Why the Classic Coffee of the Week Left the Menu
Starbucks China quietly removed its 20 yuan Coffee of the Week, a fresh brewed coffee, from menus at the end of 2021, and the breakfast combo known online as the cheap set disappeared as well. The combo paired a drink with food below separate prices, and with the 4 yuan bring-your-own-cup discount it could cost as little as 11 yuan.
The removal hit office workers hardest, since a Starbucks is usually on the commute or near office buildings while McDonald's or KFC may not be. Suggestions to switch drew mixed responses. For coffee enthusiasts, the episode also points to home brewing with specialty beans as a way to keep daily costs predictable when cafe value options shrink.
The breakfast combo and classic Coffee of the Week that Starbucks once offered became favorites among many office workers due to their low prices, jokingly dubbed the "cheap-skate set." However, these two products have recently quietly disappeared from the menu, sparking widespread regret among netizens. This article will review the discontinuation process of these two products, outline their price advantages and bring-your-own-cup discounts, and present genuine discussions among consumers about breakfast alternatives from McDonald's and KFC. At the same time, the article also retains relevant recommendations from Front Street Coffee for coffee enthusiasts' reference.
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"It appeared during the pandemic and exited during the pandemic... Starbucks has once again taken away the joy of the poor! Coffee of the Week, breakfast combo, will you ever return?!"
The most affordable Coffee of the Week has been discontinued, and the Starbucks breakfast combo jokingly called the "cheap-skate set" by netizens has also been removed from the menu.
At the end of 2021, Starbucks China quietly removed the veteran product, the "Coffee of the Week" (fresh brewed coffee), which could be had for just 20 yuan, from its menu.
Later, Starbucks reinstated the bring-your-own-cup service for beverages, where customers ordering with their own cups could get a 4 yuan discount, meaning a Starbucks breakfast combo could be purchased for as low as 11 yuan! The launch of this combo made many office workers exclaim it was a great deal and convenient.
Therefore, many netizens pointed out in the comments that breakfast combos from McDonald's and KFC are equally affordable, and there's no need to insist on Starbucks. But saddened netizens responded: there's definitely a Starbucks on the way to work or around office buildings, but you might not find a McDonald's or KFC.
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
