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Refreshers Receipt Comes to Select Stores

Avni P — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:30:00 GMT

There’s been a lot of chatter about treat receipt here at MyStarbucksIdea.com. Some ideas have mentioned that you would like to see it more often. Well this spring, in the spirit of refreshment for those warmer weather states that already feel like summer, we’re offering a Refreshers Receipt, featuring Starbucks Refreshers™ beverages available in Very Berry Hibiscus or Cool Lime. These delicious, lightly caffeinated beverages are made with real fruit juice and whole blackberries or lime slices – perfect as an afternoon pick-me-up.

During the month of April, if you are in Texas, central and southern California, Georgia, New Mexico, Hawaii, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Oklahoma, Virginia, Mississippi, Florida, Arizona, or Las Vegas, bring in your same day morning Starbucks receipt to a participating store after 12 pm and enjoy a Grande (16 fl. oz.) hand-shaken Starbucks Refreshers™ beverage for $2 (plus tax where applicable) before the expiration date.

This is just the beginning of a refreshing summer at Starbucks – we’ll have more Starbucks Refreshers™ beverage news to share later this summer. Stay tuned!

Shared Passion for Great Taste. Starbucks to serve La Boulange

Pascal Rigo — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:18:00 GMT

We are thrilled to be joining the Starbucks family and to share our passion for amazing and delicious food with Starbucks customers. I am Pascal Rigo, founder of La Boulange Café & Bakery and new Starbucks partner. Since 1996, we’ve been serving wholesome, delicious food in a warm and welcoming café environment to the Bay area and supplying bread and baked goods to restaurants and grocery stores across California. I am excited to bring that expertise and love of great food to Starbucks and to you.

We’ve read through the customer requests here on My Starbucks Idea and we’ve heard your call for great food. Our new products include things like our 100% butter croissant, single-origin chocolate croissant, your very own individual loaf cakes with raspberry and passion fruit, real lemon and banana with pecans and walnuts, crispy savory croissant squares with dollops of handcrafted sauces of spinach, tomato, and ham & cheese, blueberry yogurt muffins with honey, chewy chocolate meringue cookies (with no wheat) and many many more. We insist upon using only high quality ingredients and treating them with the utmost care and respect, until they reach you, our customer.

If you are in the San Francisco area, please visit one of our La Boulange bakeries or local area Starbucks stores. If you are not in San Francisco, we will be coming to a Starbucks near you soon!

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12 Days of Gifting

sbx_bean — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:54:00 GMT

Tomorrow is the first day of the 12 Days of Gifting. It’s our annual holiday shopping event where we feature a different gift idea every day for the first 12 days of December. Check out Starbucks.com/rekindle every day to see that day’s great offer or text "12DAYS" to 697289 to receive daily offers.*

We’re starting things off tomorrow with an idea you’ve asked for on My Starbucks Idea: a free drink with tumbler or mug purchase. For December 1, 2012, that’ exactly what you’ll get: buy any reusable tumbler or mug and you’ll get a free Grande (16 fl oz) handcrafted beverage.

December 1 is also World AIDS Day. Starbucks has donated over $11 million to the Global Fund to help fight AIDS in Africa. This year we’re teaming up again with (RED). With every purchase of a handcrafted beverage at participating stores in the U.S. and Canada, Starbucks will make a five-cent donation to the Global Fund. Learn more at joinred.com. The donation will also be given on the free handcrafted beverage offered on Day 1 of the 12 Days of Gifting. You can buy a tumbler for a gift, enjoy a Grande beverage on us and do some good for the world community too.

I can’t share the rest of the offers, as they’ll be a surprise each day, but I can tell you to look out for Day 3. This one is going to be great. Here’s a hint: I think it’s a perfect gift for my coffee-loving Dad and one that will keep on giving into the New Year.

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Free drink when you purchase a mug or tumbler
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Starbucks Store Coming Soon to India

Brady Brewer — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Namaste! It is with great excitement that I announce our first Starbucks store opening in India this October. As we have prepared for the opening over the past year, our vision has been to open our doors in a way that honors our coffee heritage, conveys our deep respect for Indian culture and reinforces our optimistic view of the bright future of the country.

Prior to our flagship store opening, the month of October will begin with an exciting community event in the city of Mumbai, followed by engaging customer and store opening celebrations that will give customers their first taste of our signature Starbucks® Espresso Roast coffee, grown and roasted in India.

This is much more than the opening of a store. It is the launch of the Starbucks Experience in India providing uplifting moments, supporting the local community and serving exquisite coffee in India – one cup at a time.

-Brady

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Impossible Until Now - The Verismo™ System by Starbucks

Joy D — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:04:00 GMT

Today we are thrilled to launch the new Verismo™ System, a single-cup machine that makes perfectly crafted Starbucks® lattes, espresso and brewed coffee – all at your fingertips! Now my husband can enjoy his favorite cup of brewed Pike Place® Roast, while I savor a delicious Starbucks® Caffè Latte.

Lattes from a machine? Indeed, one of the extraordinary features of the Verismo™ system are the milk pods that create creamy, natural, perfectly steamed milk.

Our launch kicks off today at StarbucksStore.com, with a dazzling array of Verismo™ machine colors (love that burgundy!). The machine starts at $199, includes shipping and a free pack of latte pods with purchase. The website also carries a robust assortment of pods, including espresso, Caffè latte packs (espresso + milk pods for a Starbucks-quality Caffe Latte) and brewed coffee favorites: Pike Place® Roast, Caffé Verona® and Starbucks Veranda Blend™.

We’ll continue our launch later this month with these specialty retail partners: Williams-Sonoma, Sur La Table, Bloomingdales, Macy’s, Bed Bath and Beyond, Bon-Ton and Home Outfitters.

And then (drum roll please)…on October 16, the Verismo™ System will launch in more than 5,000 Starbucks retail stores in the United States and Canada. Keep watching this space for announcements; we’ll share more exciting details about our launch at Starbucks retail stores around the globe, including demonstrations and tasting events.

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Say Hello to Digital Rewards and More

Matthew G — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Hi everyone. One of the biggest ideas ever shared on My Starbucks Idea has been Electronic Rewards. Thank you for your passion about this issue, it’s made a difference. This is something we deployed in Pittsburgh in April and now we are ready to launch it nationwide in the United States and Canada (PS: AlohaSue, we didn’t forget Canada!).

The process is a little bit different than the current paper postcard one, so take a look at these steps below. Beginning October 16, members in the U.S. and Canada will now receive an email to announce that a Free Reward has been loaded directly onto their registered Starbucks Card account.

After that, it's a simple process:
1. Visit any participating Starbucks store.
2. Tell the barista you have a Free Reward (that way you get to choose when you redeem your reward).
3. Present your registered Starbucks Card (or scan your registered Card on the Starbucks mobile app).

No more waiting by the mailbox, no more forgetting to tuck that postcard in your purse or stuff it in your pocket. The Free Reward will be loaded instantly onto your registered Starbucks Card account. You can view your account online or through the Starbucks App to view your earned Free Rewards.

… And of course all existing paper postcards will be honored through their expiration date, so if you have them, use ‘em up! Just make sure you bring your Starbucks Card or mobile app when you do.

You might ask, "What’s that, Free Reward?" Yes, that’s another enhancement to the program. You can choose any handcrafted beverage or food item with your free beverage or food reward. (another idea launched!)

Not only will rewards be a bit tastier, they will now be quicker too once you reach Gold level. Instead of 15 visits, you’ll receive a free beverage or food reward every 12 visits.

With these changes unfortunately, we are saying goodbye to some other rewards. Soy milk and syrups will no longer be free and the free tall drink with whole bean purchase has been removed from the program. We thank you for your loyalty and look to you to share ideas to help continue to evolve the My Starbucks Rewards program. To learn more please click to starbucks.com/RewardsFaster for all the details.

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More Ways to Love Pumpkin Spice Latte

Lindsey A — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) is back, and there’s no better way to welcome fall than with that first sip.

Here on My Starbucks Idea you’ve told us how much you love this beverage – and now we’re bringing this autumn tradition to you in some new ways. For instance, many of you told us you want to be able to enjoy pumpkin spice flavors at home. Our newest Starbucks® VIA Ready Brew innovation does just that and it is simple to prepare. Just mix a pack of Starbucks VIA® Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee with hot milk and you have a creamy, sweet, spicy pumpkin spice café beverage in the comforts of home. You decide if you want to add any whipped cream.

We’re also listening to ideas for our stores outside the United States. This year Pumpkin Spice Latte will be offered for the first time in the UK, Ireland, France, Austria and Switzerland. If you call this home or traveling there, this October, you can order a Pumpkin Spice Latte at your neighborhood Starbucks.

Finally, we know all you pumpkin spice fans love to share your favorite fall drink with your friends, so you’ll be happy to learn that you can spread the love with a Pumpkin Spice Latte themed eGift. Just select eGifts from your Starbucks® Mobile App and you can gift a PSL to a friend in a snap.

We hope you enjoy Pumpkin Spice Latte in new ways this year. Keep the ideas coming.

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