Zug.com’s Bayan Rabbani is a glutton for punishment. Having spent 24 hours inside a Walmart in the name of comedy journalism, he thought he was ready to spend 24 hours inside a Starbucks. He was wrong. [More]
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Starbucks Sponsors Contest To Create Green Coffee Cups
By 5.22.10
Not content with offering discounts to customers who bring in their own travel mugs, Starbucks has now thrown its weight behind “betacup,” a contest to “eliminate paper cup consumption through the design of a more convenient alternative to the reusable coffee mug.” Some of the ideas submitted so far include a hemp-based cup (we have some ideas about how to recycle that one), cups made from coconut shells, and inflatable, reusable cups. [More]
Foursquare Mayors Get $1 Off Starbucks Frappucinos
By 5.17.10
For those of you who don’t follow various internetty things, Foursquare is a location-sharing social media service where you can compete with others to be declared “mayor” of various locations. In an effort to make this actually have a point, Foursquare has teamed up with Starbucks to offer discounts to the Mayors of individual Starbucks locations. [More]
Do Not Even Try To Escape Starbucks
By 5.17.10
The Seattle’s Best onslaught was just the beginning. Starbucks is ramping up efforts to make sure that, wherever you go, there it is (not that the brand was particularly difficult to come by before, but whatever). This includes making its Via instant coffee more widely available, and selling flavored coffee in supermarkets, all to bump up its share of the brewed coffee market from its current level of just 5%. [More]
50% Off Starbucks Frappuccinos 3pm-5pm Until May 16
By 5.10.10
Now you can get your cold liquid crack fix for less. Starbucks is running a 50% off frappucinos promo until May 16. “Happy hour” is from 3-5pm everyday. No use doing a run for the entire office, though. If your co-workers are jealous, they’ll have to get their own. There’s a limit of one per customer. [More]
Why Did Starbucks Write "Big Dick" On My Drink Cup?
By 5.5.10
Christian’s feelings are a little hurt. He tells Consumerist that he doesn’t understand why someone at Starbucks felt the need to give him a nickname, and to write that nickname on his cold drink’s cup. What did they write? “Big Dick.” [More]
Starbucks Sued For Serving "Unreasonably Hot" Tea
By 5.4.10
Starbucks has certainly been accused of serving coffee that tastes burnt, but a customer in NYC has filed suit against that java giant, after allegedly suffering second-degree burns from a pipin’-hot cup of tea. [More]
Starbucks Instant Coffee To Invade Supermarkets, Airwaves
By 5.3.10
We haven’t actually tried the Starbucks instant coffee “Via” but apparently someone has because they are expanding it into “tens of thousands of supermarkets, mass merchandisers and other outlets in coming weeks,” reports the WSJ. [More]
Starbucks Desperation: Brace Yourself For The "Wacky" Frappuccino
By 4.28.10
Facing stiff competition from Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s Starbucks is looking to their pricey icey coffee concoction, the Frappuccino. Starbucks is experiencing a sales decline in the drink and since it accounts for 20% of their sales, that’s not good. [More]
Starbucks To Introduce Vegan Frappuccinos
By 4.20.10
Starbucks is going to introduce vegan frappuccinos starting May 5. The soy-based confections contain zero dairy and are already available in a few Los Angeles locations. They, unfortunately, do not taste like vegans, nor are they made from them. Here’s an email from a Starbucks manager quarrygirl.com snagged with more details: [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]
Correction: No Free Dunkin' Donuts For Tax Day
By 4.14.10
CORRECTION: We sadly admit that we made a grievous error yesterday in announcing that Dunkin’ Donuts would be giving away free donuts nationwide on April 15. We were in possession of an old press release that was no longer valid. According to DD’s publicists, the free donut deal is only available in Las Vegas today. This is a huge mistake and we apologize to those who were misled. [More]
Bring Your Own Travel Mug To Starbucks Tomorrow For Free Coffee
By 4.14.10
Tomorrow isn’t just Tax Day, it’s also Free Coffee If You Bring In Your Own Travel Mug To Starbucks Day. It’s all part of eco-friendly, Big Picture thingy, which has something to do with saving trees. That’s all well and good, but more importantly — FREE COFFEE! [More]
Twitter Begins Rolling Out Advertiser-Sponsored Tweets Today
By 4.13.10
One of the last bastions of ad-free Internet space is about to disappear. Twitter has confirmed that starting today, they are rolling out an official ad program they call “Promoted Tweets.” [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]
NJ Man Wants Filet-O-Fish, Crawls Into Drive-Thru Window To Get It
By 4.1.10
McDonald’s: Taking his cue from both Cheeseburger Josh and that irritating “Gimme That Filet-o-Fish” ad, a dude in South Brunswick, NJ, got so impatient with the service at the drive-thru that he crawled through the window, slapped the employee and then escaped with his precious fish sandwich. [More]
The Grease Blotter: Today In Fast Food Related Crime
By 3.30.10
For whatever reason, fast food joints seem to be a target for crimes of all sorts. Ranging from outlandish to horrific, we’ll occasionally bring you The Grease Blotter, a round-up of the latest in crimes involving fast food chains. [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]
