Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappachino? w/ less calories.

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how large is the "scoop" of ice cream?

Ummm, there's no coffee in this?

And what's the calorie count on yours?

Ummm, there's no coffee in this?

And what's the calorie count on yours?

There's no coffee in the Vanilla Bean frap. It's basically a vanilla shake. They have a strawberry one, too.

Being a wife to a military man I know for a fact that that isn't true, they do receive Starbucks in Afghanistan, but it has to be donated by individual branches not corporate. In case this isn't fact enough, the marine that actually started this rumor admitted he was wrong and wrote an apology letter:

The Truth TruthOrFiction.com contacted Starbucks about the story.

Starbucks says that the originator of the email, Sgt. Howard Wright, and talked with him about his complaint. He has now sent a follow-up email to his email list, which appears below.

Starbucks assured him of their support of the military and that the only reason any coffee was not donated was because the official Starbucks donation policy authorizes such gifts to officially designated public charities, including libraries and schools, and that the U.S. military or military personnel do not qualify. It was not meant to be a comment on the war or the service of military personnel in the war. The company said that there have been employees that have showed their support through donations of coffee. Starbucks told us that many of the company's employees (called "partners" by Starbucks) receive one pound of free coffee each week and some of that coffee has gone to members of the military or related organizations. For example, the employees in the Starbucks in Atascadero, California, decided to send their weekly free coffee to troops in Afghanistan and there are other such stories about Starbucks coffee finding its way into the hands of military personnel.

Here is Sgt. Wright's follow-up email after Starbucks spoke with him:

Dear Readers,

Almost 5 months ago I sent an e-mail to you my faithful friends. I did a wrong thing that needs to be cleared up. I heard by word of mouth about how Starbucks said they didn't support the war and all. I was having enough of that kind of talk and didn't do my research properly like I should have. This is not true. Starbucks supports men and women in uniform. They have personally contacted me and I have been sent many copies of their company's policy on this issue. So I apologize for this quick and wrong letter that I sent out to you.

Now I ask that you all pass this email around to everyone you passed the last one to. Thank you very much for understanding about this.

Howard C. Wright Sgt USMC 1 st Force Rcon Co 1 st Plt PLT RTO

Ummm, there's no coffee in this?

And what's the calorie count on yours?

There's no coffee in the Vanilla Bean frap. It's basically a vanilla shake. They have a strawberry one, too.

Ahhhh, ok, did not know that as I must have my caffeine intake else people get hurt.

Me too! *sips her Depth Charge from Caribou*

I've always wanted to try the vanilla frap, just always wanted caffeine more... :laugh: The green tea one is really good. Still not healthy by any stretch of the imagination, but tasty.

Ummm, there's no coffee in this?

And what's the calorie count on yours?

There's no coffee in the Vanilla Bean frap. It's basically a vanilla shake. They have a strawberry one, too.

Ahhhh, ok, did not know that as I must have my caffeine intake else people get hurt.

I didn't know this either. I can see I won't be ordering that...

Recently after what Starbucks has said about the war i have refused to go,

You're supposed to talk about politics over coffee, but don't get your politics from the coffee distributor.

The best way to get low calorie coffee from Starbucks is to just get an espresso or a coffee with light cream. Beyond that we're just talking about different levels of damage control to your diary. The word Frappachino doesn't go well with diet. :laugh:

This. I get an Americano and add sweetener (usually my own flavored stevia drops, but syrups are free if you have their addicts' card - I mean rewards card) if I feel like having it sweet. Also one of the cheapest drinks on the menu, and the only way to get a half-caff or decaf iced coffee. 'Course, if you don't like coffee, you're left with the teas, but the teas they offer are all very good.

I would probably have to skip the ice cream.

You can support the fine folks serving in our military, and not agree with a particulor war, y'know. Thinking a certain presidents decision to go to war with a country is stupid doesnt mean you blame the soldiers fighting it. I dont know why this concept is so hard to grasp.

Rather it is true or not, i still don't see a point in going there. I can make it myself at more than half the price. & mine tastes better than theirs.

Saving money is a good reason not to go there. A completely false urban legend is a bad reason not to go there. :-)

For those unfamiliar, the story is that a Marine in Afghanistan wrote Starbucks and asked them to donate coffee to the troops. He received a fairly nasty letter in return from Starbucks about how horrible the war is and that was the reason Starbucks would absolutely, under any circumstances, send free coffee to the military.

It didn't happen. Starbucks has put out a statement about this and actually has donated quite a bit to the troops.