6/97Quarts of Starbucks Java Chip ice cream found in the freezer of the Heaven’s Gate compound last March 27: 7

San Diego County Office of the Public Administrator/Guardian

11/00Ratio of the average cost of a gallon of gas in Britain last September to that of a gallon of Starbucks coffee: 1:4

Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise (London)/Starbucks Coffee Company (London)/Harper’s research

8/00Rank of a Starbucks store locator among the most commonly downloaded non-email Palm Pilot applications: 1

Palm, Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.)

5/02Number of Manhattan’s 123 Starbucks outlets that are within two blocks of another one: 68

Starbucks Corporation (Seattle)/Harper’s research

5/06Percentage change last year in the number of CDs sold at Starbucks: +307

Starbucks Coffee Company (Seattle)