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Meet Starbucks’ summer 2021 offerings – beverages, food, coffee, cards, merchandise

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by jane

This is the second summer that we are all still on lockdown. It may not be that easy to go around but Starbucks has not forgotten us. They have still come up with a cool (pun intended) Starbucks summer line-up. When the heat is on, literally and figuratively, Starbucks has our back. Let’s look at what they have for us.

Beverages

Starbucks is introducing two new iced Teavana beverages – made with premium full-leaf teas. Two fruity blends are paired with Teavana Zen Clouds Oolong tea.

The Sunshine Pineapple Oolong has real golden pineapple chunks, pineapple sauce, and a honey cold foam for a really refreshing drink.

The Sunshine Peach Oolong, on the other hand, has peach juice and white peach jelly chunks and topped with honey cold foam.

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Take a look inside the Starbucks 2021 planners and organizers

Posted on November 10, 2020 by jane

Start collecting those stickers! The Starbucks 2021 planners and organizers are out!

You know the drill. Collect a total of 18 stickers using either the paper promo card or the e-promo card in the Starbucks Philippines Mobile app. You get one (1) sticker for any purchase of a Tall, Grande, or Venti Starbucks handcrafted beverage in-stores. Sticker collecting will be till January 4, 2021. Read the promo mechanics here.

The Starbucks planners and organizers for 2021 revolve around the theme, Carry The Merry — an invitation to celebrate life and be grateful, to chronicle one’s dreams and aspirations, and to spark hope for the future. The cover photo of each month on the planner, for example, tells a bit of history of Starbucks, including one with a photo of Starbucks Philippines’ first store at 6750 Ayala Avenue Building.

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It’s that Starbucks time of the year! Christmas is here with holiday coffee, food, beverages, merchandise, cards and more!

Posted on November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 by jane

This pandemic has really dampened a lot of spirits. I’m happy that Starbucks has not strayed from its tradition of introducing its Christmas collection. This is Part 1 of the Starbucks’ Christmas collection featuring their Christmas beverages, food, coffee blends, merchandise, and cards. An upcoming Part 2 will feature the Starbucks planners and organizers as well as the Starbucks 2020 Red Cup Card. All items are available beginning November 3, 2020 to January 4, 2021).

CHRISTMAS BEVERAGES

One new beverage is being introduced while welcoming two returning favorites. All three beverages are available in 3 variants: hot, iced, and blended.

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Get to know the new Starbucks Rewards program!

Posted on July 15, 2020 by jane

Beginning July 17, Starbucks lovers will be able to enjoy the new Starbucks Rewards program that makes it easier to collect Stars and redeem rewards.

Let’s look at what’s new…

Before: You’d get a Star for every beverage or coffee bean purchase ONLY.

Now: You get a Star with every PhP 25 on ALMOST EVERYTHING you can buy at their stores using the registered card or app. So even food and merchandise purchases count! And for every 100 Stars accumulated, you can redeem FOR FREE a favorite handcrafted beverage, any pastry, or slice of cake.

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Cool down this summer with these Starbucks frappuccinos and food items

Posted on April 10, 2019 by jane

These past days, I’ve been “dying” from the heat. So it’s a comfort to know that I can cool off at Starbucks with the latest frappuccinos (there are 4!) and a new selection of food items.

The summer beverages and food items, as well as other summer Starbucks merchandise including two new cards and a coffee blend, were introduced in a fun, island carnival event called the Siren’s Island. Set within the Music Hall of SM’s Mall of Asia, Siren’s Island treated bloggers and the public to the carnival feel.

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Experience Sakura spring time at Starbucks!

Posted on March 5, 2019 by jane

It’s springtime!

I know….we are in tropical Philippines. There is no spring. But in many other countries with four seasons, the ground is suddenly coming out of its wintry sleep as plants and trees start to come alive. What a great time it would be in Japan as spring brings with it the sight of cherry trees all abloom with cherry blossoms.

Starbucks embraces the changing of the seasons with Sakura merchandise, beverages, a special card, and a special spring coffee blend.

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Welcome the New Year with these Starbucks Year of the Pig goodies and new Teavana beverages

Posted on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 by jane

February 5, 2019 will be Chinese New Year — the Year of the (Earth) Pig. To usher it in with abundance and prosperity, Starbucks Philippines has come up with Year of the Pig merchandise and an accompanying Year of the Pig Starbucks card.

I love the look of The Year of the Pig mug. It helps that the dominant background color is a vibrant red. A cute pig face with a prominent snout is embossed on the front. The handle is a stylized version of a pig tail and you realize, as you turn the mug, that the handle gives you a back view of the pig.

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Meet the 2019 Starbucks planners and travel organizers

Posted on October 31, 2018 by jane

You saw it right. Starbucks has leveled up and for 2019, it is giving all Starbucks lovers two different items that can be obtained by collecting stickers.

Aside from the well-loved 2019 Starbucks Planners, Starbucks is introducing, for the first time, two variants of the Starbucks Travel Organizers. That’s four different items you can get from stickers you collect! Be sure to read all the way to the end to see how to collect these stickers and join the promo, Starbucks for a Year.

The 2019 Starbucks Planner comes in only one size this year – the regular size (in some years, they also offered a smaller notebook size). It comes in two colors: Espresso and Milk (I am partial to the Milk variant!). Each planner cover features a canvas finish with metallic gold and copper stamping as well as matching canvas pouch. The 2019 Starbucks Travel Organizers feature a leather-finish, zipped case with slots in the inside left side for cards, a mobile phone or powerbank, wires and a pen. A small notebook in matching color comes with pages that are a third grid, dot grid, and plain. Each planner/travel organizer comes with its own exclusive, limited edition Starbucks Card inspired by the mystery of the Siren and the magic of well-roasted beans.

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Starbucks releases its celestial siren themed anniversary collection

Posted on September 11, 2018 by jane

Watch out, Starbucks collectors, coffee lovers, and anyone who loves sea themes. On September 11, 2018, Starbucks will be releasing its limited edition Starbucks Anniversary Collection of tumblers, water bottles, mugs, and Starbucks card. Going by the theme “Celestial Beauty of the Undersea”, the artwork of the Starbucks merchandise has ethereal qualities featuring a siren swimming in a sea of stars.

Taken from a Norse woodcut from an old maritime book, the two-tailed siren pays homage to the seafaring history of Seattle (location of the first Starbucks store) as a port city and to the journey of coffee itself.

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Starbucks introduces its Island Series collection for the Philippines’ 120th Independence Day

Posted on June 8, 2018 by jane

Coffee lovers in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao — heads up! Just in time for the Philippines’ 120th anniversary celebration of Independence Day on June 12, 2018, Starbucks will be releasing its Island Series collection. Each major island (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao) is represented in the Island Series with a Starbucks 16-oz mug as well as a matching Starbucks card.

The Luzon ceramig mug in matte vibrant blue features a glossy decal with gold foil highlighting the night scenes of the business districts of Luzon. the Starbucks wordmark logo is laser engraved on the side of the mug and comes in a collector box packaging.

Starbucks Island Series mug and card – Luzon in a collector box

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