When Will Pumpkin Creamer be Back in Stores? And New PSL 10 Tumbler!

Happy Wednesday! We are halfway through the week already, thanks to getting that pesky Monday out of the way on Labor Day :-)

As you know, PSL and fall favorites are back at Starbucks, but of course I am anxious to have my pumpkin creamer from Coffee-Mate and International Delight at home.

I know, I should just be patient, but I'm having a hard time doing so when all I really want is to be smacked full-force in the face with fall! I remember CM and ID releasing their pumpkin creamers (Pumpkin Spice and Pumpkin Pie Spice, respectively) at different intervals over different years, so I really had no idea what to expect for this year. I've been looking at my local stores, but so far, no luck. So, I reached out to the companies and they both said they should be back this month! International Delight said they should be out by THIS WEEK! I thought that was pretty exciting news, since I'm pretty sure last year they did not come to my stores until late Sept-early October. If any of you see PS or PPS creamer in your store, puh-lease LET ME KNOW! And send me a bottle if you feel like it, haha!

Speaking of coffee at home, I picked up this cute little thing at Starbucks today and I cannot wait to fill it up with my Pumpkin Pie Spice home-brewed coffee!



You can purchase this from the Starbucks.com website

This tumbler is a grande (16 fl. oz.) size mug and features an orange-gold foil PSL10 label with other Starbucks and PSL logos, pumpkins, leaves, varying fonts, etc. and is all printed on real wood. The wood is unique to each cup so the grain will vary, making the one you choose your very own :-) I absolutely love it! So now you see why I am so anxious for those creamers to come back to stores?? Lol.

Also, Starbucks has a special offer on the tumblers right now- if you buy a package of Pumpkin Spice VIA ($6.95), you can get this tumbler for 1/2 price! Not a bad deal. You end up spending the same amount of money but get a packet of instant coffee with it for free.

Look at that cute little guy back there! It's just waiting for you to pick it up!

OK, I think that's all for now! I have some info on Christmas candles at both Yankee Candle and BBW that I will be posting about soon, and also some New Year's candles at BBW to tell you about! So stay tuned, friends! Remember to be on the lookout for creamer returning to stores this week. Hope you can get your fix. Have a wonderful day!

Happy PSL Day!

Hello! I hope you had a great Labor Day Weekend! I know I sure did- I decorated my house for fall! Woohoo! And what a great way to cap off my fall decorating with the official return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks this morning! If you follow me on Facebook, you already know it was released last week in secret with the access code PSL10. I hope you got to take advantage of it! It's an exciting year for the Pumpkin Spice Latte as it is celebrating its 10 year anniversary! That's right, the Pumpkin Spice Latte turns 10 years old this year! And Starbucks is going all out to celebrate.

There are some cute collectible things like traveler mugs, gift cards, etc that are available in stores, and then there's this baby:

A Swarovski crystal encrusted coffee tumbler for the small price of $150. But don't worry, it comes with a pre-loaded $20 gift card, so that makes it all worth it :-) I am kidding about this being affordable, but if it's something you like then more power to you! I really like the ombre-style orange coloring to represent the pumpkin at the bottom, but I also think this is something I could make at home after a trip to the local craft store. But either way, it's exciting that the PSL is back and turning 10 and being celebrated so much!

And the fall drinks returning to stores means fall gift cards are back, too! The past 2 years they have had a beautiful brown card with leaves and brail on top. This year they have two different cards. A yellow card with a few leaves on it, which looks very Thanksgiving-y to me, and a PSL mini card (with a hole punched on top to fit on your key ring).

In case you were wondering, the PSL sauce is very good again this year. Sweet, spicy, pumpkiny, flavorful... like fall in a cup. There were a few years (circa 2008-2010/2011) where the sauce was very bland, not spicy, not at all pumpkiny, bitter and lacking in flavor. It just plain did not taste good at all. I always had to pair it with Cinnamon Dolce syrup to bring out some spice and flavor. However, last year and this year they nailed it- it tastes just like it's supposed to! If you find it is too sweet for you, just ask for 1/2 the pumps and that will not only tone down the flavor, but also the calories.

This is such an exciting time of year! It is the unofficial end of summer being after Labor Day, and we made it to the BER months! YAY! I saw Disneyland Halloween Time commercials on the TV just now as I was writing this and got so excited! As I predicted a few posts ago, the date for Halloween Time is Friday, September 13th! Only 10 days away!!! Sooo exciting! The first day of autumn is less than 20 days from now, BBW is in full-force with all of their fall candles, home fragrance, body care and soaps, and Yankee Candle released their Halloween stuff today! So much fun stuff going on and even more wonderful things to look forward to! I hope you all join in on the festivities! Feel free to share any fall fun you have going on in your lives right now, I always like hearing about how everyone celebrates.

Cheers to the PSL 10 years and to the beginning of fall!