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Starbucks customers in South Korea have been asked to stop bringing "bulky items" into cafes to do their office work, after some brought printers and desktop computers. Others had brought in partitions and more than one computer to mark their office territory.

According to a recent report from The Korea Herald, Starbucks has banned the use of full-size desktop computers, printers, power strips, and privacy partitions in its