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Starbucks [SBUX] has been testing their Starbucks Gold Card program in a couple of limited markets for several months. In that time, the majority of their baristas have been extremely confused about what to do with those cards whenever they manifest outside of the test markets. There have been several anecdotal tales of baristas getting [...]
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As many of you already know, I’ve been tracking and collecting the iTunes freebies that are offered periodically at Starbucks [SBUX] outlets.
However, for those of you just joining us here and are unfamiliar with this topic, you can “catch up” quickly with these (which are presented in reverse chronological order, to further shake you up):
Steve’s [...]
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Like Starbucks [SBUX]?
Shop at Costco [COST]?
Have we got a deal for you!
Several people have reported that, since September 29-30, several Costco outlets have begun to sell the famous Starbucks Cards (hmm, I’ve been told, famous due to the posts here, for some odd reason) at a discounted rate: five USD $20.00 Starbucks Cards for USD [...]
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The Setup
Awhile ago, I used to frequent the Coventry neighborhood in Cleveland, and hanging around Revolution Records and the Arabica coffeehouse were the fun things to do. It was important for me to get out to Arabica from time to time, to gab with the folks that went there so I could gauge their musical [...]
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As you know, I’ve been tracking and collecting the iTunes freebies that are offered periodically at Starbucks [SBUX] outlets.
For those of you just joining us here and are unfamiliar with this topic, you can “catch up” quickly with these (which are presented in reverse chronological order, to further shake you up):
Mr. Heringer, I Presume
Follow-Up to [...]
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The Setup
One day last week, as I was minding my own business (somewhat) and typing up my latest musings and meanderings, including a quick note about the Xbox 360 price drop (which definitely caught the attention of a lot of the Starbucks patrons around me!) and sampling one of the new breakfast items that had [...]
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The Setup
This afternoon, as I sauntered into the local Starbucks [SBUX] to get my usual coffee refill, I noticed a small countertop sign at the register bravely announcing the availability of some new menu items… for breakfast.
“What?!? Breakfast?
“Steve, what happened to returning to core competency?”
Well, I didn’t quite understand it, either. So I asked the [...]
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As I sit here typing (and relaxing, believe it or not!) at the local Starbucks [SBUX], I’ve been reviewing the interview data I’ve been accumulating over the past few weeks related to the recent Starbucks innovation/marketing drives.
I noticed some things unusual but pertinent as I traveled between several Starbucks in the region over the past [...]
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In tandem with the Clover test rollout in Seattle yesterday, Starbucks [SBUX] also announced that there would be specially selected coffee beans released to be used in conjunction with the Clover brewers. Matching the “small” boutique-iness of the Clover brewing process, small batch coffee releases will accompany the Clover devices in their rollouts.
For this September, [...]
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“What’s a Clover machine?”
A few decades ago, I was a dead-serious coffee aficionado, and I used to spend a lot of time debating the benefits and disadvantages of various roasting and brewing techniques, and the machinery that was involved. At the time, the brewing equipment was somewhat rudimentary compared to the modern machines available today, [...]
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