Gevalia is a coffee brand I was introduced to by a co-worker in the early 1990′s. I thought it was the best coffee I have ever tasted. As a matter of fact, it is still the best coffee I have ever tasted! My friend told me that you have to order it on line. They…
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Starbucks has been offerring free wi-fi since last July and that is very surprising to me because they had all of these stipulations if you wanted to use their wi-fi. For example, if you wanted to use Starbucks wi-fi, you had to join their rewards club, you had to have an AT&T email address in…
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It was brought to my attention that Saxby Coffee filed bankruptcy in August, 2009. They filed Chapter 11 for reorganization. I was surprised, but then again not really surprised because I’ve seen signs where a Saxby Coffee house was going to open, it never did then eventually, the sign would come down. I first learned…
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Starbucks announced this month that Via is out with a french roast version. French Roast coffee is Starbucks most popular coffee and they thought it would be a good idea to have it available for Via. Starbucks stated they are glad to offer their best selling coffee in a single cup version and on the…
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Starbucks has announced plans to begin selling their new 31-ounce Trenta size cup. The newest cup size will be availabe for aproximately 50-cents more than the next larger Venti size. More than likely, the coffee addicts could care less about the extra half dollar, they simply want that additional 7 ounces of delicious, sugar and…
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It is hard to believe that Starbucks has been around for forty years! On January 5th, 2011, Starbucks unveiled their new logo in recognition of their fortieth anniversary at their headquarters location, located at 2401 Utah Avenue South Seattle WA. It was scheduled for 10am and the group in the atrium area was crowded. The…
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Starbucks has a twelve days of Christmas promotion going on. I didn’t know anything about it until I went into a Starbucks yesterday. If I would have known that all that needed to be done was to text 12DAYS to 29943, I definitely would have done so! The twelve days of Christmas started on December…
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When Starbucks first opened, they were known for coffee only. As time went on, they had different types of coffee such as, french roast, sumatra, breakfast blend, etc. Later, came the Christmas blends such as peppermint mocha, egg nog, pumpkin and gingerbread lattes. The latest Christmas drink is carmel brulee latte (I haven’t tried that…
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I work with several people who drinks Starbucks coffee. Every week, someone brings a bag into the office and if you haven’t tried that blend or it may be your favorite blend, you’re welcomed to have a cup. One of my co-workers brought in starbucks anniversary blend and brought it to my attention. She offerred…
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I ordered my first egg nog latte this morning and it was so good. It is that time of the year where the holidays are just around the corner. I’m trying to watch my weight and the holidays are not a good time to do that unless you exercise you’re eating habits in moderation. What…
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