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There's a Starbucks Gold Card (earned from 30 drinks in 12 months). https://www.starbucks.com/card/rewards https://www.starbucks.com/card/rewards This gives yo
by PhrosTT 13y ago
There's a Starbucks Gold Card (earned from 30 drinks in 12 months). https://www.starbucks.com/card/rewards https://www.starbucks.com/card/rewards
This gives you every 13th drink free (1 per 12 = 8.3% discount). I think this just crowdsources 1 mega gold card.
I guess if you average out the drink prices... I could use the free drink on the $6 soy latte and use the $2 tall coffee as 1 of 12 drinks to earn that. So I could squeeze out some extra % points that way.
If they're really creative maybe it does geographical hedging as well, using the cheap drinks in Florida to earn free drinks in Manhattan (no idea if Starbucks prices fluctuate geographically.
- mey 13y agoThey do fluctuate based on location, most (if not all) quick serve restaurants fluctuate their price based on location.
- seizethecheese 13y agoNot just restaurants. All business prices vary to the extent that their labor, rent and other costs are geographically variable and dependent.
- mmanfrin 13y agoIf they are using the same card, they are opening themselves up to a giant world of hurt from cheaters.
- mhluongo 13y agoWe aren't. EDIT: details Every users gets their own card to prevent tampering and crazy double-spend stuff.
- mhluongo 13y agoInteresting idea! We've got some clever stuff going on, but we definitely aren't taking advantage of geographic differences or the rewards program.
- dalore 13y agoWhen I use my card to buy drinks and I'm buying more than one, the helpful starbucks employees suggest I make multiple transactions to get more stars.
- mhluongo 13y agoThat is helpful!
- bluedino 13y agoMcDonalds coffee drink rewards occur after just the fifth drink, and the free drink counts as one, so it's really four drinks for a free one