Starbucks Offering 2-For-1 Holiday Drink Special Thursday-Sunday

Every so often, Starbucks runs a promotion that takes the sting out shelling out $4 or $5 for a drink.

Here’s the next one: Thursday through Sunday, you can buy one holiday drink and get one free between 2 and 5 p.m. The free beverage, of course, must be of equal or lesser value.

This year's holiday beverages include hot, iced or blended versions of Peppermint Mocha, Skinny Peppermint Mocha, Gingerbread Latte, Eggnong Latte and Caramel Brulée Latte.

There are eight nearby Starbucks locations:

• Downtown Los Altos
• Rancho Shopping Center: 654 Fremont Avenue
• Homestead and Foothill: 22390 Homestead Rd. (Homestead Crossing shopping center, Los Altos/Cupertino border)
• Sunnyvale: 1685-87 Hollenbeck Rd.(Loehmann's Plaza near Homestead High School) and 1601 Hollenbeck Ave.

• California Avenue Palo Alto: 361 S. California Avenue, 94306