Who knew coffee was not only a source of caffeine but a way to explain many things including social media services. Confused? You won’t be after viewing the below graphic.
Thanks to the Marketplace Maven for this coffee-based tutorial.
All I can say about this release of LeBron X+ is LeBron No Ka Oi.
A high school basketball team decked out in $200 team sneakers? Only at private school! 😉
Yes, I know the image is big and extends outside the main column, but I kinda like this effect. I’ll probably leave it large for awhile. 🙂 Okay, scaled it down to size.
Starbucks Kaka’ako has been open for business for a few weeks now but is celebrating its official grand opening today, in fact right now! If you visit between 12pm and 1pm, you’ll receive a free tall beverage.
While you’re there, you can check out this store’s unique decor. Every Starbucks has common design elements, but you do see differences from store to store. At this Coral Street location, you’ll see a mix of industrial and natural designs. The floor is concrete with divits and discolorations but features many in-ground electrical outlets, especially alongside the window seating.
There are a number of window-side stools and higher bar stools and tables for patrons. There’s a single elongated table in the middle and a few comfortable chairs near the front entrance. It seems Starbucks doesn’t want you getting too comfy and camping out for long durations (that’d be you UH medical students 🙂 ).
The best accent of this location is the wood bar facade and countertop. There’s a wood “brick” appearance topped off with a dark wooden counter. This adds organic naturalness that contrasts the hard concrete.
Oh, don’t mind the napkins. I guess they ran out of the Starbucks logo-ed ones and had to settle for generic. Opening day issues I guess.
While no Starbucks in Hawaii is a Clover location, I could see this spot featuring the Clover one day. And it just struck me that like the tall exterior of this location, there are lots of tall, skinny elements inside the store. The tables and stools emphasizes a more vertical space if that makes sense.
One last note – don’t forget that the Holiday drinks are now available – Peppermint Mocha Frap, Gingerbread Latte, and the Caramel Brulee Latte.
Amazon’s Black Friday special for today includes a Panasonic cordless phone set. Although it comes with a whopping 5 handsets (one on the basestation and four free standing units), there’s a $40 discount, making this set a good deal.
It also features bigger buttons and a clear, big, bright display – perfect for the aging generation. From the reviews, speaker phone volume is good. No Bluetooth link to cell phones but a big deal. Get it today while the deal is still on!
Drobo is giving away either a new Mini or 5D storage units each week for the end of the year. To win, all you have to do is submit a weekly entry. To top it off to end 2012 and welcome the new year, Drobo is giving away $2013.
Wow. Enter now.
Haven’t been to Costco for over a month and saw this at the Iwilei location. While work is being done in the refrigeration section, a new (temporary?) cold room has been added. Like the Hawaii Kai location, the cold room has the fruits and vegetables and is located far in the back corner where the toilet paper is.
Looking to get into basic home automation? Belkin is selling these WeMo controllable outlets. I would have considered these if I already didn’t make a Kickstarter commitment to SmartThings.
Looks like Costco just unpacked these Ridemakerz bundles this week. Customize your own Lightning McQueen!
I’m not sure if Toy’s R Us still carries Ridemakerz accessories. And yes, I can confirm that the Costco bakery did not have any more pumpkin streusel muffins.
And it’s lost cost too. Rory Wild of the 98.5 Wake Up Crew posted his Halloween costume that looked like this.
How did he even think of this idea of “dressing up” as Kalai Miller, I don’t know.
Halloween marked the end of October and November brings Thanksgiving Black Friday. Who are we kidding here? Thanksgiving is still the day for giving thanks but really, the emphasis is on the day after aka Black Friday.
Check it out, Amazon has already opened up its Black Friday store with daily specials!
Don’t bother looking at the Missed Deals. You may kick yourself if you see something you wanted.
Aww man, look what came in the mail the other day.
As one addicted to LEGO, this is just cruel sending me a catalog of fun stuff in time for the Holidays. And look, there’s a 10% coupon on the back. And October was double points month for VIPs.
I haven’t been watching Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, but I saw a headline that Sabrina Bryan got pwned once again. In 2007, even with strong performances, Sabrina was surprisingly eliminated. Same story this week as this front runner is not advancing in the competition.
Now your Halloween is complete with this mashup of the classic Ghostbusters title track and the recently viral Gangnam Style.
Happy Halloween!
