What happens when one Starbuck collides with a second Starbuck inside of a Starbucks? One huge cup of caffeinated awesomeness. [More]
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Why Your Starbucks Barista Hates You
By 6.28.10
I always assume everyone hates me, but here is some confirmation from an angry Starbucks barista whose name is not Egon, but who prefers to be referred to as such. [More]
Save A Dime At Starbucks By Using Your Own Mug
By 4.20.10
Following last week’s coffee giveaway for anyone using their own refillable mug, Starbucks is making a push to remind people you can get $.10 off any brewed beverage at any of their stores by using your reusable travel mug. [More]
Starbucks CEO Calls Gun Policy A "Difficult, Fragile Situation"
By 4.2.10
In an interview airing tonight on ABC’s Nightline, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he feels that both gun control and firearms advocacy groups are only using the coffee company to make a point about their particular agendas and that he never envisioned customers wanting to carry their gun into a Starbucks. [More]
Starbucks CEO Thinks You Can't Carry A Loaded Gun Into Starbucks
By 3.25.10
With Starbucks finding itself in the crosshairs of a debate between gun control and firearms rights advocates, one would think that the CEO of the company would understand whether or not customers were allowed to carry loaded guns into his stores. One would be wrong. [More]
Starbucks Tip Jar Heisted Through Drive-Thru Window
By 3.18.10
In a slightly more upscale version of the McDonald’s beer bottle drive-thru robbery from earlier in the week, a Starbucks in Texas had its tip jar heisted by someone passing through the drive-thru lane. [More]
POLL: Would You Pay $2.50 For A Starbucks Blueberry Waffle?
By 3.17.10
According to reports, Starbucks stores in Denver are test-marketing a new product that’s generating a lot of positive and negative chatter — a blueberry waffle. [More]
Starbucks Adds USA Today To Newspaper Lineup
By 3.15.10
The New York Times may still be the “paper of record,” but they’re no longer the only national newspaper available at Starbucks. The coffee giant has added USA Today to its 6,500 retails outlets nationwide. [More]
Starbucks Caught In Crossfire Over Gun Debate
By 3.4.10
If you’d asked us a while back what company would find itself at the center of a power struggle between anti-gun activists and gun-rights supporters, we probably would not have guessed caffeine powerhouse Starbucks. But as the news that the ‘Bucks is okay with customers carrying guns into their stores where it’s permitted by law, there’s been a backlash by those now asking the company to rethink its policy. [More]
