This is very cool. For the fall launch this year, Starbucks is offering a card with braille on it! The card is available on September 6, 2011, and it is a promotional offering only. I’m thoroughly impressed with how many creative ideas that Starbucks comes up with for their cards. I have a small collection of them and I love it. If you want to see my previous blog post on Starbucks cards, here it is:
I hope you enjoy the new card.
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On a separate topic, now and then people click the “contact me” tab on this site and send me emails. Recently, I received an email from a reader who wondered whether Starbucks is still selling retail mocha powder:
Hi Melody,
I’m hoping you can help me find out what’s happening with the Mocha Powder! It’s disappeared from the stores near me in Indiana. It’s unavailable on the Starbucks store website. I’m almost out and make mochas at home daily. I’ve asked at a store or two and the baristas have no idea what’s going on either. Help!
Does anyone know the answer to her question? I have to admit I have not been paying close attention to retail mocha powder, so I haven’t noticed if it’s coming or going, so to speak. If anyone has the official answer, I’d appreciate it.
For all the U.S. readers, hope you have a splendid Labor Day weekend!
~Melody
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Denise, you still have Christmas blend at your stores? I walked in yesterday at 3:30 for my shift and we only had 2 1lb bags of Christmas Espresso Roast, which we easily sold within 15 minutes of my shift starting. All we have left are 1/2 pound bags. I’m glad I got mine when I did or I’d be sad now.
I didn’t see any Hanukkah cards around here, and like Denise, there seems to be a TON of Christmas Blend still around here. I bought 8 pounds of the espresso during the BOGO sale and there seems to be a lot still left. There also seems to be a lot of the cold cups left. I think those may have left their prime – certainly at the typical Starbucks price point (now that everyone else seems to be selling them for significantly less).
I would like to buy some mocha powder too!!!
Does anyone here know any stores that still sells the Mocha Powder and can send us some?
They had to be marked out, so you will not find them in stores. Your best bet is to go to Cosco. It is a 2.5lb canister for under $15 and the same exact powder(It says Starbucks Hot Coccoa Powder and lists the directions for making mocha).
What does ‘marked’ out mean? Does that mean the powder is no longer available?
Thanks for the tip about Costco!
Carrie I don’t work for Starbucks or even in retail but even I know that marked out means discountined as in no longer available.
Steve be nice! That was a bit insulting of a reply. And in any case, in the world of Starbucks, “marked out” does not just mean “discontinued.” For example, when a pastry breaks, or falls on the floor, that particular pastry gets marked out because it cannot be sold. It’s not like the whole line has been discontinued. Also lots of syrups might expire before being used up, but are not discontinued – those too get marked out. Or food used for sampling is considered food you would mark out. And even gifts from the company to partners (or customers) such as weekly whole bean are mark out, but really has nothing to do with discontinued or no longer available.
Boy did you ever put me in my place Melody and I am truly sorry that I gave you or anyone else the impression of being not nice and insulting because I was not. I thought marked out meant discontinuedwhich it does in this case. Next time I’m at Costco I’ll look for it. Last time I got something called Frappe Freeze Mocha but the contsiner was 2.43 pounds and did not have Starbucks’ name on it. I wonder if Sam’s Club has it since I am a member there.
Again my sincere apologies Melody!
Steve, the lawyer in me comes off too strong at times. It is a personality defect that I most certainly need to work on. Sorry.
THANK YOU MELODY!
Steve,
Your comment really was not nice at all, but since Melody addressed it already, I won’t say much.
Thank you, Melody for explaining in detail what ‘mark up’ means. I’m glad the product isn’t discontinued forever. I’ve heard so many different things on this issue, it’s hard to know what’s really true.
Also, I did see that at Costco they have the powder.
I am awfully sorry Melody, Carrie, and anyone else who thought my comment was really not nice at all for that was clearly not my intent. I stand corrected and hope that in this case marked out does not mean discontinued and I hope Starbucks will one day bring back mocha powder back but I really doubt it. As Diele said “they had to be marked out, so you will not find them in stores” Not find them in stores usually mean discontinued..
I think we all need to read these comments, sometimes, with a grain of salt. Steve apologized once, ‘profusely’ I thought…..that would seem enough to end it, imo.
Additionally, we all have our own ‘styles’ of writing and after having come to know one another..I think maybe we could take that into consideration.
I find the whole above back & forth a bit overdone, onesided, and uncomfortable…and I know you never want this blog to be that way Melody.