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Will Starbucks' 31-ounce drinks reach Seattle in time for summer?
Posted by Melissa Allison
StarbucksGossip.com reports that Starbucks is testing 32-ounce 31-ounce iced coffees in Phoenix. Besides knocking Starbucks' already-whopping 20-ounce or "venti" drink on its rear, the new size comes with a new name: Trenta.
Trenta means thirty in Italian. Apparently the drink is even bigger than its name, and it's hard to picture the Italian who would relish a 32-ounce 31-ounce coffee. But we're in the world of Starbucks speak here, where talls are smalls, and smalls aren't even on the menu.
Update 2:20 p.m.: Starbucks spokesman Alan Hilowitz wrote to say the company is testing 31-ounce drinks in Phoenix and Tampa. The Trenta size is for iced tea and coffee only, not Frappuccino or other drinks. Unsweetened, those drinks have fewer than 5 calories. Sweetened, they're under 200 calories. Who wants to bet people order Trenta Frappuccinos anyway?
UPDATE - 10:32 AM
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