Planning on drinking some pumpkin spice lattes this fall? If so, a British fashion company can cover the cost of your expensive drinks — and pay you an extra $350, too.
The company, Pour Moi, is seeking an undisclosed number of “pumpkin spice taste testers” to visit major coffee chains, sample seasonal lattes and report back with ratings and reviews. The company says it wants to determine which chain actually sells the best version of the drink, from Starbucks or Dunkin’ to 7-Eleven or Krispy Kreme.
In the meantime, you’ll get free coffee — and a few hundred extra dollars in your pocket.
“With so many places offering a pumpkin spice latte or similar seasonal drink, it can be hard to decipher the good from the bad,” Pour Moi’s contest description reads, adding: “To be sure to kick off fall the best way, we’re looking to hire one lucky person to test drive all the pumpkin spice lattes and seasonal drinks available in 2022.”
The job listing doesn’t specify exactly how many drinks you’ll need to try, but if the company is paying for them, your only potential drawback may be overcaffeination.
Winners won’t be the only people lining up for seasonal drinks this fall. Starbucks reportedly sells more than 20 million pumpkin spice lattes each year, and the chain has sold over 600 million since the drink debuted in 2003, according to CNN.
This success has made the pumpkin spice latte one of the coffee giant’s most popular menu items. It debuts earlier and earlier each year — usually well before September 22, when the calendar officially turns to fall.
For Pour Moi taste testers, it’ll be a good thing the company is covering the cost of the drinks, because they’re likely subject to a pumpkin spice premium. In 2017, analysts at MagnifyMoney found that the popularity of pumpkin spice-flavored products typically results in tariffs that increase the price of your coffee or other pumpkin-flavored products by about 8% on average.
Although Pour Moi is based in the UK, the company says it will consider all global applicants for the role, as long as you’re based somewhere “where limited-edition autumn drinks are available”. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, have an email address, and have a “strong enthusiasm for fall, a penchant for pumpkins [and] lots of experience drinking pumpkin spice lattes (desirable, not essential).
To apply for the gig, fill out Pour Moi’s online form explaining why you should be chosen for the job and answering the question: “What do you like best about autumn?”
Applications close on 30 September. Pour Moi says winners will be chosen “at random” and contacted during the week of October 3rd.
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