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If there's one thing we love about Starbucks, it's that they always give us a place to go to the bathroom. Aside from that, it's also always a good time when they mix up a customer's name. When a Hong Kong Starbucks employee thought a woman named Virginia was actually named Vagina, we laughed. We figured why not keep the laughs coming and found some more Starbucks name fails. We also included what

The new seven dollar cup of Starbucks coffee left talk show host Jimmy Kimmel wondering: would people even notice a difference between the regular cup and the premium?

Ever heard the expression "that and a dime will get you a cup of coffee"? Well, not that long ago a cup of coffee did cost a dime. (And you can still get a cup for well less than a dollar in many places.) Of course, Starbucks began blowing the lid off the coffee price structure about 15 years ago. Now the average latte at the ubiquitous chain costs around four bucks. And if java lovers w

Billy Joel hasn’t released a studio album of pop music for almost 20 years — but if you love his older songs and don’t already have one of the scores of greatest-hits compilations, you can do a little CD shopping next time you’re waiting for a latte at Starbucks. The coffee giant has created its own disc called ‘Billy Joel: Opus Collection.’

It's a story that we've been following for a while now. In order to boost their bottom line and flesh out new sources of revenue, Starbucks is moving into the wine and beer market. The latest shows them expanding their non-traditional offerings in the lucrative California and George markets...

On Tuesday, an Oklahoma couple had their dream wedding at a Starbucks. Now that’s a “latte” love! No, they weren’t jonesing for a caffeine fix — Eva McCarthy and Carmine Capparello got hitched at their favorite Starbucks because it’s where they first fell in love.

"I'll have a double strong latte, an espresso, and a pale ale".  What?! It looks like Starbucks is getting ready to roll out wine and beer offerings as a means to boost sales. The Seattle-based coffee giant has been testing a more community-oriented store concept to boost traffic in the evening for more than two years...

Sure - you can get an extra-strong Columbian dark roast.  Want a breakfast sandwich?  No problem.  Holiday CD?  You bet!  However - you might want to answer Mother Nature's call somewhere else. Starbucks  loves to set up cafes in areas with heavy foot traffic...

Starbucks - the top-shelf coffee shop - has already expanded their offerings to include breakfast sandwiches and sweets.  Smartly and profitably so.  So it should come as no surprise that the company is in expansion mode again. The coffee empire announced on Thursday that it had purchased Evolution Fresh, a maker of premium juices and cut fruit, for about $30 million in cash in an effort to branch

We all get a little cranky before our morning coffee fix, but a teen in South Florida went off the deep end after his mom drank his Starbuck's iced coffee without asking permission first.