If Starbucks is part of your daily (or even weekly) ritual, you should consider joining their customer loyalty program – My Starbucks Rewards. To get started, you must register a Starbucks card (any gift card you find at a café), so your purchases can be tracked. The program is not based on dollar amount spent, but rather each swipe of the card. (One purchase = one gold star.) Through March 14, new members who register their card online will get a bonus $5 credit. Remember, the offer is for new members only.
After signing up, you’ll receive a FREE drink or food item of your choice on your birthday. After just five purchases, you’ll reach the Green Level, which includes the birthday freebie, as well as FREE brewed or iced coffee/tea refills — while you’re in the store. Once you’ve earned 30 gold stars, you’ll attain the Gold Level status (the highest possible), which includes all of the Green Level benefits plus a FREE drink or food item every 12 purchases, your own (really cool) personalized Gold Card and special offers for members only. You must earn 30 stars every year to maintain Gold status. The key to making this reward program work is to always use your registered Starbucks card for every purchase, which, of course, means you have to keep the card loaded. Remember, for example, if you’re purchasing a coffee and scone in a single transaction, it only counts as one purchase and, therefore, one star. However, if you ask to have them rung up separately, you’ll earn two stars — instead of one. It can be cumbersome, but, by making every single purchase separately, you’ll earn the maximum amount of stars per visit.
Bryan Chavez
LOTC National Deals Editor Bryan K. Chavez carries his purple coupon binder with pride everywhere he goes because he knows it's as "good as gold." His deal-seeking skills are so sharp that he regularly saves upwards of 75% on his grocery receipts. One of his passions is helping others save money. When he's not clipping coupons or sniffing out the next great promotion, his professional background is in public relations & marketing for non-profit organizations. Bryan is an editor at Mile High On The Cheap.
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