St. Arbucks (“Starbucks” joke)

Starbucks is a popular chain of coffeehouses.  It’s sometimes joked that the patron saint of coffee is “St. Arbucks.” A “St. Arbucks” has been shown on images and was posted on Facebook on August 22, 2012.
 
“Confirming for American friends that St. Arbucks, the patron saint of coffee, is buried in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland” was posted on X/Twitter by Bernie Goldbach on February 16, 2008. “It seems that St. Arbucks is the Patron Saint of Coffee” was posted on X/Twitter by Gustavo Barrón on Febrruary 18, 2008. “The patron saint of overpriced coffee is St Arbucks” was posted on X/Twitter by Synon Amos on October 3, 2014. “St. Arbucks, patron Saint of Coffee Drinkers” was posted on Facebook by David Larkin on January 28, 2020. “The patron saint of coffee shops is St. Arbucks” was posted on Facebook by Sam Caulfield on December 13, 2024.
 
 
Wikipedia: Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at Seattle’s Pike Place Market initially as a coffee bean wholesaler.
   
X/Twitter
Bernie Goldbach @topgold@micro.blog
@topgold
Confirming for American friends that St. Arbucks, the patron saint of coffee, is buried in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.
6:20 AM · Feb 16, 2008
 
X/Twitter
Gustavo Barrón
@cicloid
It seems that St. Arbucks is the Patron Saint of Coffee
4:39 PM · Feb 18, 2008
 
Facebook
Nathaniel Dauphin
January 23, 2010 at 7:50 AM ·
St. Arbucks the patron saint of coffee
 
X/Twitter
Anthony Fisher
@Antkins
@russellamj I’m drinking St. Arbucks now, the patron saint of coffee. He is rather fond of dancing goats.
3:10 PM · Apr 22, 2010
 
X/Twitter
Joy Cavanagh
@deepdeepjoy
@paulhammond_ Look at it this way…..St Arbucks is the patron saint of coffee.  (A saying i pinched from someone else)
7:21 AM · Feb 15, 2011
 
X/Twitter
Marcus Davage
@spufidoo
@chiefmonkey You do know that the patron saint of coffee drinkers is St. Arbucks, don’t you? 😉
5:28 AM · Mar 8, 2011
 
Facebook
botl
August 22, 2012 at 10:16 PM ·
Need help waking up? Ask the Patron Saint of Coffee…..St.Arbucks!
Message Bottled by RiseAndShine
— with Bernie Barnes Mcwilliams.
(“St. Arbucks” is shown on an image.—ed.)
 
X/Twitter
Karen Jeynes
@karenjeynes
@Diversion50 the patron saint of coffee is St Arbucks.
12:12 PM · Aug 22, 2014
 
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Synon Amos
@SynonAmos
@daverodney @Diversion50
The patron saint of overpriced coffee is
St Arbucks
5:52 PM · Oct 3, 2014
   
X/Twitter
TJ Mair
@TJMair
St. Arbucks is the patron saint of overpriced coffee.
2:41 PM · Mar 17, 2015
 
Facebook
David Larkin
January 28, 2020 at 12:35 AM ·
St. Arbucks, patron Saint of Coffee Drinkers.
(An image of “St. Arbucks” is shown.—ed.)
 
X/Twitter
Alf
@whoelsebutalf
St Arbucks is the patron saint of Over priced Coffee.
12:50 PM · Jul 21, 2020
   
X/Twitter
Sameer More
@Sammypedia
St Arbucks is the patron saint of overpriced coffee. #inspired
5:14 AM · Sep 21, 2022
 
Facebook
Hextabubble Community
Sam Caulfield ·
December 13, 2024 at 4:54 AM ·
The patron saint of coffee shops
is St. Arbucks.
 
Facebook
Chris Knight
December 15, 2024 at 11:53 AM ·
The patron saint of
coffee shops
is St. Arbucks.
 
X/Twitter
Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
The patron saint of coffee is St. Arbucks.
7:47 AM · May 30, 2025