Starbucks has unveiled the “value meal” that we wrote about last week, and it’s a combo promotion. The Wall Street Journal reports that
Under Starbucks’s new $3.95 promotion, customers can get a 12 oz. latte with oatmeal or coffee cake or a 12 oz. brewed coffee with a choice of breakfast sandwich or roll. It’s the first time Starbucks has paired food and drink at a discount.
The WSJ asked whether Starbucks would consider simply lowering coffee prices, but for the time being, the answer is no. We don’t know about you, but this would go much farther for us than $4 drink/food specials from the chain. And anyway, if the recession is affecting Starbucks, what of our own local coffee shops? Not to get all 1994/Reality Bites, but now is as good a time as any to give your business to Ants Pants Cafe, Kaffa Crossing, or wherever is convenient.
Starbucks Plays Common Joe [WSJ]
Value Meals At Starbucks? [previously]
Ants Pants Cafe [MenuPages]
Ants Pants Cafe [Official Site]
Kaffa Crossing [MenuPages]
Kaffa Crossing [Official Site]
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