Take a tour of the Starbucks headquarters with Melody
Have you ever wondered what is inside the Starbucks headquarters? Let’s take a look: Here’s the entrance of the building, in Seattle’s “SODO” neighborhood, at 2401 Utah Avenue South, Seattle,…
The Customer Experience: What is really happening in the stores.
I’m inviting other customers to tell me their Starbucks stories. To be clear, I’m not asking for blog comments (though you may do that if you wish), rather I’m taking…
Another look at the new Starbucks dress code.
At the end of July, Starbucks announced major changes to their barista dress code. Up until the July 25th dress code change, store baristas had to wear shirts with a…
Starbucks Announces Almond Milk is Nearly Here: Soon you can use almond milk in any Starbucks beverage.
Starting September 6, 2016, almond milk will be available in more than 4,600 Starbucks stores as a non-dairy alternative. Almond milk joins the lineup of a number of milk options…
Introducing you to Kopelani Blend.
Starbucks Kopelani Blend is here. You can buy it now on StarbucksStore.com online here. (It will be available in Starbucks stores everywhere on or about August 9, 2016). My good…
Affogato Strato test (Espresso and Honeycomb flavors). Something exciting and new.
Starbucks customers in select cities in Minnesota and Texas have an extra drink to try. It’s a test of the “Affogato Strato“. According to Erin Shane (in media relations) at…
Starbucks for Life returns: August 2nd – September 12th 2016
The summer edition of Starbucks for Life game is here. It starts August 2, 2016, and ends on September 12, 2016. Like previous versions of Starbucks for Life game, you’re…
St. Helena Reserve Coffee: At $160 per pound, it’s by far the most expensive Starbucks whole bean coffee ever.
Starbucks St. Helena Reserve Coffee has landed at the Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in Seattle. My understanding is that the Roastery will only offer 20 pounds of it beginning…
Your Cold Brew is Demanding Lemonade.
You might have no idea how wonderfully cold coffee and lemonade go together. In January this year, I introduced you to the Coffee Shandy: Iced Willow Blend and Lemonade I…
#TBT Do you remember Starbucks’ first feature film partnership?
Do you remember the name of Starbucks’ first feature film partnership? It was the movie Akeelah and the Bee. Starbucks partnered with Lionsgate to produce this movie, which was released…
The Starbucks dress code update: Unnatural hair, blue jeans, plaids and patterns.
Starbucks has just announced a major revision to their dress code. You might recall, previously store-level partners (Starbucks calls their employees, ‘partners’) had to wear shirts with a collar and…
The big Roastery merchandise giveaway.
I hope you’ll enter this giveaway. The prizes are shown in the photo. I’ll be drawing winners at random and 7 people will win. If you win, you get one…
