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America, we’re rewards sick.
America, we’re rewards sick. It’s intoxicating. I’m sure if I dig through my wallet, and look through this apartment, I’ll find rewards and loyalty cards for the Body Shop, Fred Meyer’s, Alaska...
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Coffee Education: Compare Reserve Guatemala Finca Monte David and Starbucks...
One of the first lessons of coffee education is “compare, compare, compare.” It’s very important to compare and contrast more than one coffee in a coffee seminar. I’ve known Starbucks coffee masters...
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Mark Your Calendars: Half Off a Frappuccino & Other Good Deals. (Happy Mondays)
On Monday, March 7, 2015, Starbucks will be offering MyStarbucksRewards members half off your handcrafted Blended Frappuccino purchase from 2:00 PM to close*. You don’t need to have a gold card, just...
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All new, mini bagel experience at 1500 Starbucks: Bantam Bagels.
Have you tried Bantam Bagels? Starbucks is testing these bagels in select stores. Per Erin Shane (Starbucks media relations), Starbucks began testing Bantam Bagels in June of last year, introducing...
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Something has gone missing from the syrups at Starbucks.
Something has gone missing from the syrup flavoring at Starbucks. The artificial coloring is gone. Starbucks has reformulated their syrups, removing artificial coloring. Syrups you’ll find at Starbucks...
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Pantheon Blend No. II
On December 5, 2015, the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room launched their second exclusive Pantheon Blend. This coffee is like the ‘Anniversary Blend’ of the roasting, celebrating the...
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New Starbucks: Jamaica, Queens, New York, partners with YMCA and Queens...
Today* is the grand opening of a new Starbucks, the first of its kind, designed to support diverse, under-represented local low income communities. The new Starbucks is in Queens, New York. Here’s the...
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Sulawesi Coffee Coming to Starbucks Everywhere!
Beginning March 22nd, you’ll see a new (really, a returning favorite) coffee in the whole bean lineup at Starbucks! Sulawesi coffee, a single-origin coffee, launches everywhere in the United States...
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The Coffee Alphabet.
One thing about this little blog is that I get plenty of emails which essentially say something like, ‘share our content on your blog…‘. Generally speaking, I click delete on these kind of emails, time...
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You’re Invited: Beautiful Irvine Starbucks – Jamboree & Bryan
On March 10, 2016, a brand new Starbucks opened up in Irvine. Here’s the address: Starbucks Jamboree & Bryan 13384 Jamboree Road Irvine, California 92602 (949) 447 9482 I dropped by this store on...
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March 15 – 20th only: Get this “secret” Cherry Blossom Frappuccino at Starbucks.
The Starbucks blend masters at the Seattle headquarters have come up with an all-new Frappuccino for you to enjoy: The Cherry Blossom Frappuccino. (So named for the beautiful pink and green colors,...
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St. Patrick’s Day Starbucks T-Shirt!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow, March 17th! Lore has it that you might get pinched if you’re not wearing green. I have just the thing for you to wear. It is the Starbucks St. Patrick’s Day t-shirt!...
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Starbucks now offering its 2nd ever Cup of Excellence coffee: Rwanda Mahembe
Right now at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, there are three Rwandan Cup of Excellence Coffees. I’ll spend the most time discussing the Rwanda Mahembe, which scored a very high 90.13...
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Starbucks Reserve Coffee Packaging: All Black
Starbucks is now phasing in an all new look to their Reserve lineup of whole bean coffees. It’s all black. It was a little over one year ago when Starbucks moved from a horizontal silver and black...
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Refund your money back on your Starbucks card? Nope.
In April, coinciding with the new Starbucks rewards program, there’s another small policy change happening too. You can no longer have a barista refund money back onto your registered Starbucks card. I...
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Coming Soon: Bottled Starbucks Cold Brew; Starbucks Prepaid Visa; Windows...
Today was the annual Starbucks shareholder’s meeting. Time to recap just a few things from today’s meeting here in Seattle: The meeting started off with a dance performance of drummers and dancers....
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Starbucks Goes Nitro.
Right now at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, you’ll find a new kind of cold brew on the menu – it’s Nitro Cold Brew. That’s literally cold brew that has been infused with nitrogen: At...
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Frappuccino Happy Hour: Starts May 6th // The Sakura-Con Frappuccino
Every year in March, at the Washington State Convention Center, there is the SakuraCon convention! Downtown Seattle is flooded with people in fun costumes. The nearby Starbucks locations in the Seattle...
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New t-shirts, totes, and more at the Starbucks Coffee Gear store.
Earlier this month, I dropped by the Starbucks Coffee Gear store. This store is located at 2401 Utah Avenue South, 8th Floor, Seattle, Washington, 98134. I regularly get emails from people asking me...
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Beautiful Siren Art Work at the Roastery
Right now at the Roastery, there’s a collection of four posters, all for sale in small quantities. They’re beautifully done. This is the kind of thing I collect! I have a large collection of in-store...
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