Posted in Starbucks on 09/14/2011 11:01 pm by Claudine
First and foremost, I’d like to wish all my readers a belated Happy Mid-autumn festival! I would also like to thank Starbucks for the delicious box of Starbucks mooncake which they gave me for free! The box of mooncake came with 2 each of Espresso Coffee Cheese & Orange, Espresso Coffee Milk Chocolate, Green Tea Toffee Cheese and Espresso Blueberry Cheese mooncakes. They also included a buy one get one coupon for you to enjoy the mooncake with a friend drinking a cup of your favorite beverage. The box of mooncake was then placed in a recycled cloth bag in brown. This mooncake retails at RMB 298. Another box of mooncake retails at RMB 398 and has drawers in it. Thank you Starbucks!
Anniversary Collection
Every year in September, Starbucks releases their Anniversary collection aka The Mermaid. The Anniversary collection includes new tumblers, mugs and coffee blend.
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Posted in Starbucks on 08/09/2011 02:45 am by Claudine
As autumn officially kicks off in China, Starbucks launched today the autumn 2011 beverage, food and merchandise. The rabbits are back to celebrate the mid-autumn festival on September 12.
Beverage
One new frappuccino and two new ice cold drinks were launched to suit the palate of fruit lovers. For a bit of sweet and sour taste almost similar to a smoothie, opt for the Strawberry Lemon Frappuccino blended juice drink (RMB 30/33/36). For a perfect blend of two types of berries, try the Iced Black Currant and Raspberry Juiced Tea (RMB 24/27/30). For a flowery and fruity taste, the Iced Hibiscus Mango Juiced Tea (RMB 24/27/30) will be perfect.
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Posted in Starbucks on 05/23/2011 10:29 am by Claudine
Summer is just right around the corner and tomorrow, new merchandise and products will be launched at Starbucks. What are they? Here’s a short list of items.
However You Want It Frappuccino
Starbucks in China introduced three new frappuccino flavors: Soy Strawberry and Cream, Extra Coffee Caramel and Low Fat Mocha. Moreover, from May 24 to June 5, when you order the new frappuccino, you will get a free coupon for additional syrup or cream on your next frappuccino. I wonder how will the Soy Strawberry and Cream will taste.
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Posted in Starbucks on 01/03/2011 10:12 am by Claudine
A new year means new Starbucks merchandise to celebrate Chinese New Year which falls on February 3 and Valentines Day. Have a look on what’s new in Starbucks China as they celebrate “A Cup of Prosperity” to coincide the Year of the Rabbit.
Bearista
This year’s CNY bearista is dressed as a rabbit with the Chinese character of rabbit as a scroll. I believe this is the male bearista.
The Valentines bearista is definitely the female bearista. She’s dressed in a pink coat, chequered skirt, rose headdress and a red mink hand warmer.
Both bearistas are sold @ RMB 128 each. The Valentines bearista sells faster than the CNY bearista.
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Posted in Starbucks on 05/05/2010 03:25 am by Claudine
Winter weather is finally out and Spring was cut short. Summer is now in the wind but it’s still relatively cool. If you’re planning to visit Beijing, do it now as weather in July and August is unbearable. In any case, the summer theme of Starbucks is “Black is Chill This Summer”
Promotions
From April 27 to June 27, every purchase of the Black is Chill merchandise or food product will entitle you a sticker. Collect 12 stickers to form a picture of the new summer drink and get a free Starbucks summer cloth bag. The stickers they will give you may be the same as your previous one so better befriend your local barista and they might give you the missing sticker you still need.
Collect 6 stickers and they will give you one free Black Sesame Green Tea Frappuccino Blended Cream drink.
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Posted in Starbucks on 09/02/2008 08:18 am by Claudine
When I posted the previous two entries about the latest mugs & tumblers of Starbucks, I thought it was just a new release. However, as I get to know the baristas at the store near my home, they told me that each city hosting the Olympic Games in China has a new design for their mug, tumbler and demitasse collection. It’s not really with the Olympic logo and all as that’s copyrighted and Starbucks ain’t a sponsor.
The 6 Olympic cities are Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao, Shenyang (Qinghuangdao) and Hong Kong. Of course, the country where they are located has it’s own design as well.
The demitasse set is a 2 mini-mug (3 oz) set of a city and the country design. The different sets are available in Beijing. The city tumblers are quite difficult to purchase but you can be assured only of the Beijing, China and Tianjin. The mugs are a hit and miss here in Beijing. Some store carry all mugs while the others just carry Beijing, China and Tianjin.
For my friends in the Philippines who would like to collect them, I have a friend going home on the 28th of September. I would be willing to assist you with your collection for a minor increase to cover my expense in purchasing and sending it over to the Philippines. Send me a comment for details.
Photo Credit: Alvin, ebay sites and http://jackilin.pixnet.net/album/
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Posted in Starbucks on 07/24/2008 04:12 am by Claudine
I was meaning to go to Starbucks for quite some time to take photos and check out the latest city mugs and tumblers. I got the chance to do it yesterday as I was at the 
main office and there’s a Starbucks on my way to the bus stop.
In that Starbucks, they still have the Beijing mug & tumblers which I’ve posted in my previous blog as well as the latest Tianjin tumbler and demitasse set. The Tianjin tumbler has that huge clock structure which I saw on the way to the city from the train station. The color and font design is similar to the new Beijing & China tumblers which they’ve recently released. Retail price for the tumbler is RMB 95.
The demitasse set composed of one Tianjin cup and one China cup. Retail price for this set is RMB 88. They’re quite cute and when I went to the Starbucks near my home, they said it’s already sold out.
Since I wasn’t happy with the photos I’ve taken in the Starbucks near the office, I thought about going to the Starbucks near my home. When I got there, they don’t have the tumbler nor the demitasse set. They, however, have the Tianjin mug. In this shop, they were more amenable to have a picture taken so I think the picture is much better. Retail price of the mug is RMB 90.
Well.. for the collectors in Manila, I have a friend going home this August. Send me a comment if you want me to buy you some of them. For other collectors, I’ll see what I can do with the shipping.
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First and foremost, I’d like to wish all my readers a belated Happy Mid-autumn festival! I would also like to thank Starbucks for the delicious box of Starbucks mooncake which they gave me for free! The box of mooncake came with 2 each of Espresso Coffee Cheese & Orange, Espresso Coffee Milk Chocolate, Green Tea Toffee Cheese and Espresso Blueberry Cheese mooncakes. They also included a buy one get one coupon for you to enjoy the mooncake with a friend drinking a cup of your favorite beverage. The box of mooncake was then placed in a recycled cloth bag in brown. This mooncake retails at RMB 298. Another box of mooncake retails at RMB 398 and has drawers in it. Thank you Starbucks!
