Confusion with the Starbucks Gold Card
Confusion with the Starbucks Gold Card This is the last in a series of four articles analyzing MyStarbucksRewards. Here’s everything that has appeared in this series: A close up look:…
Coffee tasting: Comparing fresh coffee with stale coffee (Starbucks Komodo Dragon Blend)
The most recent coffee tasting at the Olive Way Starbucks was an exercise in comparing beans from a freshly-opened bag with stale beans. It was a very interesting experience, and…
Signing at Starbucks: A benefit coffee event for the Orange County Deaf Equal Access Foundation. (Brea, Calif.)
A Starbucks in Brea, California has scheduled an amazing coffee tasting event to raise money for the Orange County Deaf Equal Access Foundation! A partner emailed me, asking if I…
A close up look: My Starbucks Rewards – Free Refills (3 of 4)
Up For Discussion: Free Refills, a Green Level benefit of MyStarbucksRewards I’ve decided to write a few articles about the MyStarbucksRewards program. And, for the most part, I will be…
Volunteering at Food Lifeline
This week, I went to Food Lifeline and volunteered in their big warehouse. Warning: This blog article has nothing to do with Starbucks … Now that I have that out…
Starbucks joins forces with Square; Paying at Starbucks soon to get even easier.
Starbucks announced yesterday that they’ve formed a partnership with Square, a processor of mobile payments. Starbucks invested 25 million dollars into the California-based startup, and signed an agreement with Square…
Riedel Wine Glasses at Starbucks (Open thread: How’s your Starbucks Appreciation Day going?)
If you happen to drop by an Evenings Starbucks, take a look at the new Riedel wine glasses that are available for sale. They are fun! They have a lot…
Exploring the Chemex Brewer at the Olive Way Starbucks: Brazil Peaberry and Oahu
About a week ago (7-30-12), I went to a coffee tasting at the Olive Way Starbucks featuring the Starbucks Reserve coffees 100% Oahu and Brazil Peaberry. Look for these coffees…
A close up look: My Starbucks Rewards – Free Tall Beverage With Whole Bean Purchase (2 of 4)
A Close Up Look: My Starbucks Rewards: The Green Level: I’ve decided to write a few articles about the MyStarbucksRewards program. And, for the most part, I will be focusing…
Evenings Food at Starbucks: You will love it!
Starbucks has just launched a new menu of food items for their Evenings stores. I mentioned this in an earlier blog article here. I had a chance to stop by…
Do you recognize these old Starbucks coffee training cards?
A Starbucks partner in California recently sent me a surprise in the mail! I am definitely enchanted by these informational coffee cards. Many of these coffees are no longer available…
The Streets of Woodfield Starbucks adds beer & wine; The Evenings stores launch new food.
The Streets of Woodfield Starbucks (located near Chicago) has re-launched as a “Evenings” Starbucks location, meaning that it now offers beer and wine. Also, as an “evenings” Starbucks store, the…