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Holiday blend is out at Starbucks.... -- nm

Posted by Stacy Nov 24 '09, 21:43

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according to my friend who used to manage a Starbucks, holiday blend is just whatever's been selling the worst lately. -- nm - mafic Nov 24, 22:11 14
- no its a special blend of coffee with spices that only ocmes out from Thanksgiving to New Years. It is in low supply and sells out quite quickly - Stacy Nov 24, 22:14 13
  - link -- (link) - Stacy Nov 24, 22:17
  - unless they've changed from years past: there aren't any spices, it has spicy notes.-- nm - b! Nov 24, 22:16 2
    - "it becomes spicy..." from the bag (see inside) - Stacy Nov 24, 22:26 1
      - right. those are notes, not actual spices. :) - -- nm - b! Nov 24, 22:27
  - my point is the "special blend" is just whatever they had the most stock of. - mafic Nov 24, 22:16 7
    - actually its the same price as the 12 oz. bag you buy at the grocery store of the other blends so actually its cheaper. -- nm - Stacy Nov 24, 22:18 6
      - yah? they used to charge extra for the special ones. -- nm - b! Nov 24, 22:21 3
        
        well the Christmas Blend is more I think but both are 16 oz. bags. -- nm - Stacy Nov 24, 22:30 1
        
        i give up. :) - -- nm - b! Nov 24, 22:35
        
        fwiw, they do charge a premium vs. regular on their website. nm but: -- (link) - b! Nov 24, 22:23
      - fair enough. I'm just saying don't be fooled by the special blend part. -- nm - mafic Nov 24, 22:20 1
        
        best to leave it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 22:21
  - straight from Nigeria -- nm - giganto Nov 24, 22:15
Isn't that like three months too late? ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 24, 21:47 3
- no Thanksgiving to New Years -- nm - Stacy Nov 24, 21:47 2
  - I was trying to comment on how from a retail perspective it seems "the holidays start earlier and ear... ehhhh, nevermind. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 24, 21:55 1
    - gotcha :) -- nm - Stacy Nov 24, 21:56
i have yet to procure my first gingerbread latte of the season. so restrained and, also, virtuous! (eh, maybe tomorrow.) -- nm - b! Nov 24, 21:47 32
- OMG! they don't have sugar free this year! -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 22:07 5
  - I usually ask for easy on the flavoring -- nm - con_carne Nov 24, 23:03
  - they didn't last year, either (at least here). that's one reason for my virtuosity thus far. -- nm - b! Nov 24, 22:10 3
    - I don't remember last year. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 22:21
    - pure as the driven slush - giganto Nov 24, 22:11 1
      - I am just that dirty. -- nm - b! Nov 24, 22:14
- stay strong, lady! -- nm - starving african orphan Nov 24, 21:50 25
  - okfine, none of my mom's most excellent stuffing for you. -- nm - b! Nov 24, 21:59 3
    - i guess i'll just settle for a handful of rice, like every year -- nm - starving african orphan Nov 24, 22:02 1
      - go earn it for yourself. nm but: -- (link) - b! Nov 24, 22:04
    - pfffft... Do it. Have yourself a huge gingergerbread latte. Treat yourself. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 24, 22:02
  - There MUST be a Starbucks near you too - they're freakin' EVERYWHERE. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 24, 21:52 20
    - I'm 1,000 miles from the nearest Starbucks (and for once this is without being 1,000 miles from the nearest city). - mafic Nov 24, 22:14 1
      - hmmm . . . "The Starbucks Kid" -- nm - giganto Nov 24, 22:15
    - oh sure, but i'd have to work 25 years to be able to afford one -- nm - starving african orphan Nov 24, 21:58 17
      - They intimidate me. Seems like there should be some kind of instruction manual on how/what to order. -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 24, 22:01 12
        
        heh, some of the coffee houses I went to back in the pre-starbucks days (god, that was a long time ago) were much worse. - mafic Nov 24, 22:28 6
        
        re: im - I looked that up some time ago when it came up elsewhere. - b! Nov 24, 22:32 5
        
        see, this kind of conflicts with my experience of them. most flat whites have foam (but less than a latte), and generally one shot of espresso - mafic Nov 24, 22:39 2
        
        way too complicated, and that's not even including sizes. :) - -- nm - b! Nov 24, 22:44 1
        
        the sizes are pretty normal, but there could easily be regional differences. - mafic Nov 25, 02:02
        
        vanilla bean has no coffee my nephew loves them. -- nm - Stacy Nov 24, 22:36 1
        
        I was talking about an Australian thing. here. nm but: -- (link) - b! Nov 24, 22:39
        
        I order S/M/L. screw the italian sizing. -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 22:23
        
        we can do this...lets figure out what you like and you can have your order ready before you go in the store :) -- nm - Stacy Nov 24, 22:03
        
        they used to have flyers along those lines in their stores. haven't noticed them for a while, though. there are some guides on the web. nm but: -- (link) - b! Nov 24, 22:03
        
        I refuse to order "tall" or "grande" when there. Medium. I'll have a medium. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 24, 22:03 1
        
        I order 12 oz drip. Whatever that store's sizing system, they'll get it. -- nm - psilotum Nov 24, 22:13
      - It's important to have a goal. Otherwise all you do is lay around with a distended stomach all day whining about being hungry. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 24, 22:01 3
        
        isn't that what you do all day? -- nm - loosilu Nov 24, 22:39
        
        don't forget letting the flies crawl all over my face, especially near my eyes -- nm - starving african orphan Nov 24, 22:01 1
        
        and the mosquitos with malaryia... -- nm - Stacy Nov 24, 22:04
plus you get a special CD with new U@ and Dave Mathews Band on it, and I got a free Venti LAtte :) -- nm - Stacy Nov 24, 21:46

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