Competition between Swift and Culpo at RI coffee shop tip jar for Super Bowl
Who will win the Super Bowl – Olivia Culpo or Taylor Swift?
Prior to the big game on Sunday, The Coffee Grinder at 961 Namquid Drive in Warwick is capitalizing on the excitement surrounding the NFL’s two leading ladies – both of whom have strong Rhode Island connections – with competing tip jars.
The counter sign asks, “Who’s winning the Super Bowl?” and features a jar for Culpo, who is engaged to San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, and another for Taylor Swift, who is dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
“We had the 49ers and Kansas City, but everybody kept saying what about Taylor Swift and Olivia,” said Janet Hargreaves, one of the servers. “It’s gotten quite a bit of attention.”
Part of the attention came from a reel posted to Instagram by Lucio Andreozzi, a photographer who often works with Culpo.
“Idk why we’re dragging the women into this but don’t worry @oliviaculpo I’ve got your back !!!!!!!,” he captioned the video, as he pulled the money out of the Swift jar and dumped it into the Culpo jar.
According to Hargreaves, the placement of the jars seems to matter more than whose name is on them.
“If Taylor is on the left, she wins. If Olivia is on the left, she wins,” she said.