Starbucks offers free coffee to those who join Obama volunteer corps

Business Journal ^ | January 16, 2009

[King of Card Games]

Starbucks Coffee wants U.S. consumers to jump on president-elect Barack Obama’s volunteer bandwagon and pledge to join one of his community service corps.

Obama and incoming first lady Michelle Obama want Americans to do community service the week of his inauguration Jan. 20. and commit this year to one of his so-called national service corps that will do volunteer work in schools and related to the environment.

Starbucks said it will offer free “tall” coffee beginning Wednesday through Sunday for customers who fill out community service pledge cards at the coffee chain’s locations.

[Canedawg]

ping, FYI

[silverleaf]

The Obama’s apparently do not know many Americans who already do volunteer work.

[ladyjane]

Let’s see now, who’s name can I put down on this pledge card? hmmm...

[gunnyg]

rebama...

http://gunnyg.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/uncelebrate-king-2009-part-1-2-by-alan-stang/

[sweet_diane]

No thanks. I don’t need a bribe to continue with my volunteer work.

[allmost]

Was Germany this sick this fast prior to WWII?

[G.Mason]

What?

No Bazooka bubble gum?

[LizardQueen]

Boycott Starbucks.

And tell them (and Obama) that you’ve already given your pound of flesh via insanely high taxes and your own volunteer work and contributions.

And ask him/them why don’t they have the welfare-sucking hordes that put him in office get off their butts and do some of the work for once?

LQ, irate and completely fed up.

[Ancient Drive]

Jose Botinez signing up in a couple of minutes! I’ll ask for the Verona Blend... good stuff. roflmao

[astounded]

I think a campaign much like that pulled off by ACORN on behalf of Obama during the election campaign would be in order. Falsify names, addresses, and so forth. Goose for the gander...

[bcsco]

I already do volunteer work. I don’t need Starbucks and I don’t need Obama to tell me what to do. Since I have no control over Obama becoming President, I’ll simply not patronize Starbucks in the future. That’s fairly easy anyway, as I seldom go there to begin with.

[Doogle]

boycott

[Ancient Drive]

darn it... tall coffee. I want the Grande coffee! *shakes fist upinair*

[ichabod1]

I pledge allegience to Obama...

[K-oneTexas]

Very true. Besides, Starbuck’s coffee is just not that good! A free cup isn’t much of an incentive.

[dartuser]

Starbucks is going out of business ... and they are giving away their coffee.

[dforest]

Oh yeah, free coffee ought to make all those young folks give up their free time.

Are you sure they don’t mean Kool aid?

[unkus]

Was Germany this sick this fast prior to WWII?<<

No.

[4yearlurker]

My wife received a $15.00 Starbucks gift card from work. I have never even been inside a Starbucks store. I guess I'll have to sample their coffee. personally,I would rather have Wawa coffee.