Greetings Partners and Customers. There has been a lot of discussion about our dress code—certainly on the partner site, but also on the customer site. We wanted to let you all know that this idea is officially “under review”. This includes a host of ideas on the partner site from posts about tattoos to “Casual Fridays”. Stay tuned for updates!

We’re very happy to point out that two of your most popular ideas have been put “Under Review” this week. Here they are: DARK ROAST, ALL DAY, EVERY DAY! Bold coffee lovers, we hear you. In just three short weeks, your idea has rocketed to the number two spot (remember that popularity is based on a combination of votes and time on the site—less time with more votes equals more popularity). Dkrst, your efforts to lobby the group have paid off. A Penny to Fight PKD This was one of the first ideas on the site to get real traffic and in more than six weeks, it’s held its place in the top five. So thanks to Sandra Andersen’s amazing generosity, a score of 26,860 … more »

There’s been a lot of talk on the site about recycling and if you haven’t read yesterday’s post by Jim, give it a look—it’s filled with good info. Recycling is so important and one thing we’re working on is trying to reduce the number of things we need to recycle. So I thought you’d like to see these ideas that are now “Under Review” (along with all of their duplicates). Being an iced Americano girl, I’m particularly tickled about number 1… Grande Iced To Go Tumbler Venti Tumblers

Recycling. It’s the #1 topic of feedback we get from our customers and partners surrounding our environmental performance—from MyStarbucskIdea.com and through all of our other feedback channels. And it makes sense. We sell a lot of our products in disposable containers and everyone wants to do the right thing when they’re done, recycle the waste. While we’d like the solution to be as simple as putting recycling bins in all of our stores, the world of garbage and recycling is currently a complicated one. For private garbage collection and recycling, this is entirely controlled by your city or county governments, who either manage it directly or contract it out to private … more »

This isn’t exactly a sleeper idea, I’ll admit, but it is an interesting idea and it hasn’t broken the top ten. It’s been a little bit of a tortoise. What do you think about it? Worth doing? Not so much? Would you buy one and use it? sell reusable sleeves

One function of the MSI site is to help shape the future of Starbucks with your ideas. Another purpose is to let you know when submitted ideas that were in development when suggested have been implemented. One idea that many of you have had is around Starbucks energy drinks… Energy Drinks Energy Drink coffee Starbucks Energy drink We had an energy drink in development when you posted, but it is launched and available now! The drink is called the Starbucks Doubleshot® on Ice + Energy Beverage. This beverage is made from fresh shots of espresso hand shaken with classic syrup & ice, finished with 2% milk, and the optional energy packet adds a blend of B vitamins, guarana, and ginseng … more »

You’ve probably noticed that we introduced a few site improvements and new features over the last few weeks—locked ideas, highlighted and anchored moderator comments, related ideas, favorites, etc.—and we’re working hard on others. But we also want to know what you’d like to see. We appreciate the many great ideas about functionality for this site and the campaigns you’ve undertaken to gather support for your ideas. We thought we’d help with that effort by highlighting a specific active thread on this topic. Please click below to add your specific additional request! Please keep in mind that we can’t do everything and that it does take time. Okay … more »