Phxated

The Arizona Republic prints another press release from Starbucks!

You hate to keep beating up on the Arizona Republic, but it’s just so … infuriating sometimes.

We’ve noted a while back how the paper devoted two whole pages in one of its zoned sections to a story about a resort opening up a Starbucks store inside.

More recently, the paper’s business section ran a huge front-page feature about how Starbucks was introducing a new cup size.

Last week, not to be outdone, the paper’s pathetic Living section gets into the act, with a big illustrated front-page story about …

a plastic cup the chain is selling:

The Starbucks Cold Reusable To-Go Cups are back in stores this summer.

Well, sometimes, because double-walled plastic cups, which mimic the clear-plastic cups the company uses for its iced coffees and the like, are highly sought by many Starbucks devotees and get snapped up quickly.

The piece goes on for about 15 more paragraphs.

Bill Wyman
3:52 PM