Starbucks

In case you have not heard, Starbucks is has been having some financial problems and has decided to close approximately 5%, or nearly 600, stores AND it will stop selling breakfast sandwiches.  

This is good news and bad news.

Bad:

Eat This Not That recommends Starbucks breakfast sandwiches over a bran muffin :(

Good:

Starbucks is not closing its store in Winchester (at least not yet).  This is good because we can continue to get shaken green iced teas (or any other beverage you enjoy) at our favorite store, while enjoying some of the benefits of Starbucks downturn, such as half-priced beverages in the afternoons with proof of purchase from the same morning. 

Since I am talking about starbucks, I must mention Pick of the Week.  Pick of the Week is starbucks program with itunes to offer customers a complimentary download on itunes.  At most stores there is a basket near the cashier with business card size coupons for a selected song or video.  These songs tend to be hit or miss, but hey, beggers can't be choosers. Sometimes I feel like a can man digging through the basket at the counter on an irregular trip to starbucks to try to find Pick of the Week cards from previous weeks.  This past saturday I scored two new songs, although neither are worth mentioning.