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If you enjoy Starbucks and go there often, you should definitely register for My Starbucks Rewards. For every purchase you make with your registered Rewards Card, you will earn a star. With just one star, you’ll be able to get a free drink or food on your birthday. How awesome is that?!
Once you’ve earned 5 stars, you are a Green Level. You’ll still get the birthday drink or food, and you get free refills on certain drinks during your visit.
After acquiring 30 stars within a year, you’re Gold Level — VIP! You’ll get a fancy “gold card” in the mail and, for every 12 stars you earn, you’ll get a free drink or food! Definitely a nice treat — just make sure you let them know you have a free drink/food before you show them your card. Your barista won’t know you have a free item waiting unless you tell her. You can redeem your rewards whenever you want before their expiration date for any food or drink. It’s a better value to redeem for a drink than a food item and size doesn’t matter either — I always get a trenta size when I redeem my free drink.
Sometimes Starbucks has special bonus star promotions — like earlier this year when they gave an additional star when you bought a Refresher.
It’s really easy to manage all of your stars through the Starbucks app for iPhone as well. It lets you see how many stars you have, how many you’ll need until your next free drink, and lets you add funds to your card. You can even pay directly from your phone at Starbucks or you can use the Starbucks Passbook app which I prefer.
It’s a fast and convenient way for you to get rewarded for buying drinks you’re already going to buy.