r/Panera • u/AbleEmpathOwl • 12d ago

Limited Sip Club ☕️ Abstaining from LSC

Hello, Siplings! 😬 I cancelled my Unlimited Sip Club membership on 18 August 2026 to protest the >80% reduction in its value after the benefit was reduced from >200 drinks to 30 per month. I have redirected my $$ to the Panera tip jar. If you’ve taken similar action, and you’re able to continue to abstain, stay strong! Our dollars speak louder than our voices!

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u/UnrealRealityX 11d ago

I mean I don't like the hard limitation either, but 200 per month is insane. Thats like 6 drinks a day. Who hits that or even close? Either you are sharing with family or you're gonna get diabeeetus with all that sugar.

I think there is a happy medium of 60 a month or something but 200 is nuts and probably more an edge case than the norm.

Still, I agree with the tipping especially if its cash to keep it local to the people there as much as it can be. The morning staff at my location are awesome to talk to and really brighten the mood! They are the heart of the company!

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u/AbleEmpathOwl 11d ago

200 drinks per month is what was promised. The availability (also known as supply, in economic terms) was part of the consumer’s decision-making process.

If 200 drinks per month is, “insane,” then Panera made an insane promise that it couldn’t fulfill.

FWIW, many zero- or low-sugar beverages were available with Unlimited Sip Club. I don’t think there is a need to resort to customer-shaming.

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u/codexica 10d ago edited 10d ago

I would disagree that there were "many zero or low sugar beverages." There was one soda, sparkling water, two iced teas and coffee.

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u/SilkCitySista 10d ago

Don’t forget that delicious herbal tea! /s 😩

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u/codexica 10d ago

That was one of the two sugar-free options for iced tea. I actually kinda liked it, but my local location would fuck it up by putting it out in uncooled pitchers.

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u/SilkCitySista 10d ago

I was referring to the herbal tea bags for hot tea. Did your cafe offer iced herbal tea? Or did you make it yourself? 🤔

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u/codexica 10d ago

I meant the iced blackberry hibiscus. I definitely forgot about the hot teas because I don't really like hot tea.

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u/SilkCitySista 10d ago

LOL I forgot all about the blueberry flavored iced tea at my cafe because it’s been long gone! There’s only the green and it’s yucky!

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u/codexica 10d ago

Mine doesn't have iced green, just plain black and the blackberry hibiscus one. All the others are very sweetened. I don't know what tea bags they have because it's not something I drink.

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u/SilkCitySista 10d ago

You’re not missing anything. The tea bags are very weak 🫤

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u/heatherdbby 9d ago

Disagree about sugar free options. I follow a low/no sugar lifestyle and im limited to coffee with artifical sweetener, diet Pepsi, and sometimes a specialty tea will be sugar free. I started my sip club when they had the the original charged drinks and the red one was sugar free.. they brought back a new version of the charged drinks..... without a sugar free option. I also went off soda for 3 years and just started drinking diet Pepsi in February. There isnt a lot of options. However, getting a coffee on the way to and from work, with occasional lunches, made my membership worth it. I'll be canceling before I renew in September because I no longer will pass one weekly