Starbucks - MyBrandz http://mybrandz.com/brand/42728/_Starbucks Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:03:10 +0000 http://mybrandz.com/ en http://mybrandz.com/brand/42728/_Starbucks http://c0.www.mybrandz.com/thumbnail/u/427/28/file_0_s.jpg Starbucks - MyBrandz Starbucks customers are even picky about their free water! http://mybrandz.com/post/137244/_Starbucks-customers-are-even-picky-about http://mybrandz.com/post/137244/_Starbucks-customers-are-even-picky-about Starbucks Gossip http://mybrandz.com/post/137244/_Starbucks-customers-are-even-picky-about#comments 0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:27:33 +0000 Starbucks Gossip
One of the Starbucks I frequent has a large "customer base" that can only afford to drink free water. I jokingly told the baristas yesterday that, "It sounds like water is your 'best seller.'" One responded: "Yeah, but they demand...

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The 18-year-old detonated a homemade bomb outside an E. 92nd St. Starbucks in New York last year as an apparent tribute to Brad Pitt's character from the 1999 cult classic "Fight Club." He has until Sept. 7 to accept or...

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Here's one example from the author: "There is a lot of unused floor space in this particular [Starbucks] shop. I asked employees why they don't just add more tables. The answer: the company won't let them buy any new tables...

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I don't EVER go to 5-bucks for coffee--cause they are much too expensive for me. I don't understand why a 99-cent cup of coffee should cost me $5! That just doesn't make any sense. But what really doesn't make sense is how folks act when they go in there, get in line and order stuff like a "Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino Blended Crème"... ]]> Read highlights from Starbucks' earnings call with analysts http://mybrandz.com/post/136869/_Read-highlights-from-Starbucks'-earnings http://mybrandz.com/post/136869/_Read-highlights-from-Starbucks'-earnings Starbucks Gossip http://mybrandz.com/post/136869/_Read-highlights-from-Starbucks'-earnings#comments 0 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:26:57 +0000 Starbucks Gossip
Starbucks US president Cliff Burrows on giving away unhealthy pastries to introduce "healthy" items: "We've used things like free pastry days to introduce those [healthier] products to a wider audience, and so we've seen it grow. And there's definitely a...

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Starbucks' press release was rosy (of course), but shares fell after analysts detected a a weak outlook. From the press release: * Starbucks plans to open approximately 500 net new stores globally; approximately 100 in the U.S. and approximately 400...

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Stop here then for the results.

Read more...]]> Slurping on a Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino at Starbucks in Paragon while waiting for Pa Abu to fetch me. http://twitpic.com/278ct1 http://mybrandz.com/link/136777/_Slurping-on-a-Double-Chocolate-Chip-Frap http://mybrandz.com/link/136777/_Slurping-on-a-Double-Chocolate-Chip-Frap Maddie Blake http://mybrandz.com/link/136777/_Slurping-on-a-Double-Chocolate-Chip-Frap#comments 0 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:25:56 +0000 http://twitter.com/winstonlumenta/statuses/19058389113
Slurping on a Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino at Starbucks in Paragon while waiting for Pa Abu to fetch me. http://twitpic.com/278ct1]]> MOMS need coffee! So here's a 21 STARBUCKS GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY:-) http://bit.ly/cgEcoc PLS RT /via @LittleRemedies http://mybrandz.com/link/136761/_MOMS-need-coffee-So-here's-a-21-STARBUC http://mybrandz.com/link/136761/_MOMS-need-coffee-So-here's-a-21-STARBUC Olivia Murphy http://mybrandz.com/link/136761/_MOMS-need-coffee-So-here's-a-21-STARBUC#comments 1 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:25:53 +0000 http://twitter.com/poisonsix9/statuses/19053166933
MOMS need coffee! So here's a 21 STARBUCKS GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY:-) http://bit.ly/cgEcoc PLS RT /via @LittleRemedies]]> I love Starbucks http://mybrandz.com/post/136690/_I-love-Starbucks http://mybrandz.com/post/136690/_I-love-Starbucks david wijaya http://mybrandz.com/post/136690/_I-love-Starbucks#comments 0 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:43:13 +0000 Actress Kristin Chenoweth calls out a Starbucks barista for being rude http://mybrandz.com/post/136629/_Actress-Kristin-Chenoweth-calls-out-a-St http://mybrandz.com/post/136629/_Actress-Kristin-Chenoweth-calls-out-a-St Starbucks Gossip http://mybrandz.com/post/136629/_Actress-Kristin-Chenoweth-calls-out-a-St#comments 0 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:26:28 +0000 Starbucks Gossip
Kristin Chenoweth said said on David Letterman's show last week: "I love [Starbucks] -- I hit every one in the city. ...I Twitted that there was a rude Starbucks person. ...The next thing I know the manager of Starbucks in...

Read more...]]> Dark cherry mocha frapp at @starbucks - yummy :) (@ Starbucks) http://4sq.com/8JmKni http://mybrandz.com/link/136593/_Dark-cherry-mocha-frapp-at-starbucks-- http://mybrandz.com/link/136593/_Dark-cherry-mocha-frapp-at-starbucks-- Olivia Murphy http://mybrandz.com/link/136593/_Dark-cherry-mocha-frapp-at-starbucks--#comments 0 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:25:29 +0000 http://twitter.com/JohnMHoyt/statuses/18786348901
Dark cherry mocha frapp at @starbucks - yummy :) (@ Starbucks) http://4sq.com/8JmKni]]> What's with all the cars plowing into Starbucks stores? http://mybrandz.com/post/136427/_What's-with-all-the-cars-plowing-into-St http://mybrandz.com/post/136427/_What's-with-all-the-cars-plowing-into-St Starbucks Gossip http://mybrandz.com/post/136427/_What's-with-all-the-cars-plowing-into-St#comments 1 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:25:45 +0000 Starbucks Gossip
Here are just a few of incidents from recent years. Last month, a car struck a customer at suburban Milwaukee Starbucks and sent her through the window. I went to that store last weekend and noticed that they'd put up...

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Jenny Angelici knows she won't be able to bite her tongue and will end up telling customers things like: * What do you mean your coffee doesn’t taste good? I made it just for you – now drink it. *...

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Villona Maryash says in her lawsuit that she was given tea without a protective sleeve at a Brooklyn Starbucks. The drink was so hot that she dropped it over her then-5-month-old son in a stroller beside her, causing "serious injuries"...

Read more...]]> A Seattle writer has had it with Ms. Starbucks' many costume changes http://mybrandz.com/post/136054/_A-Seattle-writer-has-had-it-with-Ms-Sta http://mybrandz.com/post/136054/_A-Seattle-writer-has-had-it-with-Ms-Sta Starbucks Gossip http://mybrandz.com/post/136054/_A-Seattle-writer-has-had-it-with-Ms-Sta#comments 1 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:25:18 +0000 Starbucks Gossip
One minute she's instant, and then she's flavored. She even uses pseudonyms at times (Roy Street Coffee & Tea, etc.), and enjoys beer and wine on occasion. "She's trying so hard, our mercurial, petulant sexpot!" writes Ronald Holden. || Read...

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Okay, that wasn't the only purpose of the visit, but here are some observations... * I saw two or three Starbucks stores that had windows broken from the G20 riots. (Other stores -- Urban Outfitters, for example -- had broken...

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Sarah McLachlan stopped by the Starbucks headquarters in Seattle, WA to play some songs for us. We streamed it live through an internet broadcast on June 25th, 2010. Starting July 1st, enjoy a HD version of her performance exclusively through the Starbucks Digital Network.]]> Starbucks Free Wi-Fi Now Available in U.S. and Canada http://mybrandz.com/post/135716/_Starbucks-Free-WiFi-Now-Available-in-U http://mybrandz.com/post/135716/_Starbucks-Free-WiFi-Now-Available-in-U Mash able http://mybrandz.com/post/135716/_Starbucks-Free-WiFi-Now-Available-in-U#comments 1 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:23:52 +0000 Mashable

Today is the first of July and that means that Starbucks’s no-charge, registration-less and limitation-free Wi-Fi initiative officially goes live at all U.S. and Canadian retail stores.

Starbucks first revealed the news a little more than two weeks ago.…



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For me, it's business as usual. (I had free wi-fi through my rewards card.) Read "Starbucks turns on free wi-fi for customers on July 1"

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