Bethany Clough

Free drinks for one hour Friday at Fresno Starbucks – and maybe others later

By Bethany Clough

bclough@fresnobee.com
Baristas Lindsey Pringle, left, and Josh Barrow, right, prepare iced and hot Starbucks drinks, at a Starbucks Corp. store in Seattle, Friday, April 27, 2012. The coffee giant is giving away free espresso beverages from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m Friday Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 2, but customers must refer to Starbucks’ website to figure out which locations are offering the drinks.
Baristas Lindsey Pringle, left, and Josh Barrow, right, prepare iced and hot Starbucks drinks, at a Starbucks Corp. store in Seattle, Friday, April 27, 2012. The coffee giant is giving away free espresso beverages from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m Friday Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 2, but customers must refer to Starbucks’ website to figure out which locations are offering the drinks. Ted S. Warren AP

Is there anything sweeter than the words “free Starbucks?”

Starbucks is giving away free “tall handcrafted espresso beverages” from 1-2 p.m. at 100 locations each day through Jan. 2 (except Christmas).

But figuring out which locations are giving away the drinks is more complicated than ordering a triple venti soy milk chestnut praline no-foam latte.

See, the Starbucks offering the free drinks change each day. To find out which ones are doing it, you need to go to their website each day.

A Fresno Starbucks – River Park north – is among the first to offer the free drinks Friday, Dec. 23. There are two Starbucks in River Park. This one is near Panera Bread close to Blackstone Avenue at 7680 N. Blackstone Ave.

Bethany Clough: 559-441-6431, @BethanyClough

This story was originally published December 23, 2016 at 10:09 AM with the headline "Free drinks for one hour Friday at Fresno Starbucks – and maybe others later."

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