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Oh please Starbucks... free coffee is old news!
1 - Texaco Express Lube (When I got my oil changed)
2 - Cruz Thru Car Wash
3 - My office breakroom (and it's Starbucks coffee)
... Give me some more Bakersfield!
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No? Then you're behind!
Starbucks will give a free tall cup of brewed coffee on Tuesday to anyone who votes. One cup per customer; it's on the honor system, a company spokeswoman tells us.
Read about the deal here.
Watch the "If you vote, Starbucks buys you coffee" commercial.
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Need extra incentive to vote? Starbucks will offer a free tall cup of brewed coffee Tuesday to anyone who votes on Election Day, company spokeswoman Lily Gluzberg said Sunday.
She said baristas won’t require customers to show proof they voted — they’re using the honor system.
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Starbucks was slammed by environmental experts last night after British newspaper, The Sun, found out it pours millions out gallons of water down the drain every day.
The giant coffee chain has a policy of keeping a faucet running non-stop at all its 10,000 outlets worldwide, wasting more than 6...
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An iced grande drink from Starbucks for a paltry $2 has to come with conditions, right?
Right.
* Must be ordered after 2 p.m.
** Customer must present receipt from the same day's morning visit.
According to the AP story, the promotion goes nationwide today (Tuesday) and lasts until Sept. 2.
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Starbucks recently announced the imminent closure of around 600 U.S. stores. Under pressure from customers and employees for not being more forthcoming about the exact locations, the coffee giant has released the locations of affected stores.
And guess what?
There are no local Starbucks on the...
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(Update note: Starbucks told us they are not releasing the locations of the affected stores)
The coffee giant needs a pick-me-up.
It's closing 600 underperforming stores in the U.S.
One of our Growth and Economy reporters is trying to find out if any local stores are affected. We'll let you...
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Here’s a penny-saving trick for those of us who absolutely MUST have our regular non-fat, half-caf, Venti latte — or maybe an iced, double-mocha blended coffee drink from Starbucks.
If you’re a card-carrying “member” of Barnes & Noble bookstore on California...
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This may sound funny to some of you but I vowed to myself 4 weeks ago that I would only allow myself to have Starbucks on the weekends. Why did I do that? Well, I have been going everyday for, at least, the last two years. It is so bad that all the Starbucks employees know me and one time, one of...
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Check out this report from USA Today:
"Thirsty for more business during the worst slump in its history, Starbucks will try to lure more customers by offering two hours of free AT&T Wi-Fi a day.
"The Wi-Fi freebie will be available starting Tuesday to customers who purchase a...
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Last night's gig at Starbucks on Rosedale Highway and Calloway was well attended, by a wide rage of age groups (the youngest being my daughter (seen here) who will turn 3 in July. with a wide-range of musical style preferences. Dubbed Coffee as Art, it was all for a good...
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It feels like God has simultaneously blessed and cursed me with the bittersweet "gift" of music---songwriting, to be specific, and to be more accurate. "Musicians" are much more polished and precise. But I thank him because, overall, music has been a huge...
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We shared earlier this week that some 7,100 Starbucks shops would be shuttered Tuesday night for barista retraining.
Is the coffee any different now? Service?
Or are you just as addicted as you always were?
— Christine Peterson
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You'll have to for three hours Tuesday night when Starbucks shutters all 7,100 and some U.S. company-owned stores to retrain its baristas.
The coffee purveyor is waiting until 5:30 p.m., so those who need their early-morning fix and mid-day boost don't need to fret.
Can't wait? Stumbled across...
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Does it matter how it tastes if it's free?
McDonalds is apparently testing its new espresso drinks in the Bakersfield market by offering free coffee on Mondays. Today it was mocha; next week it's latte. Prices range from $1.99 to $3.29. That's cheaper than Starbucks' prices, which start at $2.65...
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Over the long weekend, beginning on Saturday, January 19th, I took a trip with my wife and 2 1/2-year-young daughter to Sacramento. I made a pilgrimage to 19th and J to begin work on my new CD, 19th and J (The Place I Used to Play).
When we arrived in Sacramento, it was cold as hell (oh...
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Local band (and Bakotopia regulars) Soulajar is one of 10 finalists for the Greater Los Angeles division of the 2007 Starbucks SoCal Partner Music Contest.
The contest website asks, "Does your barista rock?" and asks you to choose one San Diego-area artist and one from the...
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Yes, Starbucks is taking over. Now even in Bakersfield. I stumbled across a site where some bored fool photographed all of them in the Central Valley and posted them online.
In further poking around the site, I learned that the site, Starbucks everywhere, is hosted by this guy named...
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If you ever stop by Starbucks on Rosedale Highway on your way to work in the morning, there's something you can depend on even more than the myriad coffee drinks and pastries that Starbucks has to offer. The group I proudly gave the name "The Starbucks Bible Boys" to will be there, gathering...
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I'm back from Seattle, and what a wonderful trip. I fell in love with the city. It's very much like my other favorite city, San Francisco, except it's clean, has far fewer homeless people and doesn't smell like urine on every corner.Among the many adventures were daily trips to Starbucks.Day One:...
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So on day two of my sore throat, I decided to return to my heavenly Starbucks. But it seems as if I've over-indulged. I made my order: "I'll have a grande chai tea latte with non-fat milk please." The employee misunderstood me: "An iced tea latte?" I repeated my order,...
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I rarely go to Starbucks. I'm frugal and self-sustaining so I brew my own coffee at home. (GASP)So Starbucks is a treat. Especially when I have a sore throat like I do today. It hurts to talk! When I feel like this, I definitely don't want coffee. So I decided to treat myself to a grande non-fat...
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