Starbucks is changing the way it charges for customized drinks, adding an 80-cent fee for sauces and syrups, the giant coffee chain said. Classic syrup is free.

Starbucks now charges 80 cents for syrups and sauces in unflavored drinks, with price hikes for chai, matcha, and dried fruit. Learn about the app's new pricing feature.

Starbucks is also testing a new feature in its app that shows pricing updates in real time, instead of revealing the final price at checkout.

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