18 Jun 2002

 
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Starbucks poster offends stupid people

Starbucks!  Shame on you! I would think people would be more offended that fruity-flavored slushy-water costs $3.75... (Or whatever it costs. Anything more than a buck is too much.)


The image shown above is indeed a promotional poster for the Starbucks Coffee Company's new TazoCitrus drinks. The posters were displayed on the walls of about 3,000 Starbucks outlets throughout the USA and Canada beginning in April 2002, until complaints from offended customers who felt the poster was too reminiscent of the terror attacks on New York's twin towers prompted Starbucks to pull the material from their stores on June 7.

Even better is the Starbucks "apology" letter, which, while completely unnecessary, suddenly morphs into a press release about their overpriced fruity summer drinks. Hah!

via Neoflux


 
 

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who were the AD WIZARDS behind that one?

seinfeld 18 Jun 2002

Well, I'm offended. Tomorrow at 9, only on ABC7.

Oprah 18 Jun 2002

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link- 14 Aug 2004