Free Iced Coffee Alert!

I'm sure they'll be huge lines, for something that usually costs, what, 3-4 dollars? I've never understood the huge lines that form on "free" days- guys, you can have Ben & Jerry's anyday, with no wait, for a very low price. It's rarely worth it.

hrrrm, their website says nothing about free drinks (as per the img in the post) either it's a) no longer offered, hrrm it's not 1pm yet b) it won't be there until 1pm and gothamist is so damn cool they get starbucks ads before starbucks c) you have to physically go to the store or look outside to see if the line is forming outside the door to know if your location is participating in this freeness

In the fine-print of the ad is says nyc metro area - I just got my freebie at the 23rd & 3rd location and there was no crazy line though a few frazzeled baristas. Tip well, they didn't plan this marketing ploy.

We got ours at the one on 42nd. Line wasn't too bad when we arrived, by as we were leaving it was out the door and to the street. Nuts.

It was fun. People were in good spirits. Breaks up the day. Who cares if you have to wait in line for a little while?

in union square we got free muffins too!

Avoid large starbucks or places near large crowds.

I was at the one at Rockefeller Center and the "line" turned into a mob...and got elbowed a couple of times as people pushed their way up to the counter... [sigh]

Hey #2, Starbucks gives us FREE ICE COFFEES! What has anyone gotten from the unions and anti-globalization cartel lately? Up with BIG corporations, down with corrupted teamsters!

whatever happened to that crazy melted chocolate drink they had a few years ago? a hot mug of that would really hit the spot in my chilly office, bitches.

The Chinatown starbucks at Centre and Canal ran out of ice by 2:00. Nothing like a free leukwarm coffee on a hot day!

Not to loook a gift horse in the mouth, but I kind of would have hoped Starbucks would have had their act a little more together. If you're trumpeting your "free iced coffee!" promotion, you might consider that you will need a good amount of ice..

If you're OK with drinking that expensive latte after knowing the facts, then keep on sipping, Paris Hilton.

Starbucks has said it will pay the lowest possible construction wages at its new Douglas County, Nev., roasting plant. Wages falling below area standards drag down every worker's paycheck.
Starbucks' new plant will pump 100 tons of new pollutants into Nevada/Lake Tahoe air.
Starbucks just scored almost $2 million in corporate welfare tax-cut freebies which must be made up by Nevada taxpayers to subsidize community services which Starbucks will require (such as police and fire protection, roads and schools).
Starbucks' out-of-state general contractor was fined $56,000 by the Nevada State Contractors Board for illegally operating without a license.
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Workers have filed local, state and federal charges of intimidation, coercion, discrimination, health & safety violations and physical assault regarding the Washington state roasting plant.
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For more information, please contact
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The one on Third Ave at 50th ran out of ice around 1:45, according to my coworker. I'm glad I didn't bother leaving my (only somewhat, this week) air conditioned office.