Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino: Reactions from Residents in Western Suburbs

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino may be the most polarizing thing in the media since the 2016 Presidential election, with customers and medical experts taking to social media to either skewer or praise the drink. Patch asked residents in the Western suburbs what they thought of the Unicorn Frappuccino, which is only available until Sunday, and the feedback was equal parts honest, hilarious and downright concerned.

In case you have somehow miraculously managed to avoid hearing about it, the Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino is a pink and blue drink infused with more than 50 grams of sugar.

Customers rushed to buy the drink and many, including Katy Perry (a fan of all things colorful and sweet), were disappointed.

“Tastes like old bubble gum chewed too long,” Linda Dirks Twomey of Downers Grove said of the controversial Unicorn Frappuccino. “Buy Pixie sticks [sic] and pour them in your mouth, along with some whipped cream,” Joseph Matthew weighed in, adding, “it may even taste better.”

A 16 oz cup of Unicorn Frappuccino contains 59 grams of sugar, which is roughly the equivalent of pouring 30 Pixy Stix into your mouth simultaneously. For this reason, many residents echoed popular fears concerning the sugar content of the Unicorn Frappuccino. “Diabetes in a cup,” Jason Casto of Glen Ellyn said, “It should come with a warning label.”

The issues with the Starbucks Frappuccino are part of larger problems with the Starbucks brand of late. It’s too early to tell if the fuss of the Unicorn Frappuccino will be profitable for Starbucks, but the drink has certainly served to make the company’s reputation more...colorful.

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