• A full meal, only $3.95 Starbucks claims that the cruddy economy has inspired them to do something they’ve never done before: Offer fast-food-style combos. For $3.95, you get a 12 oz. coffee and a breakfast sandwich. Or a 12 oz. latte and oatmeal or a roll. About time they gave into their mediocrity. source

• A full meal, only $3.95 Starbucks claims that the cruddy economy has inspired them to do something they’ve never done before: Offer fast-food-style combos. For $3.95, you get a 12 oz. coffee and a breakfast sandwich. Or a 12 oz. latte and oatmeal or a roll. About time they gave into their mediocrity.
• Price readjustment The company, which built its brand on charging people a crapload of money for a really fancy drink, has tried to change course recently to match the prices of less-cool competitors like Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s. Oh, and they had lots of layoffs recently. source

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