POLL: Will Starbucks' Price Hike Change Your Coffee-Drinking Habits?

Prices reportedly will increase only on some drinks. And only in certain parts of the country.

My tall, black extra-bold coffee is going to cost me 10-cents more. Word from the Seattle-based coffee company today is that prices will increase 1 percent. The AP quotes a company spokesman as saying higher costs are the reason. That same story says the last across-the-board price increase was in 2007. But only some drinks will be pricier — apparently the next size up, 'grande,' or  medium — remains unchanged. And the higher prices are taking effect only in the Northeast — including the Boston area — and the Southwest. Florida, California and the Midwest apparently had their prices raised in the fall. The Christian Science Monitor says the increase comes at a time when inflation appears to be heating up. The Monitor quotes US Bureau of …

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Estey Silva

10:38 am on Thursday, January 5, 2012

I'm so relieved to hear that the grande size prices aren't going up! That's the only size I order, so this price change won't affect me much. However, my new year's resolutions include losing a bit of excess weight and being a bit more frugal, so I will try to avoid Starbucks as much as I can! I will continue to relish the occasional coffee date to catch up with a girl friend or two, though.   more ›