McStarbucks Update

January 24, 2008 at 10:22 am · Filed under Coffee, McDonalds, Resolutions, Starbucks

Well, I’m just about a month into my McDonalds / Starbucks experiement.

Starbucks has been no problem at all, but I would be lying if I said I haven’t been drawn to the golden arches and their juicy offerings. The most tempting items for me so far have been their ice cold Coke (Why do theirs taste so much better? Real cocaine?), all of their breakfast sandwiches, and their new coffee line. I was just starting to get into that conveniently cheap mocha.

Coincidentally, Starbucks and McDonalds are really in the beginning stages of an all out coffee brawl. Fresh on the heels of the news that McDonald’s is gonna start schlepping lattes, Starbucks has counterattacked with the announcement that they will try a pilot project where they will sell $1.00 coffees with free refills.

Hopefully the best deals don’t happen until next year.

(ht: Razor Creative)

10 Comments »

  inWorship wrote @ January 24, 2008 at 11:42 am

I have got to try one of these McDonalds coffee’s. Are they really that good?

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  WorshipCity wrote @ January 24, 2008 at 2:55 pm

Yeah I don’t know the facts but I saw something about ordering “Short” Coffee that gets free refills.

Dude the McGriddle with coffee trumps coffee with no McGriddle in my book :)
If only I would get more McD’s giftcards that St. Arbucks I’d be in hog heaven!

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  BUSH wrote @ January 24, 2008 at 4:38 pm

starbucks needs to offer refills on the regular coffee. it just makes sense.

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  WheresJim? wrote @ January 24, 2008 at 8:03 pm

On a related issue… I have heard that they are building a Sonic in Southgate, MI. Can Tecumseh be far behind?

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  mudpuppy wrote @ January 24, 2008 at 8:24 pm

That’s definitely closer than Fort Wayne!!

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  overactivefork wrote @ January 24, 2008 at 8:26 pm

Hey MudPuppy: Remember what Nancy Regan said, “Just say ‘NO!’” to evil…err…McDonald’s! :-D

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  neilgreathouse wrote @ January 24, 2008 at 10:50 pm

I’m up in Michigan for a student ministry conference and there’s signs for that cheap McD’s latte everywhere.

They aren’t ashamed of their cheap coffee, that’s for sure. It’s like watching a new grandma pull out photos from her purse.

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  mudpuppy wrote @ January 24, 2008 at 11:02 pm

Where you at Neil? We’re brewing some Dunkin’ Donuts at my office if you want some FREE beans!

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  worshipcity wrote @ January 25, 2008 at 4:53 pm

Actually, St. Arbucks refills my Tall coffeess all the time for free.

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  TeenyTiny wrote @ July 7, 2008 at 5:36 pm

Save yourself a buck, buy an electric drink mixer (about $8-$15), microwave your milk for about 1 minute, take it out of the microwave, then pour coffee on it, a little cinnamon on top, there’s your fancy coffee. Put the rest of the money you save in a coffee can to cover your additional gas costs. Expect to save $5,000 per year, if you’re a regular.

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