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Coffee

OXO LiquiSeal Click and Seal Travel Mug

In Coffee, Review on 22 October 2006 with 7 comments

Yesterday, I bought an OXO LiquiSealNew Blue Click and Seal 14-oz. Travel Mug. This morning, I went to Starbucks because I wanted to try it out.

• I love the click and seal. Outside, I inverted the mug, and it didn’t spill a drop.
• The rubber grip is great.
• If you’re familiar with the standard Starbucks cup lid, it sometimes splashes out the breather hole. That wasn’t the case with this mug.
• I didn’t keep my drink for more than an hour, but the temperature was good the whole time.

I recommend it.

Starbucks card website

In Business, Coffee on 20 September 2006 with 6 comments

I know a friend that has a bunch of Starbucks cards, and it’s near impossible for him to keep track. I can imagine him with a stack of cards, and not knowing what the balance is on each. He’d then proceed to ask the barista to check each card for him. Kind of annoying, don’t you think?

This evening, I was cleaning out my inbox and stumbled across a Starbucks card. I flipped it over, and read the small print.

Reload your Card or check your balance at [...] www.starbucks.com/card.

I didn’t know this until today, did you? If I ever get multiple Starbucks gift cards, no longer will I take them all to the store and badger the person at the counter to check the balance.

Let’s take this further. You should probably use a sticky (Post-It™) once you find out your balance. I cut a 3″ x 3″ Post-It™ in half, then stick it on the card. Write the balance, then cross out and change after each use.

What about you? Any tips for those of us who have a Starbucks card, but don’t really use it?

Starbucks Delocator

In Asides, Coffee, Food on 5 April 2005 with 9 comments

[Starbucks] Delocator. I added Cafe Selah to it. Unfortunately, you can only look up by zip code, not by proximity. I’m sure it’ll improve. This is for those who want an alternative to Starbucks. Personally, I can go either way.