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The Return of the Ghetto Latte and Darthy at Starbucks

So I just read that Starbucks is enabling the ghetto latte and humorous misnomers once again. Yes, baristas will handwrite names on cups like “Darthy” and the condiment bar is coming back. With the condiment bar, you can now assemble your own ghetto latte

Bagel & Cream CheeseĀ and Coffee

I didn’t know I needed this. While this combination of bagel and cream cheese with your coffee sounds odd, I know I’ve had a breakfast of a bagel and cream cheese with my morning coffee. So yeah, not so odd after all.Unfortunately, this coffee creamer isn’t (and won’t be) widely available and is only available […]

How Does Starbucks Do Cyber Monday?

How does a coffee shop participate on a buying day affectionally known as Cyber Monday? By offering a BOGO purchased through your “cyber” device (aka your mobile phone). I’m not sure if every Rewards member automatically gets this promotion, but I’m guessing so.

6 Comments

  1. Adrian Bagayas
    August 27, 2012 @ 7:27 pm

    I’m in too, just cant remember when I signed up. Old age I guess … :-/

  2. tom
    August 28, 2012 @ 1:14 pm

    So they get you to spend $3 or so every day for 12 days for a chance to win 1/7th of what you spend?

    Perhaps it makes sense if you’re already stopping there, but I generally don’t do SBUX unless I’m being held hostage at an airport (I’m the one blinking in morse code).

    We were in Grand Central Station a few months back. I went on a morning run for coffee and found a line out the door at SBUX. Went around the corner and got a great cup of coffee at a local joint with no waiting….

    • Gee Why
      August 28, 2012 @ 3:10 pm

      But if you live that lifestyle anyways then it’s a bonus. My challenge is to figure out how to maximize my points yet not spending a whole lot. A simple coffee will cut costs and I believe charging up your Rewards Card gives you a star as well.