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dairyairy
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 Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:40 pm Post subject: Two ways to get a free Starbucks tumbler on April 22nd |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/04/386_133831.html
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�Bring 10 used paper cups to get a coffee tumbler.�
This is the slogan for an environment protection campaign Starbucks Coffee Korea will host to mark Earth Day, which falls on April 22.
The company has stockpiled 1,000 tumblers for the event that will kick off at 11:30 a.m. at Seoul Plaza. During the event, it will also distribute 3,000 flower pots and compost made from coffee grounds.
This is the first event of its kind hosted by the Korean unit of the international coffeehouse.
�This is an action to participate in Seoul City�s year-long environmental initiative called Seoul Garden City Campaign,� Starbucks said in a statement. Early this month, it launched online promotional campaigns, one of which is through YouTube, for the event.
There is no requirement in terms of size and types of used paper cups, but one tumbler and one flower pot will be given per person.
With more than 10,000 used paper cups collected during the event, Starbucks will be showing a �Green Art Performance� where citizens erect a mock tree with messages underlining the importance of environment protection.
On top of this, all the firm�s outlets in Korea will be offering visitors a free tumbler with brewed coffee from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the same day.
�Less use of paper cups is a first step in environmental protection initiatives,� said Oh Hai-young, director general of Seoul City in charge of the campaign.
Lee Seok-koo, CEO of Starbucks Coffee Korea, said, �Starbucks will continue to communicate with local communities where our partners (employees) live their lives, serve as a catalyst for positive change and take part in more community service events."
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I expect those to be gone in under 5 minutes. |
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dairyairy
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| Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| On top of this, all the firm�s outlets in Korea will be offering visitors a free tumbler with brewed coffee from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the same day. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Are wages so low that getting a free tumbler is so important? |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
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| Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:36 am Post subject: |
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| GoldMember wrote: |
| Are wages so low that getting a free tumbler is so important? |
Sounds like Mr. Crankypants need a Starbucks Frappucino. |
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Ethan Allen Hawley
Joined: 04 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:12 am Post subject: |
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*Guffaw!*
Shouldn't the question be: What's the best way to be RID of a [filthy multi-national coffee-corp.] tumbler?
i.) Paint it a solid color, write the name of your niece or nephew on it, and give it to them for their birthday.
ii.) Smash off the handle, paint it green, and grow some fennel in it for the kitchen.
iii.) Roll it under the wheels of a bus, cement mixer, or skate-boarding rhinoceros.
iv.) Attach it to some helium balloons, fill it with seeds of your favorite recreational-activity and cancer-defeating plant which makes really great cookies, wait for a southerly wind, and let it drift over the DMZ. |
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