I update this Starbucks news site regularly. It’s very possible you’ve missed some fun articles of the past! I thought I would showcase a few of my favorites (or a few of the more evergreen articles) and talk about a few other things. This is an open thread. Talk about anything Starbucks related in the comments.
First off, there’s a button in the sidebar that says “submit a photo or tip.” (The button might appear also in the upper right corner, if you’re in desktop view). I appreciate the many people who are using it! Just a few thoughts: There’s nothing in that button that specifically asks for your email address, so unless you provide it, there’s no way for me to contact you regarding your submission. Please do not send me photos of your food or drink and describe your dissatisfaction. I don’t work for Starbucks, so all I can do is suggest that you contact Customer Service. If you have feedback to get to Starbucks (whether positive or negative), you might enjoy this How to Complain article. Also I don’t give estimates for values of things like barista bears, mugs, and such.
I want to show off this photo that Starbucks partner Bianca submitted to this blog (using the submit a photo or tip button). Bianca is a partner at the Key Tower Starbucks, here in Seattle. She says she took this photo on a cold, damp morning in 2012. She set up a camera on a tripod in front of 1912 Pike Place and took a long exposure photo. The result was this timeless image of the front of this historic Starbucks.
If you want to see more of the photography of Bianca, visit the Bianca Wright photography website.
As is clear, the copyright holder for this photograph is Bianca Wright. As is always the case, do not share, reproduce, or distribute without permission.
I promised you a few links – a blast from the past – There are more than 1,000 articles on this website so over time it can be hard to figure out what was posted years ago!
I’d like to invite you to check out Pets Of Starbucks! Your adorable critter, who probably loves Starbucks as much as you do, could be featured on Pets of Starbucks!! This new site is only about one month old, so it’s very likely you haven’t seen it. It’s doing quite well for its newness!
Blast from the past articles on StarbucksMelody:
Finding the Hidden Meaning in the Whole Bean Packaging
The Starbucks Refill Policy: The First Beverage Can Be Anything
The Starbucks Black Apron: What is a Coffee Master?
Cafe de Olla Coffee Seminar: Traditional Mexico Brew Method
This is what #tobeapartner means to me
The Cup Art of Starbucks Partner Gabriel Nkweti
The Copacabana Beach Frappuccino – A Single Store Test
Renton Village Starbucks: Traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
Ultimate Guide to Visiting Starbucks in Seattle
And I’ve also written a book about Starbucks! You’ll find it here.
You’ll find that a lot of my favorite past articles have a strong coffee theme to them. I genuinely do enjoy a great cup of coffee. While the Roastery has many offerings, my favorite thing on a consistent basis has simply been a pour over of Gravitas Blend. Some of the experiences that I’ve cherished involve going to coffee related events. I look back six years ago at opportunities such as this one: Roasting Event: Galapogas Coffee at the Starbucks Headquarters – and my heart longs for more of these kinds of experiences. It’s super difficult as an ordinary customer to get a chance to do those kinds of experiences.
The floor is yours now…
4 Comments
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Socialize
Melody thanks for taking us with you on your road trip so to speak. Learned a lot and met some nice folks even if only through virtual contact. Open thread great thanks. I wish when they do promotions that they put the code right on the card so the partner can just swipe your card and not worry about putting in the code. Would enjoy seeing an Evenings store around here.
Melody seems like you have not had an open thread post in a bit.
Just curious about something. At my local store which is not too big it seems like deliveries are put in random locations on the floor. Often times the boxes are put near the bathroom doors so access is not possible or placed near the condiment area. It seems like they have no control over this. There is a storage area on another floor for their use but apparently it is not a huge space. Very annoying and nothing seems to be done to alleviate this. Does anyone else have this issue at their store?
@purple1 – The holiday launch shipment of boxes is always extra large, and stores put those big “No peeking” signs on them, partly to create excitement. I think I had a pic of those boxes in a recent article?
I haven’t done an open thread in a while. A lot of conversation is in the sphere of social media – Twitter and Facebook, and less so directly on any kind of online newspapers. (A blog and an online newspaper are now the same thing in the year 2015). This is true generally speaking, not just on this site. I see lots of conversations about articles I write on FB and many more comments there. So I guess it has seemed like it’s not so inviting anymore to do open threads??
To be honest, once in a while I’m stretched thin to keep writing. This was a lean week!
Melody I am not just referring to the holiday no peeking boxes. Boxes in general are all over the store and in places that make it difficult and perhaps dangerous to move.