Get Your Chill On: Ice, Green Straw, Deliciousness!
The internet has gone crazy over a pink drink at Starbucks! This is it: This pink drink has been in the news a lot recently! It’s mentioned here and many more places. Want to know how to order this...
View ArticleStarbucks ties you to community: Clean Sweep on Capitol Hill.
Today (June 5, 2016) I volunteered to help pick up litter in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. I believe strongly in the philosophy that “Many hands make light work!“ I heard about the event through Ben...
View ArticleBig Ideas for Starbucks: Barista Hair Color, Driving Routes & More
Did you know that there is a place you can go and suggest an idea for Starbucks? It’s called MyStarbucksIdea. It’s been around since March 2008. Take a look at these ideas: Here’s one suggestion that...
View ArticleNational Iced Tea Day: Buy One Get One Free at Starbucks & Enter to Win Free...
Today is National Iced Tea Day! Both Starbucks and Teavana are celebrating with offers. At Starbucks stores, when customers buy one Teavana Shaken Iced Tea they will get one free to share at Starbucks...
View ArticleDouble Double Fudge Bar Frappuccino – For a limited time only!
Summer is here and so is sweet summery treats! Starbucks has conjured up the Double Double Fudge Bar Frappuccino, starting now for the next few weeks. This new Frappuccino flavor is inspired by the...
View ArticleMessage for Starbucks: Allow Store Partners to Wear PRIDE t-shirts any time...
Starbucks has always been a huge supporter and advocate for the LGBT community. In the 1990s, it was one of the first large corporations to offer health care benefits for same sex partners. I myself...
View ArticleThe Rare and Nearly Mythical Starbucks Coffee: Howard Once Called it...
There is one Starbucks Reserve Coffee that is nearly rare and mythical. It’s called Micro Blend No. 11. It was introduced into the Reserve coffee lineup sometime in about 2013 with the thought that it...
View ArticleTrifles and Granitas at Starbucks! (Use your morning receipt to get a $3 deal...
Starbucks has conjured up delicious new summer treats and drinks. Starting Tuesday, June 14, 2016, you’ll be able to order the fun Sunset Menu desserts and drinks: Strawberry Trifle Chocolate Brownie...
View ArticlePartner Profile: Kayleigh Lascio
Starbucks partners are the secret sauce of the entire business. Starbucks’ own research shows that the connection between the partner and customer keeps customers come back over and over again. There...
View ArticleStarbucks PRIDE pins for your jacket or apron and much more: The Coffee Gear...
It’s PRIDE month so I think it’s a perfect time to show off this Starbucks-themed PRIDE pins! Wear it on your green apron or on your jacket! The PRIDE pins are one of the newest items at the Starbucks...
View ArticleMobile Order and Pay It a Thousand Miles Forward: #ForSomeoneInNeed
Here’s something fun you can do with the Starbucks app: You can mobile order and pay an order for a store that is nowhere near you. If you have an iPhone, you’ll even get a little warning in red about...
View ArticleCold Brew Malt and Float: The Roastery Gets Its First Blended Shake and a...
Starting Monday, June 27, Starbucks Reserve Roastery espresso will do a bit of immersing in the form a new Affogato line-up of beverages and introduce a Cold Brew Malt as part of the Roastery’s summer...
View ArticleCold Brew in a Bottle: Starbucks deliciousness
Starbucks is now offering bottled cold brew! This is being launched this summer and the earliest shipments are on their way to select retailers now. It’s delicious! The difference between a cold brew...
View ArticleThe Starbucks Experience: Challenges for customers and partners.
Right now is an interesting time for Starbucks. Stores are operating with a minimal staff and expected to do more than ever. It isn’t the happiest time in Starbucks history. Articles like this are...
View ArticleRoscoe approves of Paradeisi Blend No.II
For coffee fans, Paradeisi Blend No. II has made its way to Seattle’s Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room. Just as a reminder, you’ll find the Seattle Roastery at 1124 Pike Street, in Seattle. Their...
View ArticleMelody Reviews the Starbucks Easy Cold Brew at Home Pitcher Packs.
Do you want wonderful cold brew coffee at home? One easy option is the Starbucks Cold Brew pitcher packs: First off, the Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee Pitcher Packs officially launch in stores on July 12,...
View ArticleAll Hail the Sangria Iced Tea (and the Purple Frappuccino!)
The new summer drink at Starbucks is already getting rave reviews. It is the Teavana Iced Berry Sangria Herbal Tea. Its official release is Tuesday July 12, 2016, but lots of people tried this drink a...
View Article12 Starbuckian Tweets to Make You Smile.
On Friday July 8, 2016, I was at the SSC. For those of you who don’t know, that’s what Starbucks calls their headquarters in Seattle. It’s the “Starbucks Support Center.” Now you can wow your friends...
View Article#TBT – New Hot Paninis at Starbucks! (The chicken Santa Fe panini).
Food comes and goes so quickly at Starbucks! I found this old flyer recently. It was inside Starbucks stores in January 2010, coinciding with the introduction of the Chicken Santa Fe panini (and other...
View ArticleOrganic, Fair Trade Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups: I’m looking at you...
I love Theo Chocolates. They are a small Seattle chocolate company that makes beautiful organic and fair trade chocolate confections, bars, and more. They do every step of the process. Some...
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