New Starbucks Card issued by Chase
Feb 15, 2018, 7:28 am
#16
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Nov 5, 2018, 7:42 pm
#17
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You are now aware if you take the previous high offer of 6500 bonus stars and only use it on the most expensive thing available ($10.95), you can get a whopping $569.40 value out of the sign-up bonus...
Nov 6, 2018, 11:36 am
#19
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As someone who likes to treat themselves to Starbucks every so often this card is a big fat meh. The opportunity cost of using this card instead of a travel rewards card is not worth it. IMO most store cards are like this, the only store card I have is a Target Redcard which seems to be by far the most rewarding store card out there, at least of the places I shop at regularly.
Nov 6, 2018, 1:50 pm
#20
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As someone who likes to treat themselves to Starbucks every so often this card is a big fat meh. The opportunity cost of using this card instead of a travel rewards card is not worth it. IMO most store cards are like this, the only store card I have is a Target Redcard which seems to be by far the most rewarding store card out there, at least of the places I shop at regularly.
Nov 6, 2018, 2:28 pm
#21
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 1,107
Surely if someone could get this card, they could get a freedom, right?
As for branded store cards, maybe the amazon one with 5% back on amazon purchases is pretty decent (if you shop amazon a lot.)
This one? Not a chance in the pit of hades.
As for branded store cards, maybe the amazon one with 5% back on amazon purchases is pretty decent (if you shop amazon a lot.)
This one? Not a chance in the pit of hades.
Nov 6, 2018, 2:37 pm
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Nov 6, 2018, 3:05 pm
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