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Sadly, this is not a Pulpconnection promotion, but no matter! Bevreview.com is giving away canned Starbucks Doubleshot drinks (including the new Cinnamon Dulce) and a USB-powered beverage chiller. No lie! Head on over to Bevreview.com to enter. One catch though, you have to be on Twitter and follow @bevreview in order to win.

As a referral to this contest, don’t forget to give @geewhy some lovin’.

Starbucks has officially launched its new instant coffee line called the VIA Ready Brew. You know the drill – just add hot water, and you’re ready to go. But Starbucks claims that VIA actually resembles coffee.

Don’t believe the caffeinated hype? Try VIA yourself (if you hurry), and get a free sample mailed to you by filling out this form. Otherwise, VIA costs $3 for a pack of 3 or $10 for a 12 pack.

And follow @Starbucks on Twitter for lots of updates. I asked if VIA was available in Hawaii yet, but not until later this year. 🙁

From this Starbucks Idea post, it sounds like Starbucks will be entering the instant coffee market starting next week.

Oh no, an instant way to feed the addiction.

Staring in March, Starbucks is going after the cost-conscious coffee addict with the introduction of breakfast Meal Deals. For $3.95, you’ll get a tall latte and pastry or a drip coffee with a breakfast sandwich.

There’s no mention of my favorite cheapo combo of coffee and a pastry. I guess you still can get that for less than $3.95 (and don’t forget the 10% discount for being a Gold member).

Starbucks finally fixed their problematic lids with the tight orifice. These lids would simply crush the regular straws forcing you to go big, long, and thick.

The new lids have a hexagonal cut instead of being quartered. Now straws have an easier time sliding in and out of this looser lid.

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As far as I know Starbucks still has those faulty plastic lids that squeeze your straw so you can’t actually drink your drink. Instead of fixing the lid, you know what Starbucks is doing?

They’re passing out the bigger, longer, and thicker straw typically used for venti sized drinks. With this monster, you can push through the tight fit and get the goods. Only thing is the straw is like twice as tall as your drink.

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Starbucks and (PRODUCT)RED have joined up to donate funds to the Global Fund. With each purchase of Starbucks’ holiday drinks (peppermint mocha twist, gingersnap latte, or espresso truffle), Starbucks donates a nickel to save lives in Africa. When making your purchase at Starbucks locations, look for the big red ( ) and take a picture inside of the parenthesis.

You can then upload your RED picture at starbucks.com/red and be part of their collage. With your donation, you can also see how many days of medicine you’re bringing to those in need.

Here’s my RED picture (you can search by profile name, store, or region to filter out pictures).

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