Posted in Baby Boomer Women, Careers & Networking, Coffee, Consumer Affairs, Fifty-Something Women, News, Successful Women, Texting on September 23rd, 2006
Now women with with busy schedules and limited time can bypass the wait for their morning coffee and go straight to the head of the line.
Gomobo.com makes it happen through cell phone technology that allows a customer to text the restaurant ahead of time and complete an order and payment in one text message. When they get there, the order is ready and waiting.
Monica Schaffer, of Diversified Media Design, promotes Gomobo.com, the company that makes this happen. Not surprisingly, she uses the technology herself.
“It is such a time saver,” Schaffer said. “One push and send and it’s gone. And I can walk to Dunkin’ Donuts and pick it up. It’s a no-brainer.”
Go here to read the story on ABC News.
Posted in Coffee, Consumer Affairs, Fifty-Something Women, Healthy eating, Losing weight, News on September 13th, 2006
Having that flavored coffee concoction may add more to your day than just a quick fix of caffeine and sugar. It can also add the caloric equivalent of a fast food burger.

…a venti Starbucks Java Chip Frappuccino, with 650 calories and nearly a day’s saturated fat, is a McDonald’s coffee plus 11 creamers and 29 packets of sugar, according to the watchdogs at the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
You won’t find these facts posted at your local Starbucks however, they list their nutrition numbers only on their website. That’s fairly common for fast food chains as well. The CSPI suggests that to lower the caloric and fat content of these specialty coffee bar drinks you ask for skim milk instead of whole, skip the whipped cream and use non-caloric sweeteners instead of sugar.
Read the article at Consumer Affairs The Dangers of Latte Land.