I’m enjoying a free petite treat from Starbucks courtesy of My Starbucks Rewards! For those who don’t know, if you use a registered Starbucks card to pay for purchases at Starbucks, you can earn “rewards” which sometimes will include random coupons being mailed to you. I enjoy the random coupons because they’re such a nice surprise! In the past, Starbucks has mailed out a coupon for a free holiday treat, a free tall Frappuccino, free oatmeal, and there was a coupon for 15% off merchandise also.
If you are reading this, and you have questions about My Starbucks Rewards, I would be glad to try and answer them. Just post in the comments! Keep in mind that I am only writing about the United States version of My Starbucks Rewards. There are Starbucks rewards programs in the UK and in China, but the program details are different than the image listed below. This blog article does >not< pertain to the international versions of My Starbucks Rewards.
Did you get your coupon for a free petite treat, and if you did which treat did you get?
In other news, today marks the launch of the Mocha Coconut Frappuccino at Starbucks! It’s been missing from U.S. stores for years (though has been available in Hawaii for a long time). Almost exactly one year ago, I was writing on this blog about the Mocha Coconut Frappuccino because it seemed like it was time for it to come back. It’s back!
The other great thing that has returned starting today is the Three Region Blend coffee. Let me know what you think of it!
Talk about this or anything else that is Starbucks-related!
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purple1 – There are people at Starbucks like everywhere else for whom their job is just a job. But there are others who are very genuine.
I told all of my partners how much I enjoyed Pour Your Heart Into It, and how it was an easy read, which made reading Onward a little less daunting maybe?
As for the price, that’s something I’ve dealt with for a long time. My job before I came to Starbucks was as a bookstore manager. So I’m pretty used to talking about price discrepancies between Costco and retail prices. In my neighbourhood (at least) I find that customers are pretty loyal to ‘their store’, be it Starbucks or their local bookstore, so it’s not always such a big deal. But, the people who have bought the books in our store have definitely been sold. They didn’t decide to get it without help from us.
Re the buying of the HS book. I agree if there is no push in the stores they will sit there. The partners around here just don’t seem connected to the book. When I try to have a conversation about it, I just get no real response.
@denise
I did email customer service – got a quick response, and a birthday card is on its way!
Too bad Howard’s book is not a good seller. Maybe he shouldn’t have been so cheap and given a free copy out at the last annual meeting instead of just an exerpt.
Steve – I wouldn’t say that it’s not a good seller, just that in some areas it’s not selling becuase it’s not being sold. I’ll bet the ebook sales and sales out of bookstores are significant.
That could very well be true Michelle but I still think Howard could have
afforded to give everyone that attended the last annual meeting a copy of the book instead of a little two or three page exerpt and a discount on buying the book. There was not even a goodie bag!
I faithfully use my Rewards Card! For the past year that I have been using the card I have yet to receive any coupons for a free anything; with the exception of my ‘rewards for free coffee’ due to earning STARS… I suppose this should change over time, the more I use my card???
@Leslee be sure you have “opted in” on your card profile for these coupons. You won’t get them unless you’ve done that!
I’ll be honest, I don’t like the way their website is set up in this regard. It’s not intuitive and easy to find the right links in the right places. For example, even login boxes don’t pop up when you click on something and you think it should. It’s very frustrating! For example, if you click on “Check a balance” it will prompt you to enter a card number but there is not option there to enter by your log in name and look up a card.
First log into/ sign into your Starbucks account:
https://www.starbucks.com/account/signin?ReturnUrl=%2faccount%2fhome
Click the button that says “Edit my personal info”
Then click “Contact info”
Then make sure the box that says “Yes, please send me Starbucks news and offers through the mail” is checked.
Double check this Leslee!
YIPPEEE!!! Thanks Mel… All fixed ~ I manage my rewards card via the Starbucks iPhone app and had not seen this option! Thank you for the heads-up to visit the website and manage my account there!!
@Leslee and Melody: I have to say this again. As has been my experience, it is important, I have found, to check that info. in your account now and then. Because definitely, for sure, with NO action on YOUR part, it can be changed. (and you’ll be back to receiving totally ‘random’ (or no) rewards again. It happens.
Thank you Denise! I’ll be sure to monitor this setting… Now that i know about it 🙂
Happy Birthday Melody (May 17th)!