As every reader of this blog most likely knows, Starbucks shut down all of their stores for three hours yesterday. The result? A media frenzy.
Fox Business Network used the event as a hook to send reporter Jenna Lee to four seperate Starbucks during morning rush to test customer service by ordering grande skim lattes and testing serving times (see video above).
The Washington Postslamming the chain for sending America into “collective withdrawal.”
Gawker’s recounting of the charming time a Starbucks employee got hand herpes from sharing dishwashing gloves with other employees.
Meanwhile, in other coffee-related media news, the New York Times compiled the Dunkin’ Donuts tabs of the Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns. The Hilary Clinton campaign has spent a staggering $5,950.53 at Dunkin’ Donuts between March 2007 and January 2008. That’s a whole lot of coffee.
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