December 2009

A blog for the tea drinkers at Starbucks: Take a tour of Tazo in Portland, Oregon!

December 13, 2009

Are you a fan of the Starbucks Chai Latte? Passion Tea? A black tea drinker? Refresh by Tazo? Rumor has it that Starbucks will be changing the tea line up soon! This made me think that there is no better time than now to take a peek into the world of Tazo Tea at their [...]

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Reminder: About this site

December 12, 2009

This post is just a friendly reminder about what this site is. This site is about Starbucks. It’s a community. Comments can disagree with any of my ideas, and or the merits of any Starbucks related discussion. HOWEVER, when a comment enters the “pending comment queue” (all comments go through moderation) I will NOT approve [...]

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Streetlevel 101: There are two mercantile non-branded Starbucks.

December 12, 2009

There are two mercantile non-branded Starbucks. Not three. Not four. TWO. Why am I writing this? I recently was reading a blog entry posted by Jon Cook to a Reuters blog about Starbucks and brand avoidance. To be clear, I understand that not everyone is a Starbucks fan, and there is some intense Starbucks negativity [...]

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Should Starbucks introduce the Dark Cherry Mocha to the US?

December 9, 2009

Should Starbucks bring the Dark Cherry Mocha to the United States? What do you think? Currently, this beverage is offered in China, Germany, the United Kingdom, and possibly other international markets as part of the seasonal holiday line up. I know baristas who probably think that any beverage with whip cream  and sprinkles on top [...]

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Starbucks international whole bean: The rare and exotic

December 5, 2009

Most people don’t know that there are many Starbucks coffees NOT sold inside Starbucks in the United States or Canada. These rare international whole bean coffees are usually only sold in the originating country where their beans are sourced (or mostly sourced in).  So for example, if you’re in Brazil and visiting a Starbucks, you’d [...]

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Store design and community: Just beautiful – Pier 55 & Bellevue Square Starbucks

December 2, 2009

Starbucks opened a new store in Bellevue Square (a shopping mall in Bellevue, Washington) on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, and recently remodeled (within the past few months I think?) a long-standing store at Pier 55 in Seattle.  At one point, I was only going to talk about the Bellevue Square store but I dropped by [...]

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