He did use the money to buy something at Starbucks; he bought a gift card. We talk a lot about game mechanics, and games have economies. The interesting stuff

He did use the money to buy something at Starbucks; he bought a gift card. We talk a lot about game mechanics, and games have economies. The interesting stuff often happens where the game economy and the real economy intersect (gold farming for instance). I think the error is really Starbuck's. They probably shouldn't allow a gift card to be bought with a gift card.