My BIL is in the National Guard and told us that the troops in Iraq had asked Starbucks to send them some coffee and they refused to do it even after they offered to pay for it. Has anyone else heard of this...did it actually happen? I'd really like to know.
2007-02-20 15:46:45 · 7 answers · asked by KatyD 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Your suspicion is well-founded. This is another urban myth.
2007-02-20 15:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by Surely Funke 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just to set the checklist right away. I definitely have a pal who's an assistant supervisor at a Starbuck's, and that they do have a software for helping the troops. She is in fee of this technique at her keep, and he or she shipped a bunch of coffee and supplies out to us the different week.
2016-11-24 21:23:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an urban legend. Starbucks has supported our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and prior to that also supported troops serving in Bosnia.
2007-02-20 15:56:24 · answer #3 · answered by Abby K9 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the Dept of Defense, Starbucks donated 50,000 lbs of coffee to soldiers in Iraq, & Afghanistan. It sounds like support to me.
2007-02-20 15:52:39 · answer #4 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Urban legend. Check out snopes.com for the real story.
2007-02-20 15:54:48 · answer #5 · answered by Sassygirlzmom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was in Baghdad last year, and we had boxes and boxes of Starbucks coffee.
2007-02-20 17:54:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They served it when I was deployed 2 years ago
2007-02-20 15:59:40 · answer #7 · answered by tom p 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋