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STARBUCKS WILL PAY BARISTAS TO CREATE TIKTOKS

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TikTok already turned Starbucks' 'Pink Drink' into a menu item for free!

The Pink Drink went viral on social media and became a permanent menu item in 2017. Now Starbucks is paying baristas to create TikToks — formalizing what customers did organically for years.

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