Starbucks announced a major devaluation of their ‘stars’ rewards currency:
Beginning February 13, 2023, the following changes to Star redemption will take effect:
- 100 Stars may be redeemed for one (1) of the following items: hot brewed coffee or hot steeped tea, iced brewed coffee or iced brewed tea, OR a bakery item (such as a cake pop or cookie), OR a packaged snack (such as popcorn or potato chips) OR one (1) Cold Siren Logo Plastic To-Go Cup (24 oz only) or one (1) Siren Logo Plastic Hot Cup (16 oz only).
- 200 Stars may be redeemed for one (1) of the following items: any handcrafted beverage (such as a latte or Frappuccino® blended beverage) OR any hot breakfast item (such as a breakfast sandwich or oatmeal).
- 300 Stars may be redeemed for one (1) packaged salad or lunch sandwich OR one (1) packaged protein box, OR one (1) packaged coffee item (such as whole bean coffee). Packaged coffee availability may vary by store location.
Basically the changes are as follows:
- Earning rates will stay the same at 2 stars per $1 spent
- Most items that previously cost 50 stars will now cost 100 stars
- Most items that previously cost 150 stars will now cost 200 stars
- Most items that previously cost 200 stars will now cost 300 stars
- 25 & 400 star levels remain unchanged
There are some items that are changing tiers (e.g iced coffee is moving from the 150/200 star tier to the 50/100 star tier). But the majority of items are increasing in star price. This makes Starbucks stars worth almost half of what they were previously worth. Bummer. Use up what you can before the February 13th devaluation.
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