Who does Starbucks?
10-31-2011, 05:52 AM
#33
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: El Paso Texas
Posts: 987
Used to, then I was fortunate enough to get a Keurig coffee maker, it makes one cup at a time, any kind of coffee you want, any flavor...and there are thousands of flavors...it is just as good as Starbucks...and I use cocoanut coffee creamer in it....I follow the vegan lifestyle...and it is delicious! I will have to watch for the flavor you mentioned.
Michelle
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10-31-2011, 06:01 AM
#36
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Fitchburg, MA
Posts: 9
I love Starbucks! My favorite is the Iced Green Tea. Every year I get a bag of Christmas blend. That is my all time favorite! I live in MA and there are way more Dunkins than Starbucks. I think they are just as expensive, not as good, and the people at Starbucks are ALWAYS friendly and very accomadating. Not so with Dunkin Donuts! Usually rude, no matter which one I have gone to so I don't. I have to drive 20 minutes to Starbucks so it is my shopping treat for going grocery shopping, which I hate! LOL
10-31-2011, 06:10 AM
#37
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Folsom, CA
Posts: 1,548
Our favorite is Peet's - have you tried them? My favorite drink is to ask for a double expresso over ice with two spenda's and some non fat milk. If we go for a coffee that is my all time favorite. I will order it at Starbuck's as well. No as pricey as some of the foo foo drinks.
Originally Posted by 0tis
I must be the weird one - because I don't like their coffee - I have tried it about 5 times - didn't like it - so I don't bother - give me good old folgers.
10-31-2011, 08:13 AM
#40
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Posts: 59
PLEASE NOTE! The information about Starbucks not honoring our soldiers is not correct! Make sure you research this kind of information before sending it on.
Here is the response I got directly from Starbucks back in 2007 when I first heard about this:
Thank you for taking the time to contact Starbucks regarding coffee donations to those serving in our armed forces.
You may have heard a rumor concerning Starbucks lack of military personnel support. This is not true. In 2004, we replied to an e-mail circulating on the internet that contained misinformation about the Company. Starbucks contacted its author, a Marine Sergeant, who subsequently sent an e-mail to his original distribution list correcting his mistake, the text of which is:
"Dear Readers,
Almost 5 months ago I sent an e-mail to you my faithful friends. I did a wrong thing that needs to be cleared up. I heard by word of mouth about how Starbucks said they didn't support the war and all. I was having enough of that kind of talk and didn't do my research properly like I should have. This is not true. Starbucks supports men and women in uniform. They have personally contacted me and I have been sent many copies of their company's policy on this issue. So I apologize for this quick and wrong letter that I sent out to you.
Now I ask that you all pass this email around to everyone you passed the last one to.
Thank you very much for understanding about this.
Howard C. Wright
Sgt USMC
1st Force Rcon Co
1st Plt PLT RTO
dated: August 17, 2004"
Starbucks, our customers, and our partners (employees) respect the efforts of the U.S. men and women who serve their country in the military. Starbucks and its partners (employees) have consistently demonstrated their support of military personnel in a number of ways.
A few examples of their generosity include:
• Each week Starbucks partners (employees) receive one free pound of coffee. On an individual, grass roots level, many partners (employees) in the U. S. have collected their free coffee and shipped thousands of pounds of Starbucks coffee overseas.
• Partners in our Atascadero, California store sent their personal weekly allotment of coffee to troops in Afghanistan so they would be able to enjoy a little taste of home.
• Our customer relations department in Seattle donated hundreds of pounds of coffee to the sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier.
On Sept. 21, 2006, Starbucks was honored with the Freedom Award during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The Freedom Award, the highest award bestowed by the Department of Defense in recognition of an employer, was created in 1996 by President Bill Clinton and Secretary of Defense William Perry to publicly recognize American employers who provide exceptional support to their employees who voluntarily serve the nation in the National Guard and Reserve.
Starbucks employs approximately 90 U.S. partners (employees) who serve in the military and are currently on active duty. In support of their efforts, Starbucks provides a supplement to make up the difference between their military pay and their pay level at Starbucks before they went on leave. The partner (employee) can continue health coverage, and family health coverage, if enrolled, for up to 18 months. Partners (employees) are guaranteed a position upon return from active duty, except in rare circumstances, as permitted under the Federal Military Leave Laws; additionally, tenure at Starbucks is also kept while on active duty.
To enhance our U.S. partners' (employees) efforts in support of U.S. military troops, Starbucks is honored to extend our relationship with the American Red Cross in order to provide more coffee to relief efforts during times of conflict. On multiple occasions, Starbucks has donated a total of more than 100,000 lbs of coffee to the American Red Cross for distribution to those troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait.
Additionally confirmation that this is an inaccurate rumor can be found at:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov2...004110908.html
http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/starbucks2.htm
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors...bucks-iraq.htm
http://www.aMillionThanks.org
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBUrbanM...html#starbucks
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/rumor.asp
Thank you again for writing. We ask you to accept our deepest appreciation to servicemen and women and we hope that you will remain a valued Starbucks customer. If you have any additional feedback or would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact us at (800) 235-2883 or email us at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Traci J.
Customer Relations
Starbucks Coffee Company
If you would like to share your thoughts about your experience with Starbucks Customer Contact Center, please click on the link below to participate in a short survey. Your comments will be used to ensure that any future experiences with Starbucks Customer Contact Center meet your highest expectations.
http://www.starbuckscontactcenter.co...template=CR051
Here is the response I got directly from Starbucks back in 2007 when I first heard about this:
Thank you for taking the time to contact Starbucks regarding coffee donations to those serving in our armed forces.
You may have heard a rumor concerning Starbucks lack of military personnel support. This is not true. In 2004, we replied to an e-mail circulating on the internet that contained misinformation about the Company. Starbucks contacted its author, a Marine Sergeant, who subsequently sent an e-mail to his original distribution list correcting his mistake, the text of which is:
"Dear Readers,
Almost 5 months ago I sent an e-mail to you my faithful friends. I did a wrong thing that needs to be cleared up. I heard by word of mouth about how Starbucks said they didn't support the war and all. I was having enough of that kind of talk and didn't do my research properly like I should have. This is not true. Starbucks supports men and women in uniform. They have personally contacted me and I have been sent many copies of their company's policy on this issue. So I apologize for this quick and wrong letter that I sent out to you.
Now I ask that you all pass this email around to everyone you passed the last one to.
Thank you very much for understanding about this.
Howard C. Wright
Sgt USMC
1st Force Rcon Co
1st Plt PLT RTO
dated: August 17, 2004"
Starbucks, our customers, and our partners (employees) respect the efforts of the U.S. men and women who serve their country in the military. Starbucks and its partners (employees) have consistently demonstrated their support of military personnel in a number of ways.
A few examples of their generosity include:
• Each week Starbucks partners (employees) receive one free pound of coffee. On an individual, grass roots level, many partners (employees) in the U. S. have collected their free coffee and shipped thousands of pounds of Starbucks coffee overseas.
• Partners in our Atascadero, California store sent their personal weekly allotment of coffee to troops in Afghanistan so they would be able to enjoy a little taste of home.
• Our customer relations department in Seattle donated hundreds of pounds of coffee to the sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier.
On Sept. 21, 2006, Starbucks was honored with the Freedom Award during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The Freedom Award, the highest award bestowed by the Department of Defense in recognition of an employer, was created in 1996 by President Bill Clinton and Secretary of Defense William Perry to publicly recognize American employers who provide exceptional support to their employees who voluntarily serve the nation in the National Guard and Reserve.
Starbucks employs approximately 90 U.S. partners (employees) who serve in the military and are currently on active duty. In support of their efforts, Starbucks provides a supplement to make up the difference between their military pay and their pay level at Starbucks before they went on leave. The partner (employee) can continue health coverage, and family health coverage, if enrolled, for up to 18 months. Partners (employees) are guaranteed a position upon return from active duty, except in rare circumstances, as permitted under the Federal Military Leave Laws; additionally, tenure at Starbucks is also kept while on active duty.
To enhance our U.S. partners' (employees) efforts in support of U.S. military troops, Starbucks is honored to extend our relationship with the American Red Cross in order to provide more coffee to relief efforts during times of conflict. On multiple occasions, Starbucks has donated a total of more than 100,000 lbs of coffee to the American Red Cross for distribution to those troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait.
Additionally confirmation that this is an inaccurate rumor can be found at:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov2...004110908.html
http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/starbucks2.htm
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors...bucks-iraq.htm
http://www.aMillionThanks.org
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBUrbanM...html#starbucks
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/rumor.asp
Thank you again for writing. We ask you to accept our deepest appreciation to servicemen and women and we hope that you will remain a valued Starbucks customer. If you have any additional feedback or would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact us at (800) 235-2883 or email us at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Traci J.
Customer Relations
Starbucks Coffee Company
If you would like to share your thoughts about your experience with Starbucks Customer Contact Center, please click on the link below to participate in a short survey. Your comments will be used to ensure that any future experiences with Starbucks Customer Contact Center meet your highest expectations.
http://www.starbuckscontactcenter.co...template=CR051
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