In what may be considered a tightening trend, Starbucks Coffee in the Philippines now only offers a timed WiFi connection on receipt of a purchase. Around the rest of the world, Starbucks offers free WiFi connections, the Philippines only allows a WiFi connection after a purchase, one less reason for me to like Starbucks.

The WiFi connection times out after an hour and requires a code to be sent to your phone. For myself, I was only carrying an iPad and not a mobile phone. I wasn’t able to connect without the code. Fortunately a staff member happened to be asking about my I store experience and used his personal mobile phone to connect me to the store WiFi. That’s pretty decent personal service for a coffee retailer not known for their service.