How about some Starbucks with your Mickey Mouse?  For some people, like moms and pops, Starbucks coming to Disney Theme Parks may be a saving grace.  After all coffee just may very well perk up “the happiest place on earth.” Maybe? The Seattle-based coffee giant announced on Monday, it has formed a partnership  with six [...]

  I love Starbucks and cannot think of a better gift idea!  I was looking on the Starbucks online shop today and found a wide range and variety of gift ideas.  Gift sets as low as $14.95 that are perfect for coworkers, friends, neighbors and loved ones!   The Starbucks VIA Ready Brew Sampler gift [...]

Starbucks now offers a line of “Ready Brew” drinks that you simply put in water and go.  I have tried some of the coffees and enjoy them quite a bit.  They’re handy and convenient  and perfect for drinking on the go.  One drink I’m eager to try is the caramel flavored iced coffee! Starbucks states: [...]

OK, it’s not coffee, but it’s still really yummy… and it comes from Starbuck’s so that counts for something, right?? In any case, if you haven’t been by Starbuck’s lately to try out their Caramel Apple Cider, a current seasonal special, then you’re really missing out! The spice, the apple, the caramel, all blend to [...]

Have you used a coffee pod yet? You may have and not even known you were. What you would have known, however, is how delicious your cup of coffee was. That’s because pods bring the taste of premium coffeehouse coffee into your home or office. As if this doesn’t sound delicious enough, just imagine Starbucks [...]

Chemical engineers at the University of Nevada say they’ve made a high quality biodiesel from coffee grounds. The researchers estimate their process could produce about 340 million gallons of biodiesel from coffee world wide, and they could make about $8 million in profits just from Starbuck’s coffee grounds. Here’s the full story from the University [...]

I didn’t start drinking coffee until I was in my 20s. Of course, growing up in the 80s coffee wasn’t the phenomenon it is now. Kids didn’t have to “get their Starbucks” before school, and my only experience with coffee was the bitter stuff my Dad drank. So how young is too young? Here’s one informal [...]

I’m all in favor of big corporations that donate to worthy causes. Even in tough times, it’s nice to see people giving back. While I’m not a huge fan of Starbucks approach to business (put every Mom & Pop coffee shop out of business), I am a fan of their recently-launched campaign to raise money for [...]

Maybe it’s just a really good publicity stunt, but it seems that at at least one Starbucks (in Loveland, Colorado), the customers are paying it backwards, a concept that can frequently be found at toll booths.   But today’s tough times notwithstanding, it seems that the customers at a local Loveland Starbucks are passing the bucks [...]