Starbucks testing $1 joes in Seattle

SEATTLE -- Faced with growing competition from cheaper rivals, Starbucks Corp. is selling small cups of drip coffee for $1 with free refills as part of a test in its hometown. That's about 50 cents less than the Seattle-based coffee retailer normally charges for an 8 oz. cup, though prices vary from store to store. Starbucks would not say when the test began, how many stores are part of it, whether it's considering a similar promotion for any other brews or whether any new test markets are on the horizon.