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Coffee-Shop Threatens To "Punch" Customer In His "Dick"
What could a customer and a coffee shop be scuffling over that would lead the owner to publicly announce that if the customer comes back in, he'll "punch him in the dick?" And the customer saying the only way he'll come back in is with "matches and a can of kerosene?" The right to pour espresso over ice, obviously. The blogstorm began as follows... More »
saying goodbye
A List Of Starbucks Stores That Will Close By The End Of The Month
Starbucks is releasing the list of the first batch of stores that are getting the axe. These stores will be closing by the end of the month. More »
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Starbucks To Close 600 Stores, Cut Up To 12,000 Jobs
MSNBC says that Starbucks has announced that it will be closing 600 locations in the US and could eliminate up to 12,000 full and part-time jobs. Previously, the company had announced that it would close only 100 stores.
Reader gibson, who sent in the tip says:
Considering that there are THIRTY-TWO Starbucks within TWO miles of my house, this news seems inevitable. Seriously, 32 Starbucks within a 2 mile radius?! ...Welcome to Portland, Oregon!
You know, people say the roaches and rats in New York are bad— but since I moved here I've seen more Starbucks locations than both of them combined, and I take the subway.
Starbucks to close 600 stores in the U.S. [MSNBC]
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stabucks tastes burnt
Starbucks To Bring Back "Burnt" Coffee Due To Customer Demand
Only a few months after replacing their "bolder" (some would say "burnt") varieties of brewed coffee with the more "mild" (some would say "dunkin donuts-esque") Pike Place Roast, Starbucks has announced that due to popular demand, they'll be brewing some of the old stuff too. More »
gas prices
Who Is $4 Gas Hurting? Starbucks!
A survey by Kelley Blue Book says that new car shoppers are giving up Starbucks to help offset the cost of $4 gas. Sorry, big green mermaid lady! The KBB study results reveal that 28 percent of new-car shoppers have stopped going to Starbucks or other coffee houses entirely, and 21 percent indicate they are going less often due to skyrocketing gas prices. More »
decaffeinated coffee
How Much Caffeine Is In Your Decaffeinated Coffee?
How decaffeinated is your decaf exactly? That's what Consumer Reports aimed to uncover when they sent their shoppers to sample 36 cups of decaffeinated coffee from 6 locations of Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts, McDonald's, Seattle's Best Coffee, 7-Eleven and Starbuck's near their headquarters in Yonkers, NY. See the results, inside... More »
free
Rumors: Starbucks To Launch Free WiFi Tuesday
A blogger who is friends with a Starbucks manager says that it looks like the long-awaited free AT&T WiFi, even if you're not an AT&T customer, inside Starbucks will launch tomorrow. A few caveats:
1. You have to have a registered Starbucks card and use it at least once a month
2. You only get 2 free hours per day
3. You will still have to carve out your own piece of square footage, maneuvering among the limbs, inconveniently placed bags, adaptor cords, and deadly gazes other Starbucks laptop campers use to claim their territory.
[Zatznotfunny via Gizmodo]
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verdicts
Throwing $4 Drinks At Unfriendly Starbucks Managers Is Not Misdemeanor Harassment
A Portland jury recently found Latasha Curry not guilty of misdemeanor harassment for throwing a $4 venti iced mocha at a Starbucks manager who accused her of running a free drink scam. Curry was initially offered a free drink after she complained that her iced tea was too bitter. When she tried to redeem her freebie two days later, store manager Ryan Smith decided that Curry looked suspiciously like a woman who redeemed a free drink from a different store 11 months earlier. Smith accused Curry of running some elaborate drink scam, prompting Curry to serve Smith a free venti shower. More »
Consumer Reports has decided to weigh in on the new Pike Place Roast. CR once described Starbucks' coffee as "burnt and bitter," did the new roast manage to charm their testers? [CR]
id
Coffee lovers, rejoice! Dunkin' Donuts is giving away free 16 oz. cups of iced coffee today—unless you look under 18 and don't have identification. Tipster Carolyn watched with disbelief as workers at the Dunkin' Donuts at 1433 2nd Avenue on New York's Upper East Side refused to serve two high school seniors who didn't have identification.
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Dunkin' Donuts Won't Give You A Cup Of Iced Coffee Because You Look Under 18
Coffee lovers, rejoice! Dunkin' Donuts is giving away free 16 oz. cups of iced coffee today—unless you look under 18 and don't have identification. Tipster Carolyn watched with disbelief as workers at the Dunkin' Donuts at 1433 2nd Avenue on New York's Upper East Side refused to serve two high school seniors who didn't have identification.
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passive aggression
Starbucks: Shut Up, I'm Recording The Celtics Game!
In the era of sports Tivoing, Starbucks baristas are powerless to avoid having the game ruined by thoughtless, chatty customers... or are they? Apparently, one Boston-area barista is fighting back. Do think this worked? More »
food
10 Things You May Not Know About The People Who Make Your Coffee
The Chicago Red Eye has a list of 10 things you may not know about the men and women who make your lattes and whatnot. This one is gross, but important:Just because their finger is black doesn't mean it's dirty.More »
Many baristas get "espresso finger," which is when their index finger looks blackened because they've been leveling coffee grounds on the portafilter all day.
fightin' words
Starbucks CEO: McDonald's And Dunkin' Donuts Don't Sell "Premium Coffee"
Maria Bartiromo interviewed Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz about the "new" Starbucks and asked him the one question he probably didn't want to hear:
Earlier you said to me, the media has made such a huge deal about all of Starbucks' competition. So tell us straight out what the story is here. Have you been hurt by the premium coffee sold at McDonald's (MCD) or by Dunkin' Donuts getting more aggressive?More »"First off, I don't think there's premium coffee being sold at those fast-food places..."
Last week, Jamba Juice gave away breakfast paste while Starbucks gave away teeny cups of less-burnt coffee. Tomorrow, Dunkin' Donuts gets in on the action with a free artery-clogging donut with every coffee purchase, in honor of Tax Day. [Dunkin' Donuts] (Thanks to LE!)
changes
Are Starbucks Baristas Forgetting To Give You Your Free Refills?
The Starbucks card has some spiffy new benefits (including free refills on brewed coffee), but it seems that some employees didn't get the message. More »
new and exciting products
Starbucks Coffee No Longer "Over-Roasted" And Doesn't "Taste Burnt?"
Starbucks debuted their new "everyday" coffee blend yesterday and the initial reports say that the new roast seems to be a reaction to all the "over-roasting" criticism that is routinely hurled at Starbucks. More »
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