Yixing pot on starbucks website

[cheaton]

I thought this was strange. There's a picture of a Yixing teapot on thefront page of Starbucks' website. http://www.starbucks.com

[Drax]

Yikes, just imagine if they started doing to tea what they did to coffee.

I left that statement intentionally interpretable in any direction

[murrius]

Very wise Drax, very wise........

[Proinsias]

but if Starbucks start with the tea thing I'll have to find something far more obscure to be obsessive about, or will I just feel even more superior. Hmmm

[ngower]

I work at Starbucks and I can tell you that we most certainly aren't selling any Yixing pots. We've picked up an assortment of Bodum double-walled glass mugs and cups, and have packaged some of the Tazo tea bags into a wooden box, but that's about as far as promoting tea go.

P.S. I still have my soul and I don't enjoy eating babies...yet

[Woots]

When its displayed on the stabucks site it no longer is an Yixing pot... thats the new patented "Starbucks® Coffee Warming Decanter™!

Sadly, I have a long way to go before my addiction for coffee is surpassed by my new addiction for tea. So I cant make too much fun at coffee products.

but if Starbucks start with the tea thing I'll have to find something far more obscure to be obsessive about, or will I just feel even more superior. Hmmm

There is always the fast paced world of thimble collecting to turn to.

[Maitre_Tea]

wow, that is really weird, like why is it there? oh Starbucks better not mess up the art of tea like they messed up the art of coffee....

[Trioxin]

Yikes, just imagine if they started doing to tea what they did to coffee.

I left that statement intentionally interpretable in any direction

They would have to steep their tea one hell of a long time to get it to match the bitterness of their coffee.

[Victoria]

Yikes, just imagine if they started doing to tea what they did to coffee.

I left that statement intentionally interpretable in any direction

They would have to steep their tea one hell of a long time to get it to match the bitterness of their coffee.

Yeah but it could happen.

[edkrueger]

All they would have to do is brew Sencha with boiling water.

[Chip]

I felt dirty just visiting their site.

Hmmm, I don't expect to see gong fu on their express menu anytime soon. That is just weird.

[Drax]

I felt dirty just visiting their site.

Watch out, they have you marked now!

[trallis]

i clicked all over the place and cant find any type of explanation

[Chip]

I felt dirty just visiting their site.

Watch out, they have you marked now!

I do not doubt it for a sec.

I am thinking a cool web designer who maybe practices gong fu put it in there for us peeps to catch. Like a secret code to let us know tea really reigns supreme, while the corporate big wigs are oblivious to the secret message!!!!

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[Drax]

I felt dirty just visiting their site.

Watch out, they have you marked now!

I do not doubt it for a sec.

I am thinking a cool web designer who maybe practices gong fu put it in there for us peeps to catch. Like a secret code to let us know tea really reigns supreme, while the corporate big wigs are oblivious to the secret message!!!!

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Either that or some clueless web designer thought "Oh what a cute coffee pot!" and put it right there on the front.

But I like your version better.