Goodbye Puget Sound Plaza Starbucks (Starbucks store #103).
Goodbye Puget Sound Plaza Starbucks. It’s always a little sad to me when Starbucks closes one of their stores. It’s been a long while since Starbucks closed a downtown Seattle…
Starbucks tests video chat drive thru ordering.
Video ordering at the Starbucks drive thru is here. Starbucks has been working on refining and expanding their video technology, and now has implemented it in a number of their…
Coffee tasting: Starbucks Kape Vinta and Muan Jai coffees.
Right now, StarbucksStore.com is offering some of the limited international coffees that are usually difficult to come by. Currently, Muan Jai, Kape Vinta, and Puerto Rico coffees are available at…
Starbucks partners run to raise money for Sandy Hook victims: A roundup from the mailbag.
Now and then I receive emails or Facebook messages from people who want me to spread information about something their involved in. I don’t necessarily say “yes” to every single…
Blonde Roast: Featuring Starbucks partner, Jenna.
Starbucks has been producing a series of ads where they simply interview their partners, and produce very short clips talking about experiences with Blonde roast coffee, and how their friends…
Veggie salads coming soon to Starbucks?
Do you want a salad at Starbucks? I wrote about the Starbucks Chicken Caesar Salad, and the Starbucks Cobb Salad in a previous blog article. Right now, about 100 Starbucks…
Promote from within versus outside hire.
Today, a young barista in his twenties said to me, “Melody, I love my job but it’s hard on my body. I love Starbucks – I think I should try…
The Four Fundamentals of Great Coffee: Water and Proportion (1 of 2)
It is time to talk about the four fundamentals of making great coffee at home. If you don’t know all four, here they are: Water – Use great water. It…
Friendly experiences: Pine Street Starbucks
On this lazy Sunday afternoon (February 2, 2013), I dropped by the Pine Street Starbucks, as I did a few errands during the day. I ordered a “Tall Vanilla Latte.” …
Starbucks Mexico has some amazing coffee offerings (and a thank you).
I just want to say a big “thank you” to the two people who sent this gift bag of Starbucks coffee. Nathan, a Starbucks partner in Edmonton, recently took a…
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