Heads up: Starbucks to begin serving booze!

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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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Heads up: Starbucks to begin serving booze!

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranci...0/daily13.html

Starbucks Corp. will add beer and wine to its menu of coffees, teas and snacks at one of its Seattle locations. The store has been named “15th Avenue Coffee and Tea inspired by Starbucks” and will open Friday.

Starbucks plans to serve alcohol at two additional stores in Seattle and is determining locations for these stores, which will open in the coming months, a Starbucks spokeswoman said. The performance of the Seattle area stores will determine if Starbucks will sell alcohol elsewhere.

Baristas completed a certification program in Washington to serve alcoholic beverages.

The Seattle coffee giant (NASDAQ: SBUX) has 7,087 company-operated stores and 4,081 licensed stores in the United States.

Starbucks was founded in 1971 as Starbucks Coffee, Tea and Spices.
Apparently it's common in Europe for coffee shops to serve beer and whatnot also, so Starbucks is going to start experimenting with this.
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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Can't wait for a $7 beer before work

I heard if you keep the receipt, you can get another beer for $2 before 2pm.
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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i'll make sure to swing by the drive through and get a beer.
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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i was just joking the other day when i was at starbucks, "I can't wait until Starbucks serves burgers too."
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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it was free pastry day today! and yeah there is the $2 grande anything after 2pm with a receipt. glad i wasnt working today

and i always have the convo with customers about how starbucks SHOULD serve some alchy. i know i would consume major amounts of irish coffee lol
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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wow
employees hopped up on caffeine AND alky
awesome
my work day will definitely be more interesting ha ha
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by PikkaGTR
wow
employees hopped up on caffeine AND alky
awesome
my work day will definitely be more interesting ha ha
you work at sbux? which one?
Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Superglue WRX
Can't wait for a $7 beer before work

I heard if you keep the receipt, you can get another beer for $2 before 2pm.
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 02:44 AM
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i guess time for me to go back and work for them again...
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by x002x
i guess time for me to go back and work for them again...
You'll get your drunk posting and "at work" posting done at the same time!
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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I might start going to starbucks if they ever do this in CA
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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lol if this comes to CA and I'm closing @ my store.... all scooby owners get a drink on the house! lol
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meh, let me know when they start slangin coke and hookers.
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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meh, let me know when they start slangin coke and hookers.
Judging from some of the employees I've seen, I think that might be a regional thing



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