I dropped by the Starbucks Coffee Gear store on April 1, 2014. It’s been several months since I’ve written about it. This is the store where customers can buy logo t-shirts, keychains, infant bibs, pins, mousepads, and much more. The merchandise at the Coffee Gear Store rotates often, so I check back in now and then to see what’s new.
If you’re a Starbucks partner, you can go purchase Coffee Gear merchandise through their website. If you’re a customer, you can visit the one physical location of the Starbucks Coffee Gear store: 2401 Utah Avenue South, 8th Floor, Seattle, WA 98134. The actual store is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m and it is open to the public. Just go to the Starbucks headquarters and take the elevators to the 8th floor. You’ll see their front entrance to your right off the elevators. Partners receive their discount when shopping at the actual Coffee Gear store location.
You can browse past articles on the Coffee Gear Store here.
The thing that really caught my eye during this visit was the new iPhone case. I have an Android phone, but if I used an iPhone, I’d love to have a case like this:
If you’re in Seattle, this a must-visit Starbucks stop, along with 1912 Pike Place Starbucks, Roy Street Coffee and Tea, and a few other unique sights. I wrote this article about one year ago, but it still have some good Starbucks-vacation tips in it: The Top Ten Starbucks vacation sights in Seattle. (In that article: The Tazo Tea store is now a Teavana store, which is absolutely worth visiting too.)
Enjoy a few more photos from this trip to the Coffee Gear Store! I only took a few pictures of what’s available. If you go visit, you’ll find a lot more than what’s shown below.
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Thanks Melody for the visit again to the gear store. I still cannot figure out why they do not offer these products to people that are not in the Seattle area.
@Purple1 – My guess would be (and this is just a guess) control and competition. The Starbucks Coffee Gear Store is a separate business operated with legal permission from Starbucks. If there were an online website open to the public, it would compete with StarbucksStore.com. My guess is that Starbucks (who operates StarbucksStore.com) doesn’t want competition from the Coffee Gear Store and thus won’t give them permission to open up starbuckscoffeegear.com to the general public.
If I ever get to Seattle, this is top on my list to visit!
I just want those little kid aprons for my daycare! My kids “play Starbucks” almost everyday and have sleeves and cups and any other paper and plastic type coffee things we can find that is safe and fun.
@Melody: this is a REALLY cute iPhone case. Do you know which one it’ for? 5, 5c, 5s????? Thanx.
denise r, this is what’s listed on the coffeegear website:
Dress up your iPhone® 5 with a sleek Starbucks finish! This case has easy access to all buttons, controls and ports without removing the case. Keep it as a collection or use it as a gift to your friends. Made from recycled aluminum and plastic, the rCase for iPhone® 5 embodies your phone as well as the philosophy of smart and stylish sustainability. As a one-piece case with your design, you can protect your iPhone® 5 in quintessential style. Each rCase is hand printed in Denver, CO.
@Chad: thanks for the info. I have a 5, and think this is the best one yet……but 🙁 east of the Mississippi 😉
@Denise @Becky – I am going to try to return to the Coffee Gear store tomorrow, if I can, late in the day. Denise, do you want me to pick up this iPhone case for you?
@Melody: sorry, did not see your question until this morning (Sat) so am guessing you went yesterday. 🙁 Oh well, sweet offer…..