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Starbucks Can't Serve Me Coffee Unless They Misspell My Name First
By Laura Northrup on April 19, 2012 8:00 AM
311 Comments
Some people would say that Carrie is making a big deal out of nothing. That she is being unnecessarily difficult on principle regarding something that isn't all that important. Well, of course. This is The Consumerist. That's our thing! Carrie's battle was against Starbucks, and she fought against employees' insistence that she give them her name with her order so they can misspell it on her cup. She declined, which threw the employees' entire worldview into chaos. More »
Small New Hampshire Coffee Roaster Wins Legal Victory Over "Charbucks" Name
By Chris Morran on December 29, 2011 4:15 PM
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Since August of 1997, the folks at the Black Bear Mico Roastery in New Hampshire have been slinging pebbles at coffee colossus Starbucks over the smaller company's "Charbucks" blend. And in spite of court rulings in favor of the little guy, Daddy Starbucks has continued to fight. But last week, a U.S. District Court in New York may have shut the door on the Seattle java slinger's attempts to rid the world of Charbucks. More »
Starbucks Barista Fired For Posting Satirical Song
By Ben Popken on October 3, 2011 10:00 AM
92 Comments
Starbucks fired a barista last week after his satirical song aimed at his employer went viral. In it, the ex-barista, wearing nothing but a Starbucks smock, croons an acoustic guitar ballad about how baristas trick customers when they're short on supplies, how rude customers stink, and the drink purchasing habits of different races. More »
Starbucks CEO Emails Customers, Recruiting Them To Stop Washington Gridlock
By Ben Popken on September 6, 2011 10:00 AM
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The CEO of Starbucks emailed customers on Friday asking them to join hands with him and other business leaders to urge Congress to stop the nihilist political gridlock and get on with fixing our country. Tuesday night at 6pm he will host an online townhall meeting. At the same time, he's also set up an online petition where businesses can "pledge" to withhold campaign contributions as well as promise to start hiring employees. Is this the start of the "Coffee Party"? More »
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Starbucks Raises Prices By 17%; CEO Blames Speculators For High Costs
By Marc Perton on May 26, 2011 3:30 PM
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Starbucks has announced plans to raise the price of the packaged coffee it sells in its stores by 17% in July. But don't blame the company: CEO Howard Schultz says speculators have pushed the price of coffee to a 34-year high. "This is the first time in my 30-years of being in the coffee business where this exists," he said earlier this month. In March, Starbucks raised the price of the coffee it sells in supermarkets by 12%. More »
Starbucks CEO Laughs At The Notion That His Coffee Costs $5
By Meg Marco on March 29, 2011 12:45 PM
208 Comments
Katie Couric recently interviewed Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on CBS Sunday Morning and asked him if he thought the company had a "tin ear" to what people were going through with the recession. Perhaps, she suggested, they couldn't afford to pay "$5 on their coffee every day." Schultz's response was to laugh. You see, Starbucks coffee only costs $1.50. More »
Woman Sues Starbucks For Allegedly Throwing Tea At Her And Shouting "Catch"
By Ben Popken on March 21, 2011 4:15 PM
66 Comments
Starbucks is accusing a woman of fraud after she sued them for allegedly sliding a cup of hot tea across the counter that burnt her belly, reports the New York Post. They say they have a doc who says she had a rash and skin infection, and that's what caused the marks. According to her complaint, the barista shouted at her, "Catch the cup." Good thing it wasn't a trenta. More »
New Starbucks Logo Is Just Old Starbucks Logo Without Outdated Reference To Coffee
By Meg Marco on January 5, 2011 5:15 PM
101 Comments
Starbucks has a new logo! It's basically just the same one they currently have, minus those pesky words that say Starbucks Coffee. Coffee, we assume, was the primary problem. Why? Because Starbucks is a fast food joint. More »
Starbucks Baristas Nationwide Realizing They Work At A McDonald's That Doesn't Serve Burgers
By Meg Marco on November 10, 2010 1:45 PM
81 Comments
Reuters says that conditions, benefits and salaries have deteriorated at Starbucks — once celebrated in the media for its happy, loyal workforce. Apparently, disillusioned Starbucks workers are everywhere you care to look. More »
Mom Sues Starbucks After She Spills Hot Tea On Her Baby
By Chris Morran on July 6, 2010 10:15 AM
168 Comments
It's not surprising that a parent who accidentally scalds their child with hot tea would end up in a courtroom. But it isn't usually the case that said parent is the plaintiff, suing Starbucks for doing what they do best — or at least do a lot of — serving hot beverages. More »
Foursquare Mayors Get $1 Off Starbucks Frappucinos
By Meg Marco on May 17, 2010 4:21 PM
48 Comments
For those of you who don't follow various internetty things, Foursquare is a location-sharing social media service where you can compete with others to be declared "mayor" of various locations. In an effort to make this actually have a point, Foursquare has teamed up with Starbucks to offer discounts to the Mayors of individual Starbucks locations. More »
Do Not Even Try To Escape Starbucks
By Marc Perton on May 17, 2010 12:59 PM
25 Comments
The Seattle's Best onslaught was just the beginning. Starbucks is ramping up efforts to make sure that, wherever you go, there it is (not that the brand was particularly difficult to come by before, but whatever). This includes making its Via instant coffee more widely available, and selling flavored coffee in supermarkets, all to bump up its share of the brewed coffee market from its current level of just 5%. More »
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Seattle's Best Coffee About To Be Absolutely @#$@%& Everywhere
By Meg Marco on May 12, 2010 1:48 PM
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Seattle's Best is one of Seattle's oldest coffee brands. According to the Seattle Times, two brothers started the business that eventually became "Seattle's Best" in 1969. A few product changes and new owners later it became part of Starbucks, and was largely ignored. That was 2003. Now the company is about to expand the brand to over 30,000 locations — many of them fast food outlets. More »
Why Did Starbucks Write "Big Dick" On My Drink Cup?
By Laura Northrup on May 5, 2010 11:00 AM
163 Comments
Christian's feelings are a little hurt. He tells Consumerist that he doesn't understand why someone at Starbucks felt the need to give him a nickname, and to write that nickname on his cold drink's cup. What did they write? "Big Dick." More »
Starbucks Instant Coffee To Invade Supermarkets, Airwaves
By Meg Marco on May 3, 2010 1:46 PM
51 Comments
We haven't actually tried the Starbucks instant coffee "Via" but apparently someone has because they are expanding it into "tens of thousands of supermarkets, mass merchandisers and other outlets in coming weeks," reports the WSJ. More »
Starbucks Desperation: Brace Yourself For The "Wacky" Frappuccino
By Meg Marco on April 28, 2010 11:55 AM
94 Comments
Facing stiff competition from Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's Starbucks is looking to their pricey icey coffee concoction, the Frappuccino. Starbucks is experiencing a sales decline in the drink and since it accounts for 20% of their sales, that's not good. More »
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Starbucks Remembers How To Sell Coffee
By Meg Marco on January 20, 2010 5:27 PM
126 Comments
Starbucks used to make a lot of money selling coffee-like sugar bombs that people loved and would pay for with cash from their HELOCs. Those days are over, but there's good news. Starbucks has remembered how to sell coffee and is now doing so in a profitable way. More »
Starbucks Birthplace Coffee Tastes Just As Burnt As Everywhere Else
By Ben Popken on October 5, 2009 7:45 PM
81 Comments
—>I visited the epicenter of Starbucks this weekend. It's a nice little store that adheres to the Pike Place Market historic district guidelines. The logo on the exterior is the original brown, nippled mermaid. Inside, it's not that large and theres a converted tackle supply shop feel to the place. The ceilings are made of painted white wood slats with lots of low white lights hanging. Otherwise, the coffee tasted exactly the same. Yes, no matter which corner in America you visit, whether the first store or the last, you can be assured of enjoying a consistent, smooth, burnt flavor. More »
Starbucks Going National With Via Instant Coffee
By consumerist.com on September 29, 2009 12:13 PM
103 Comments
—>After 20 years of development work, and six months of test-marketing in Chicago and Seattle, Starbucks is taking its Via instant coffee national today. Will coffee snobs be willing to pay $1 a serving for a drink that Consumer Reports recently called "good, not great?" More »
Please Obey The Waldorf Astoria Hotel Starbucks Dress Code
By Ben Popken on August 27, 2009 4:55 PM
157 Comments
