One of the fun things about working on MyStarbucksIdea is that sometimes an idea comes in to the site and to the company at large that is so timely and perfectly expressed that everyone both in the community and the company immediately gets excited about it On 10/7 BillMac posted an idea called " Free Cup of Starbucks Coffee for Voters " and a similar theme was echoed by JavaOcha, Geraldo, rsj211, epiphanygalore, and a few others. Basically all of you thought it would be a great idea to encourage voting by offering free coffee to those who vote. BillMac’s idea rocketed to the top 10 of currently popular ideas. This idea coincided perfectly with the launch of Shared Planet last … more »

Hi there, it’s Brad and I’m leading our ongoing efforts to provide you with everyday value. We appreciate your ideas for improving our rewards offerings, and have worked hard to incorporate them into Starbucks Gold, a new membership program for people who really love their Starbucks. Although we can’t act on every idea we receive, we feel this new membership is in line with what you’re asking for – significant everyday savings, flexible payment options, and member recognition. This is a great deal for those of you who come into our stores several times a week and are looking for savings on many items from espresso beverages to espresso machines. Here’s how … more »

We’ve heard from literally thousands of you about how Starbucks can be a more responsible company, from ideas around recycling to buying more ethically sourced coffee. You have inspired us and, frankly, challenged us with your ideas. So today, it is with great excitement that we unveil Starbucks™ Shared Planet™, our commitment to doing business responsibly – to help create a better future for everyone and the world we all share. It may come as a surprise that during these challenging economic times we are investing in some of these programs. But in many ways, this is nothing new for us. Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ represents our long-standing commitment to being … more »

The Idea Partner team has been busy combing through the site and reading your ideas. Here are a few of the ideas that caught our attention and are currently under review: Sell Reusable Sleeves Posted by meme to Other Product Ideas Gluten free Posted by akPit to Food Transfer Card Balance Posted by ygo2slow to Starbucks Card Keep the ideas coming …

If you’ve spent much time on this website, you know that the “bold coffee” topic is one of the most discussed. This discussion has been a great source of dialog for the Beverage Team in our headquarters, and based on this we’d like to give you an update and ask for more of your creative ideas to address it. But first, a quick bit of history if you are new to MyStarbucksIdea.com or the various online discussions around this topic. In April we introduced a coffee called Pike Place™ Roast in the US. This new blend was developed in direct response to feedback from customers that they were looking for: 1) a consistent “every day” blend from Starbucks, and … more »

After a spirited few days of voting and commenting, we have the results of our recent polls asking whether you would change your visiting habits if we changed our tattoo and piercing policies for store employees. What you said seemed to be that (at least the MSI community) is pretty ok with tattoos, but not as sure about piercings. Here are the full questions, results, and a link to the discussion about each. Would visible but unobtrusive tattoos on employees make you: 5%: Stop Visiting 8% : Visit Less 74%: Visit the Same 13%: Visit More See the full conversation here: Tattoos Would more visible piercings on employees make you: 10%: Stop Visiting 26%: Visit Less 57%: Visit the Same 5%: Visit … more »

Hi Everyone! This is kema and I work on the Starbucks Card Team. I am excited to announce that we have recently launched an idea that you have been asking for! A few weeks ago, we increased the number of Customized Starbucks Cards you can order at once using our online Customized Card program. In the past you could only create and order one Card at a time. Many of you wanted the ability to order multiple cards with the same design. There have been several comments about this, but I want to give special thanks to tealover , lorifw66 and JordanG for continuing to give us ideas for the Starbucks Card Program. For those of you who don’t know how our Customized Card program works, it’s … more »