July 2010

Summer essentials: Sunscreen, floppy hat, shorts, Gazebo Blend by Starbucks

July 10, 2010

Summer is here. The hot weather means that it is time for some iced coffee.  Here’s the recipe for cooling off this summer: you’re going to need a big drinking cup, lots of ice, and Gazebo Blend from Starbucks. It is perfect iced! Gazebo Blend has appeared in the summer line-up every year since 1991.  [...]

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Store review: A tale of two Starbucks along I-90

July 9, 2010

Store review – Ellensburg, Washington (I-90 and Canyon Road) In some twitter conversation, I was asked to do a Starbucks store review in Eastern Washington. This gave me the crazy thought that I could just drive to Ellensburg on the Fourth of July, and still make it back to Seattle in time for my evening [...]

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Introducing Velton Ross

July 8, 2010

Readers be forewarned: This blog entry has nothing to do with Starbucks. It’ll probably be the only one like it.  As dedicated as I am to Starbucks, I still love the chance to further my coffee education wherever possible, and experience other coffee roasters’ coffees too.  I recently had a chance to cup coffee with [...]

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All About MyStarbucksVisit.com – What the customer needs to know!

July 7, 2010

Have you ever been at a Starbucks, and the register prints out an extremely long “survey” receipt? That’s an invitation to complete a survey about your Starbucks experience at MyStarbucksVisit.com.  Don’t throw this receipt out! Complete the survey! These receipts appear to print out very rarely.  From what I can guess, it appears to be [...]

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Rare Starbucks cards and chalk art on Pride parade day: Reader response

July 4, 2010

I love reader-submitted content and ideas! I very recently received three different emails all containing images for me to share here at StarbucksMelody.com.  Your comments on this site and emails are what keep me going! Thank you.  My email address is Sbux206@StarbucksMelody.com.  Please feel free to contact me with tips, ideas, or whatever your random [...]

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Starbucks Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee: The rarest coffee perhaps

July 2, 2010

What rare Starbucks whole bean coffee shows up only about once a decade at Starbucks? It’s Jamaica Blue Mountain.  This coffee launched at all the Clover designated Starbucks stores on June 29, 2010 and is available until the supplies run out.  I went to a mini-tasting event for it on the 28th, held at the [...]

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