Tiazzi and Frappuccino: For the Many Intermissions of Summer (Starbucks marketing circa 1999)
I found this Tiazzi Starbucks signage on eBay, and gladly snatched it up. I previously wrote at length about the history of Tiazzi blended beverages and Starbucks, so I won’t…
Starbucks Partner Chad Moore: Store manager of 1912 Pike Place.
Chad Moore is the current manager of the 1912 Pike Place Starbucks. I have known him for about three years – ever since he took over that store in April…
Starbucks Christmas Blend in a Blonde Roast
Just today, I noticed that people are starting to tweet about Starbucks Christmas Blend in a Blonde Roast profile. And then, in my email, this photo of the new Blonde…
Starbucks opens a Reserve store in Poland
One of my regular readers (a Starbucks partner in Poland) emailed me recently to say that Starbucks has opened its third “Reserve” location in Europe. It is in Wroclaw, Poland. …
A first for Starbucks: Sun-Dried Sumatra
Two new Starbucks Reserve coffees were introduced into Clover Starbucks stores on September 18, 2012: Sun-Dried Sumatra and Panama Paso Ancho. They are both good but the Sun-Dried Sumatra will…
Starbucks announces big changes to My Starbucks Rewards.
Today, Starbucks announced big changes to their Starbucks Card program, known as MyStarbucksRewards. The new changes go into effect on October 16, 2012. Here’s the new Rewards program at a…
50 pound bags of popcorn: Popcorn everywhere at Food Lifeline
I have recently started writing about all my adventures volunteering at Food Lifeline. It’s a lot of fun, and I enjoy the people up at Food Lifeline. And best of…
Fresh baked pastries at Starbucks: Yum.
I thought it would be fun revisit the fresh-baked Starbucks goodies at the Starbucks location in Seattle testing such deliciousness. All I can say is yum. I want this to…
Flashback: 1996 at Starbucks – 25th Anniversary
In 1996, Starbucks celebrated their 25th Anniversary with a really fun campaign with a flashback to 1971, the year it all began. Starbucks baristas wore brightly tie-dyed t-shirts with lots…
And the winners are…
The three winners of the Starbucks iPhone cases are: 59. Steve 1. Stephanie Schack 36. Courtney Bendickson I threw all the names into a Starbucks bag, and dropped by a…




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