The Offer
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- Starbucks is offering some rewards members a $250 giftcard when they sign up for Chase Starbucks card and spend $500 within the first 90 days
Card Details
- $49 annual fee is not waived
- Get instant Gold status on the Starbucks loyalty program which typically takes 300 stars ($150 in spend) to reach
- Earn 1 star per $4 spent everywhere outside Starbucks (free item after $500 in spend)
- Earn 1 star per $1 spent on Starbucks purchases only when reloading your Starbucks balance via the app (if you pay directly at Starbucks you’ll earn the regular earn rate of 1/$4). The 1 star per $1 earned on Starbucks app reloads is in addition to the standard 2 stars per dollar earned by Gold members on all purchases. In total, you’ll end up with 3 stars per dollar, but again, the credit card is only adding 1 star extra per dollar.
- 8 Barista Picks: Curated food or beverage Rewards selected by baristas and automatically loaded to the cardmembers Starbucks Rewards account. These are random picks that get sent to you, not something you can choose. This benefit will load to your account 45 days after becoming a cardmember and will reset each cardmember year. Barista picks expire after 30 days.
- Read full review here
Our Verdict
We’ve seen targeted offers for 6,500 bonus stars, that’s a much better deal as the stars would be worth more than $250 in Starbucks credit plus the annual fee was waived as well. Card in general isn’t worth considering due to the Chase 5/24 rule applying.
