free stuff promoting not-so-free stuff

For anybody that hasn't visited their local Starbuck's yet this morning (Fascists), go quick because they're giving away free ice cream. Today and only today. Considering Starbuck's has crept into the darkest corners of the planet (9,000 stores worldwide with long term plans for 20,000), and i'm not aware of anybody in rural Tajikistan who reads my blog, i'm guessing 100% of you can make yourselves real-happy-like soon. Furthermore, it won't drive you into the broke house because, well, it's free. By the way, anybody that buys coffee consistently should definitely follow that hyperlink and read the article. But if you're too lazy, here's a page (refered to in the article) where you can figure out how much of your hard-earned (or hard-borrowed) fortune drains away into the commercial coffee shop coffers compared to the relative pittance required for office battery-acid brew.

K-Higgity's research proved instrumental in completing this story.