Why are Luckin customers ordering an americano without coffee liquid?

A Luckin ordering hack has spread on social media: add a note of no coffee liquid to an Orange C Americano and the cup arrives as orange juice. Some customers followed the method and reported it tasted fine, while others said buying juice directly is cheaper. The notes trend follows an earlier Ice-Sip Coconut Latte ordered without coffee liquid.

The discussion splits over value. A 9.9 yuan drink used this way yields juice that supermarkets sell more cheaply in larger bottles, with examples like 2L NFC orange juice for 19.9 and 1L Minute Maid under eighteen yuan. Even so, curiosity keeps the buy-coffee-skip-the-coffee posts circulating, especially since Luckin's 9.9 coffee category returned and ordering frequency rose.

Recently, a new Luckin ordering hack has been trending on social media: when ordering an Orange C Americano, note "no coffee liquid" and you'll get a cup of orange juice. Many netizens followed suit, saying it tastes pretty good—some even drank three different caffeine-free drinks for three days straight. The discussion this sparked is interesting too—some think it's not as cost-effective as just buying orange juice, while others see it as a new way to milk the 9.9 yuan deal. From the earlier Ice-Sip Coconut Latte without coffee liquid to today's Orange C Americano without the Americano, Luckin customers' DIY ordering enthusiasm seems never to fade. This article takes you through the ins and outs of this "no coffee liquid" trend.

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Recently a netizen shared a post: "Never write random notes when buying coffee, or you'll end up with a cup of orange juice." She recommended a note method for ordering at Luckin: Orange C Americano, note "no coffee liquid," and what you get in the end is a cup of orange juice that tastes pretty good.

Seeing this share, many in the comments found it both annoying and funny, saying if you want orange juice just go to the supermarket—for ten or twenty yuan you can buy a big bottle. Some gave examples: "19.9 at Sam's gets you 2L of NFC orange juice," "Huiyuan orange juice is 16 yuan per liter," "a 1L bottle of Minute Maid is under eighteen yuan, and at least it has pulp."

Actually, the trick of noting "no coffee liquid, get orange juice" isn't an isolated case—many netizens, out of curiosity, followed suit. Thus, the "buy coffee but skip the coffee" trend surged back again, becoming great material for social media posts.

"Orange C Americano without the Americano, and they actually gave a whole cup of orange juice," "Who's the one drinking juice at Luckin? It's me!" "Drinking orange juice at Luckin that actually tastes good, who gets it," "So Luckin really can be ordered this way."

When it comes to launching new products in the coffee world, Luckin is absolutely one of the hardest workers, with many categories becoming seasonal hits and flooding social media. With the return of the 9.9 era (coffee category only), to not waste the chance to milk the deal, people are ordering Luckin more frequently—just finished one in the morning, and someone's treating in the afternoon.

But even if you try every flavor, repeating daily gets old. Plus, too much caffeine can cause insomnia at night. So some people thought, rather than the original product, just add a note to make the 9.9 coffee different, and maybe unlock a new item.

CoffeeWorks previously reported that when Luckin launched the Ice-Sip Raw Coconut Latte, appearance-conscious netizens, to get a more photogenic "pink-blue drink," noted "no coffee liquid" when ordering, and even called on Luckin to separately launch a "caffeine-free Ice-Sip Raw Coconut." This time, "no coffee liquid, get orange juice " works the same way.

A netizen who ordered Luckin three days in a row with "no coffee liquid" notes said, following the recommended method, she tried three different "juices" from them, no disappointments, and all tasty. She even left a message for Luckin: "The end of coffee is no coffee liquid." Along this line, a group of Luckin fans who successfully noted "no coffee" also shared their "same-style juices" in the comments, saying they're really good, and it only cost 9.9 anyway.

Finally, regarding this way of customizing Luckin's recipe, some netizens joked: "I wonder if you order an Americano with a note 'no coffee liquid,' what would you get." Another netizen replied, "You'd get a cup of: Are you okay (Americano)? "

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