Gift Idea: The Starbucks Card

What do you get for the person who has (almost) everything?

A Starbucks card.

Apparently - during last year’s holiday shopping season, customers activated 15 million cards — that accounted for 12% of Starbucks revenue that quarter (src).

1 in 8 customers now buy their coffee using a Starbucks card…

Could this be the way of all …

7-Eleven Refuses to Sell Cocaine Energy Drink

No surprises here - 7-Eleven management has told all franchises to remove Cocaine Energy Drink from the shelves.

“Our merchandising team believes the product’s name promotes an image which we didn’t want to be associated with,” said Margaret Chabris, a spokeswoman for 7-Eleven. (USA Today)

If 7-Eleven has taken this step then it is likely many other …

Wanna Shot?

More and more shot sized any energy drinks are beginning to appear - but whether they become popular remains to be seen.

Canada have Powershot - which packs 100mg of caffeine into its tiny 30ml/1oz tubular bottle. That ranks it right up the top of the caffeine database in terms of caffeine per ounce.

There is also Upshot …

Cocaine Energy Drink Banned in Australia

The energy drink called cocaine will not be going on sale in Australia who are refusing to import it. Apart from the most unfortunate name of the drink, Australia has restrictions on caffeine levels in drinks - currently 145mg per liter (33.8 fl. oz).

In the US, Cocaine is getting its fair share of controversy with …

Starbucks Prices Are Going Up

Starbucks are raising the prices of all coffee drinks by 5%. They are even increasing the price of all coffee beans by 50 cents a pound.

Currently, a tall, or 12-ounce, cup of Starbucks coffee costs $1.40 to $1.65. Twelve-ounce lattes cost $2.40 to $3.10, depending on the market, and a tall mocha costs $2.70 to $3.40.

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