\n

President Lee Jae\u2011myung criticized Starbucks\u2019 marketing on X (formerly Twitter) the previous day, saying he was \u201cangry at the inhumane, outrageous behavior of cheap merchants who deny the values of our community, basic human rights, and democracy.\u201d Jung Yong\u2011jin, chairman of Shinsegae Group, also issued an apology and pledged steps to prevent a recurrence. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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