University Village Starbucks – The 2nd Starbucks ever. (Featured Clover store)
University Village Starbucks is the iconic store “302.” The Pike Place Market store at 1912 Pike Place is “301.” This gorgeous store has always been a Starbucks hub, even before…
The story of the eggnog latte – A Starbucks tradition since October 1986
Did you know that Starbucks has offered the eggnog latte every year since October 1986? I found a short story inside some in-store training materials (dated 2005) about the initial…
Featured promo t-shirt: Starbucks Canada 2010 Olympics t-shirt. (Open Thread)
I just got a new t-shirt for my Starbucks promo t-shirt collection! It is a Starbucks Canada Winter 2010 Olympics t-shirt! The 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver, British…
Starbucks Finest Tea
Today (9-19-11) I had the chance to visit the Starbucks Support Center (the headquarters), and I noticed something on a shelf, in a corner: a few tins labeled, “Starbucks Finest Tea” caught…
T-shirts at Starbucks – Another episode
As many of my readers know, I like featuring Starbucks t-shirts and talking about the stories that they represent. I kind of think that most Starbucks t-shirts have some history…
Message from Howard Schultz: Leading Through Uncertain Times.
Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, is now back to work full time at the Starbucks Support Center. Many readers may remember that he took about a one month…
Starbucks promotional t-shirts always tell a story
Starbucks promotional t-shirts always have a story to tell. I love seeing all the old promo t-shirts and the new ones, too; I feel like there are history lessons in…
Starbucks ceo Howard Schultz talking about his return as ceo
I can’t pass up another chance to listen to Starbucks ceo Howard Schultz talking about returning as CEO and the dynamics of things that happened as a part of the…
Starbucks ceo Howard Schultz answers customer questions
On April 21, 2011, Starbucks ceo Howard Schultz participated in a webcast where customers could send in questions, and hear and see Howard answer them. This event was produced as…
Starbucks advertising: Christmas 1991
A loyal blog reader sent me an email with an amazing thing he found: A 1991 Starbucks advertisement for Christmas Blend coffee. I realize we’re not close to Christmas but…
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