How Katy Perry Used Twitter To Make A Starbucks Barista's Day
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Katy Perry went to a Starbucks in Chicago on Tuesday to order a tall, vanilla soy latte. The barista, 25-year-old Jason King, noticed the name "Katheryn" on a cup, looked up, and recognized his idol.
Perry was one of two people in the world he wanted to meet, and he had recently watched a documentary on the pop star, King told USA Today.
But he noticed Perry wanted to be discrete. She was wearing large glasses and a hat. So when he handed "Katheryn" her drink, he tried not to blow her cover.
"<span>I know who you are," he said under his breath. "I just want to say that you're amazing and awesome. But I know you want to keep a low profile -- so I won't freak out."</span>
<span>Perry appreciated the thoughtful gesture and replied, "<span>I can tell this drink is going to be really good, is there anything I can do for you?"</span></span>
<span><span>King says he was desperate for a selfie, but knew it'd be too obvious. So he asked Perry for a handshake.</span></span>
<span><span>Later that day, Perry tweeted at King to her 55 million followers:</span></span>
<span><span>"<span>Dear Jason @Starbucks on Ohio and N State in Chicago, you make a mean soy latte."</span></span></span>
<span><span><span>That tweet was retweeted more than 3,000 times and favorited more than 8,000 times. </span></span></span>
<span><span><span>King tells USA Today that his friends and family are "over the moon" about the incident.</span></span></span>
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