STARBUCKS KICKS OFF CHARITY AUCTIONS ON EBAY IN THREE
COUNTRIES BY OFFERING ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME TRIPS TO SEATLE, THE
HOME OF STARBUCKS
Bidders in North America Also Have the Chance to Own the First Starbucks Barista
UtopiaTM Machines, Starbucks' Latest and Most Revolutionary Coffee Maker
Bidders in North America Also Have the Chance to Own the First Starbucks Barista UtopiaTM Machines,
Starbucks' Latest and Most Revolutionary Coffee Maker
SEATTLE, Sept. 7 -- Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX), the leading retailer, roaster and brand of specialty
coffee in the world, has teamed up with eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) (http://www.ebay.com) to give coffee lovers in the
United States, Canada and the United Kingdom once-in-a-lifetime trips to Seattle, Washington, to share an exclusive
coffee tasting experience and lunch with Howard Schultz, chairman and chief global strategist of Starbucks Coffee
Company. The trips, which will be featured in separate auctions in the three countries, also include the rare
opportunity to tour the Starbucks Worldwide Headquarters and its state-of-the-art roasting plant in Washington State.
eBay, the world's leading online trading community, is hosting the special online charity events to benefit the
Starbucks Foundation, a non-profit foundation founded by Schultz that expands the historical connection between
coffee and books by focusing its efforts on literacy.
Starbucks is also offering bidders in the United States and Canada a unique opportunity to be among the first in their
countries to own the Starbucks Barista UtopiaTM vacuum coffee brewer, specially autographed by Schultz, before it
is available at the retail stores. The Starbucks Barista UtopiaTM vacuum coffee brewer features fully automatic
vacuum brewing technology and state-of-the-art translucent materials. The coffee brewer will only be available in
Starbucks coffeehouses in North America starting October 18, 2000.
The items will be available for bidding in separate auctions on eBay (http://www.ebay.com), eBay Canada
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