Starbucks collectibles: Reader submitted favorites – mugs, books, and a beautiful copper French press.
In response to my previous article about Starbucks museum collectibles, a regular reader of this blog emailed with four pictures of his favorite items from his collection. These are great! …
Vote.Give.Grow at Starbucks (Open Thread)
During the month of April, Starbucks is inviting customers to vote for non-profit organizations who potentially may receive monetary donations from the Starbucks Foundation. Starbucks is giving away a total…
Featured Clover Starbucks: 112 Trapelo Road, Belmont, Massachusetts
Late in the day, on March 27, 2012, I stopped by the Starbucks at 112 Trapelo Road, in Belmont, Massachusetts. This store has a Clover coffee brewer. The store was…
A Starbucks sweepstakes: Enter to win a trip to Seattle!
I thought I’d pass along the fun link to a Starbucks-sponsored sweepstakes. You can enter in to win a trip to Seattle. Without any further hesitation, here is the link:…
The 2012 Starbucks Chalkboard Art Contest: Entries and Winners
On February 19, 2012, I announced the second StarbucksMelody.com contest to find barista-created art on chalkboards on display inside Starbucks stores. It has taken me a while to go through…
Featured Clover Starbucks: 60 Bedford Street in Lexington, Massachusetts
As regular readers of this blog know, I’m on a journey to write about as many Clover Starbucks locations as possible. Next stop: Lexington, Massachusetts. I visited this store on…
Shining a spotlight on the Evolution Fresh loyalty card: You can use it at Starbucks too!
Previously, I wrote about the new concept store by Starbucks called “Evolution Fresh.” In my last article, I neglected to talk about the card that is available at Evolution Fresh,…
Musings of a Starbucks museum and other ramblings
Hello all! Recently, my friend Rose and I were joking around that between the two of us, we could fill a museum full of Starbucks artifacts. It’s probably only a…
Starbucks experiments with freshly baked in-store cookies and pastries.
There’s something new baking at Starbucks: Palmiers, croissants, petite scones, and chocolate chip cookies! Starbucks is experimenting with having partners making baked goods in the stores! It’s a very small…
Tazo Iced Peach Green Tea Lemonade at Starbucks: Melody loves it.
Starbucks is testing a new beverage. It is an “Iced Peach Green Tea Lemonade” and it is available in selected Starbucks stores in Austin, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; and San Diego,…
The 2012 Starbucks Shareholders’ Meeting Roundup: Refreshers to launch in July.
As is tradition, I am writing a roundup from the annual Starbucks Shareholders’ Meeting held today, March 21, 2012. Before I talk about the presentation by the Starbucks executive team,…
The first Evolution Fresh juice bar by Starbucks opens in Bellevue, Washington
Starbucks has opened up their first Evolution Fresh juice bar. Yesterday (March 19, 2012) was the grand opening day. I decided to go check it out this morning! I arrived…