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I received this in my email, I always enjoy a free drink!

 

Ice is where it’s at this summer, especially when nestled into our new Terraza Blend iced coffee. With toasty and rich flavors, you’ll see why this lively roast will make the perfect companion for cold.

 

Try a complimentary sample of this caramel flavored gem on Saturday, July 22nd. Just drop by your neighborhood Starbucks* and sample one of our Starbucks iced coffees. Perfect for cooling off!

 

Do you have a favorite summertime coffee memory?

 

Allison, a Starbucks store manager in Southfield, loves sitting out on her deck up north sipping coffee with family and friends on a breezy Sunday morning…Click HERE and tell us what your favorite summertime coffee memory is.

 

* Offer valid only at participating Starbucks company operated stores in Michigan and Toledo.

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Starbucks coupon explodes on Internet

 

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Found this interesting:

 

 

SEATTLE, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Starbucks discovered the hard way how quickly the Internet works when coupons e-mailed to a few employees in the southeastern United States were redeemed.

 

Employees were encouraged to forward the coupons to relatives and friends, allowing them to get a free iced coffee or other iced beverage but only in the afternoon or evening. The recipients apparently forwarded the coupons on again and they quickly popped up in blogs and on Web sites for consumers seeking bargains, the Seattle Times reported.

 

Starbucks pulled the plug this week with a news release saying the coupons are no longer valid, in spite of the Sept. 30 expiration date. Officials said they had been "redistributed beyond the original intent and modified beyond Starbucks control."

 

The coupons were apparently an attempt to get people to go to Starbucks in the afternoons. Company officials blamed poor July sales on long lines in the morning caused by desperate coffee fiends seeking iced grandes.

 

 

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.ph...1-073758-5392r

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I cant get the web page to work. Can you clarify. Thanks

It says this:

 

 

 

 

NewsTrack - Quirks

Starbucks coupon explodes on Internet

SEATTLE, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Starbucks discovered the hard way how quickly the Internet works when coupons e-mailed to a few employees in the southeastern United States were redeemed.

 

Employees were encouraged to forward the coupons to relatives and friends, allowing them to get a free iced coffee or other iced beverage but only in the afternoon or evening. The recipients apparently forwarded the coupons on again and they quickly popped up in blogs and on Web sites for consumers seeking bargains, the Seattle Times reported.

 

Starbucks pulled the plug this week with a news release saying the coupons are no longer valid, in spite of the Sept. 30 expiration date. Officials said they had been "redistributed beyond the original intent and modified beyond Starbucks control."

 

The coupons were apparently an attempt to get people to go to Starbucks in the afternoons. Company officials blamed poor July sales on long lines in the morning caused by desperate coffee fiends seeking iced grandes.

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