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Starbucks [SBUX] is at it again: July 21, 2009 is their new Free Pastry Morning*.
Of course, given the lil’ asterisk you see, you’re probably wondering, “What’s the catch?”
And, yes, there is a catch(es):
You should probably print out the invitation from the Web site;
You will need to get to your local Starbucks between opening at 10:30 [...]
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The Setup
Are you hankering for a soothing, cool summer drink, as you are strolling/saundering/wandering/slacking around town? Passing by a bunch of retail food chain stores but just wanting something either free-ish or relatively cheap?
The two usual suspects, approaching from two different price point levels, have got offers for you…
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I heard rumblings in the ‘Net-at-large over the past few days that I felt somewhat compelled to verify, about a possible Starbucks [SBUX] product offering in the works. Since I was on my typical stroll through Alexandria en route to my local Starbucks store anyway, I figured that I’d ask the crew there about anything [...]
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Starting at Starbucks [SBUX] stores today, you will be able to acquire a shiny new (STARBUCKS)RED Card, a variant of the Starbucks Card that takes makes a 5¢ donation to the Global Fund for every purchase you make.
In the past, Starbucks has partnered with (RED) by donating funds for certain beverages sold at storefronts, but [...]
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Like Starbucks [SBUX]?
Shop at Costco [COST]?
Have we got a deal for you!
Several people have reported that, since September 29-30, several Costco outlets have begun to sell the famous Starbucks Cards (hmm, I’ve been told, famous due to the posts here, for some odd reason) at a discounted rate: five USD $20.00 Starbucks Cards for USD [...]
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The Setup
Awhile ago, I used to frequent the Coventry neighborhood in Cleveland, and hanging around Revolution Records and the Arabica coffeehouse were the fun things to do. It was important for me to get out to Arabica from time to time, to gab with the folks that went there so I could gauge their musical [...]
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The Setup
One day last week, as I was minding my own business (somewhat) and typing up my latest musings and meanderings, including a quick note about the Xbox 360 price drop (which definitely caught the attention of a lot of the Starbucks patrons around me!) and sampling one of the new breakfast items that had [...]
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In tandem with the Clover test rollout in Seattle yesterday, Starbucks [SBUX] also announced that there would be specially selected coffee beans released to be used in conjunction with the Clover brewers. Matching the “small” boutique-iness of the Clover brewing process, small batch coffee releases will accompany the Clover devices in their rollouts.
For this September, [...]
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“What’s a Clover machine?”
A few decades ago, I was a dead-serious coffee aficionado, and I used to spend a lot of time debating the benefits and disadvantages of various roasting and brewing techniques, and the machinery that was involved. At the time, the brewing equipment was somewhat rudimentary compared to the modern machines available today, [...]
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Yeaaargh! Waaaaaaah!
For some odd reason, it seems that I’m trying to catch up with the various lifestyle thingies that I customarily find fun and relaxing…
Here are the three things that have somehow slipped to the wayside, and which I’m mentioning to you now…
Blogging (yeah, as if you haven’t noticed!)…
This year’s CNBC $1M Challenge…
Starbucks’ Pick of [...]
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