On January 3, she stopped by her store's Starbucks café while on break, where a barista asked her whether she wanted to buy one of the exclusive Starbucks x Stanley cups, she said.
Carter is one of many workers across the US that Target has fired this month after they purchased special-edition Stanley Quencher cups.
AdvertisementIn two cases, workers told BI they bought a cup that was improperly set aside by a colleague.
AdvertisementIn addition, each worker told BI they were one of several employees at their stores who had been fired over the cups.
None of the seven employees BI spoke to said they expected this product could end up costing them their jobs.
Persons:
—, Catherine Carter, Carter, Stanley Quencher, hadn't
Organizations:
Service, Business, Target, Starbucks, BI
Locations:
Miami, Maryland