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Turns Out People Can't Tell A Difference Between Starbucks and Regular Coffee

T-Rav — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:53:49 +0000

Sure its a little mean-spirited, but those pretentious Starbucks fanboys have had it coming for awhile. Do you really think there is a difference between Starbucks and regular coffee? Turns out most people don’t. Jimmy Kimmel had his staff set up a “taste test” to see if people could spot a difference between regular coffee, [...]

Jimmy Kimmel's $7 Starbucks Challenge

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:20:16 +0000

The new seven dollar cup of Starbucks coffee left talk show host Jimmy Kimmel wondering: would people even notice a difference between the regular cup and the premium?As it turns out, people can’t even tell when they’re drinking two of the same cups of regular, non-Starbucks coffee, let alone the fancy new blend. Except one guy, who will probably [...]

Starbucks Releases Their Most Expensive Cup Of Coffee Ever

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:10:43 +0000

Ever heard the expression "that and a dime will get you a cup of coffee"? Well, not that long ago a cup of coffee did cost a dime. (And you can still get a cup for well less than a dollar in many places.)

Of course, Starbucks began blowing the lid off the coffee price structure about 15 years ago. Now the average latte at the ubiquitous chain costs around four bucks. And if java lovers want a Grande-sized cup of Starbucks' newest coffee, Costa Rica Finca Palmilera, they will have to shell out $7.

Help Raise Money With Starbucks

Bobby G. — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:52:03 +0000

This Saturday, all 4 Evansville locations of Starbucks will donate 10% of their sales to the family of 17-year old Evansville resident Josh Franklin to help cover medical expenses incurred during his treatment of a rare type of brain tumor.

Starbucks Gets Even More Pretentious

T-Rav — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:55:00 +0000

pre·ten·tious/priˈtenCHəs/Adjective: Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed. (Dictionary.com) So imagine how excited I got today when I found out that Starbucks is coming out with a new cup size that even bigger than Venti. In fact, its going to be 325 ml bigger than the Venti. Which doesn’t [...]