It’s no secret that we here at The Constant Rambler love coffee. I find it necessary to function and essential to a happy day. This is one of the reasons that I adore Starbucks. Since becoming a blogger though, my love for this company has grown and now I find that they have become a necessity to my travel lifestyle.
Starbucks has two things that are essential for every bloggers’ life…caffeine and wi-fi. Grabbing a venti cup of heaven and sitting down to get some work done is always easy to do here. Sometimes we encounter hotels that have very slow internet service or ::gasp:: hotels that charge for wi-fi access, and then our best option is to find the nearest Starbucks and set up shop. We seem to do this often enough where we have managed to acquire a gold card so refills on regular brewed coffee are free and we earn free treats every couple of purchases as well. I’d rather pay three bucks for a cup of coffee and free, fast wi-fi than pay ten bucks at a hotel for wi-fi that is slow and disconnects me every twenty minutes.
We travel all over the country for great cups of coffee. Starbucks might not have the very best cup we’ve ever had, but their consistency in making a good cup every time will keep us loyal. Throw in the extremely friendly service, their customer loyalty program and the free wi-fi and you have two very happy travelers. We are on the road full-time and a Starbucks is almost always close at hand. It’s a great place to grab a pick me up so we can stay awake on long journeys as well. Did I mention that we love coffee? It seems another cup is right on our horizon at all times!
This post was in no way sponsored by Starbucks. I just felt the need to give credit where credit is due and to offer things like their gold card program and free wi-fi means they do keep their customers in mind. I will always endorse a company that keeps me happy and stress-free while making a profit at the same time.
As much as we like our independent coffee shops you can always rely on Starbucks. Great post Kevin.
I can so relate. I leave home a few mornings a week to write at Starbucks. It has become my “remote office” For whatever reason all the traffic, the piped in music, seems to help me focus and I am twice as productive there than I am at my home office.
Oh how I wish Starbucks would come to my town! I have to settle for using their k-cups in my Keurig. :)
When my husband and I are traveling and need to be online, the first thing we look for is Starbucks. If there isn’t one around, many fast food chains also offer free wi-fi these days, and so do community centers and local libraries (if you don’t mind skipping the coffee/food). But Starbucks is always the first choice, because, as you said, it’s a consistently good experience.
It this your first Trini ad.? How does that fit in with Starbucks?
It’s fun to find independent cafes, but I always know I can count on Starbucks.
Yes, I tend to gravitate to Starbucks when I travel, even though I don’t travel long-term, because I’m a caffeine addict, and I love using free wifi. I don’t travel with a smartphone, but I have an ipod touch, so I’ll pop into a Starbucks every now and then to check my emails and let my friends and family back home know how I’m doing or I’ll look up directions for where I want to go for the day. Funny enough I recently started working a Starbucks a couple months ago. It’s nice because I’m a writer so working there provides me with free coffee and caffeine to support my writing habit, and it supplements my income when writing projects are drying up.
I agree, coffee is basically the best thing ever! :) While Starbucks isn’t my favorite, I do still really like it! I think I need to get signed up for the gold card–never knew it existed!
I’m so sorry to completely disagree. This might be all because I’m a European who sometimes lives in Australia – my coffee taste is probably completely different. I recently went, first time in over 2 years, into a Starbucks in Santiago de Chile, only to use their WiFi to research options for a local data SIM. The coffee: yuk! The place: noisy and crowded. The Wifi: well, okay-ish, not the fastest. But what really bugs me is that at Starbucks I have to pay more to get less coffee…
This is so true. I hate that I love Starbucks and their expensive drinks, but at least their wi-fi is super efficient and their environment is great for getting down to work! The same with, unfortunately, McDonalds. We were always happy to see either one when we backpacked Europe. Free wi-fi was a lifesaver!
Cheers,
Lexie