Forget Starbucks

Coffee doesn't have to be purchased simply because of the "commercial experience" anymore, as we're finding out that Starbucks is re-examining their marketing. Did you hear they all closed down for 3 hours the other day to re-train their "baristas"?

Beverage cups featuring the logo of Starbucks Coffee.

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That said, I'd like to encourage all of you coffee (and COCOA) lovers that you can drink a warm cup of roasted/chocolatey bliss while knowing that just by buying and drinking coffee you've aided some precious orphans and a sweet family we know!

Our dear friends Vince and Alisa are seeking to adopt a little girl from China (at least 2 years out) and can adopt a child from Ethiopia prior to that. They've teamed up with a coffee company (963 Coffee) that will donate 40% of the proceeds from every bag of coffee purchased through Vince and Alisa's personal blog site! (You can check out the coffee co's website if you wish, but it's easiest to purchase through the blog, because that logs Vince and Alisa as the beneficiaries)