Melody takes a trip to the Starbucks headquarters for a tasting of Galapagos Coffee
Today I visited the Starbucks headquarters for a little tasting of the new Galapagos Islands Coffee. This was a roasting event, which is a regular event at the headquarters. I…
Starbucks sends Melody a housewarming gift: Flavored coffee fusions (Vanilla)
Starbucks sent me a housewarming gift! I received a box from them with some Fusions literature, and a bag of each flavored coffee, and a French press! Okay, it wasn’t…
Time to clear up the confusion over the Starbucks photography policy
It is time to clear up some confusion surrounding the Starbucks in-store photography policy: Once upon a time, a long long time ago, Starbucks had a “no photos in store”…
Starbucks around the globe continues: Sloterdijk Amsterdam
Our Starbucks journey around the globe continues: Next stop, Amersterdam. This Starbucks is in the Sloterdijk train station in Amsterdam, and is the most recent to be opened in the…
Store Review: Clover Starbucks at 1401 Alhambra, Sacramento California
On my journey to explore Starbucks in Gold River, California, I stumbled upon a fabulous store located at 1401 Alhambra (Alhambra and “N” – Store #619) in Sacramento. This store…
Reminder: Looking for candid real Starbucks partner photos
This blog post is just a short reminder that I am hoping together to put together a fun blog post featuring real, and candid photos of Starbucks partners in their…
The Starbucks Brand is a Promise [Open thread]
The Starbucks brand is a promise. Of course every great brand is a promise. I am having some trouble producing a lot of content right now (I’m working from a…
Cliff Burrows teaches the correct way to say “Pike Place Roast”
The Starbucks everyday coffee is called “Pike Place Roast.” This entire blog post is nothing but a lesson on the correct name of the current Starbucks everyday brew. It is…
Starbucks Galapagos Island Coffee is almost here [Open thread]
Starting on August 31, 2010, Starbucks will be offering a very limited coffee called “Galapagos Island” as the first coffee branded as part of the “Starbucks Reserves”. This coffee is…
A Starbucks history lesson: Bottled Starbucks Mazagran
Fifteen to sixteen years ago, Starbucks launched a bottled beverage called Mazagran. Through a partnership with Pepsi, they sold a bottled coffee soda in grocery stores. The “Mazagran Spice Blend” soda was the…
Showing off a new Clover Starbucks at 2095 Golden Center
Some of my readers might recall a previous blog post I had where I talked about Starbucks Clover store locations. Only a small percentage of Starbucks have the Clover brewer,…
Store review: Licensed store, Starbucks in the Rancho Cordova Marriott hotel
Recently I took a quick trip to Sacramento and I decided that while I was there, I would use the opportunity to review a licensed location, far away from Seattle….