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Prices Going Up At Starbucks

A cup of coffee will increase from 5 to 20 cents. Making you thirsty for one of our local alternatives?

Start digging for a few extra nickels and dimes in the sofa.

Starbucks announced it is raising prices starting Tuesday, according to reports. Some cups of coffee will increase from 5 to 20 cents, ABC News said.

For example, brewed coffee will increase by 10 cents a cup, the Associated Press reported.

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However, a Starbucks spokeswoman told the Associated Press that food prices will remain the same.

Two of the local Starbucks are located at 2001 Plank Rd and 1670 Carl D Silver Pkwy.

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There’s also several local coffee shops if a price change has you shopping for an alternative.

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