Cricketscoffee Blog

Men and coffee. The instagram account that is a men's version of maxim with coffee.    The men range from GQ to tattooed from head to toe. The boy next door to the bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks.   What ever your taste in men it is likely there. It's only a matter of time before women with coffee comes into the spot light. Soon followed by pets and coffee, plant and coffee and so on and so on.     Men and coffee is flying high now however it will likely have lost it's luster by the time Pre season football is back.   Go Colts! 

  The K cup controversy just keeps going and going. The halls echo with the cry's.....they are filling our land fills....they would circle the earth dozens of times.....there killing the planet!   Get a grip people. K cups, even in their billions are not filling land fills. No more than used coffee grounds are. Just look at what you thro away every day and by any measure those K cups are meaningless.   The media buzz over K cups and land fills is just one way the other makers are making trouble for Keurig and it's Keurig only K cups.  So if you are a K cup user take hart. Your not filling the land fills or killing the planet. You are just a pawn in the fight over who sells you your coffee and how.  

After experimenting with having two separate apps, Starbucks finally unified them into a single, got to have app. This app allows you to manage your Starbucks card, pay for your purchases, track your rewards, find a store, see a menu, buy a gift, apply for a job, and more!    If you're a Starbucks fan, you need to have this app. In theory you can go ahead and dump those other two; this one replaces them entirely. However, be aware that some users are complaining that their information from the mobile card app was lost in the switch, so be sure you've backed everything up first.   The Starbucks® app for iPhone® is the quickest, easiest way to pay for your coffee—no wallet necessary. The app is completely redesigned with an improved interface, a more personal dashboard experience, digital tipping and other great features, including easy access to our loyalty program, My Starbucks Rewards®.

It's a typical busy day the pointless text's and e-mails are never ending. What to do next you ask yourself. Pay the mortgage or update your facebook page.  The IPhone beckons you once again....this could be important tho...your House of Cards ring tone means high priority.  Unable to fill your request.. the message begins. Water level low. Is this a joke you first think. But then it comes to you. That new MR Coffee app you installed last week. Your coffee will not be ready when you do finally do make it home. What a way to end the week you mumble to yourself.  You take a deep breath and prepare to finish out your day in peace.... but no. Like a baby needing changing your IPhone cries out the Empire Strikes Back sound track. Great your think ..the boss.  Will it ever end?

  A class action lawsuit says many California wineries produced and sold wine with high levels of arsenic.   The suit was filed earlier this week in a California Superior Court saying that 28 wineries knowingly violated California law by producing wine contaminated with arsenic and failed to inform consumers about the potential dangers. Testing on the wines was done at BeverageGrades in Denver Colorado. The lab tested over 1,300 different types of wine and found over 80 showed dangerous levels of inorganic arsenic. With two additional labs confirming the results.   According to the lawsuit, some wines contained arsenic levels that exceeded the safe daily intake limit by 500%.  The majority of the wines listed in the lawsuit are lower cost white or blush varieties, including Moscato, Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc. Some brands named in the lawsuit are Franzia, Sutter H...

Starbucks fans in New York City will soon be able to have their iced lattes delivered right to their door or office. It has been said that Starbucks plans to start a delivery service in Seattle and New York City later this year. The Seattle service will cover homes and offices, but only office buildings will be served in New York, starting with the Empire State Building. Orders will have to be made online only. There will be no minimum purchase required, but a delivery fee will apply. Starbucks says it expects the average delivery time to be 30 minutes from placing the order. So is a cup of Starbucks coffee worth the cost of the coffee, delivery fee, tax, and tip? And you thought K cups were expensive.  

  Yet one more law suit over spilled hot coffee. Matthew Kohr a Raleigh North Carolina police officer received a "free" cup of coffee at the Starbucks on Peace Street in January 2012, only to have the lid popped off and the cup folded in on itself, according to the lawsuit.    Kohr said he poured cold water on the burn, but the pain only intensified. Kohr claims his injuries aggravated his Crohn's disease, and resulted in surgery to remove a portion of his intestine.   The incident, according to the lawsuit, also caused Kohr's wife, Melanie, the loss of a "source of emotional support, her social companion and her intimate partner." Kohr is seeking compensation, including damages, attorney fees and medical costs, totaling more than $10,000. The coffee maker also mentioned that the coffee was given to Kohr free of charge and that the officer "was negligent in his use of the product."