Ever wonder what the deal was with coffee from different places on the planet? I mean, coffee is coffee, right? WRONG! Where your coffee is from drastically changes the taste of the bean, and therefore your cup o’ joe!

But how on earth can you tell what the country of origin is gonna do for your coffee? Over at Green Apron Stories I saw a post that explains a little basic coffee geography. It features the coffees that we sell at Starbucks, but the knowledge is the same for ALL coffee. Go take a look!

The other day in my travels around Bloggityville I found this post extolling the virtues of The Starbucks Refill. Yes, you heard right. This is not an urban myth. As an employee at Starbucks, I can vouch for our refill policy. If you come in and order a cup of brewed coffee, you can bring your cup back as many times and you want for a refill of about $0.50! Even if you get 10 refills . . . still only half a buck! Not only does that save YOU money, but it also cuts down on allllllll those paper cups going to the trash!

Another tidbit - you get a discount if you bring in your own personal cup for your cup of coffee, whether it’s just brewed coffee or your venti triple nonfat wet three Splenda cappuccino. Yay for not using the cups!

Saving money on high quality coffee and helping the environment? Works for me!