Website offers 'Starbucks addict' $1,000 to switch to local for a month

Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A web site is offering $1,000 to a chosen "Starbucks addict" willing to switch to local coffee shops for a full month "literally get paid to drink delicious coffee."

Business.org said it is seeking "a self-professed Starbucks junkie" who "seriously loved their coffee" to document the experience of switching from the international chain to locally-owned coffee shops.

"If selected, your job will be to document your experience -- tracking and comparing the cost, benefits, and potential setbacks of moving to a buy-local lifestyle for your daily coffee fix," the website said.

The chosen caffeine enthusiast will be required to visit at least eight locally-owned coffee shops during the month, take photos of their coffee during each visit,"log the key metrics" requested by the posting and write up a summary of their experience "going local."

Applications are being accepted through Sept. 30.