Consolidated "Starbucks - games, promotions, devaluations, et al" thread
Jun 13, 2016, 11:09 pm
#271
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Used my reward on an Italian ham and salami panini... delicious, especially for free. But I wouldn't pay $6.95 for it.
My challenge June 14-20 is to buy any Frap, a white mocha, and any tea latte for 60 stars. I wonder how they determined those items?
My challenge June 14-20 is to buy any Frap, a white mocha, and any tea latte for 60 stars. I wonder how they determined those items?
Jun 14, 2016, 4:04 am
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My June 14-20 offer is an iced coffee, a breakfast sandwich, and a Frappuccino for 140 stars. I'll probably take advantage of it.
Jun 14, 2016, 4:41 am
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My offer is a Teavana tea, breakfast sandwich, and a latte for 140 points. Sounds like they are using our history to both define the items in our offer as well as set the bonus point level. The variation in bonus point levels on recent star dashes has been quite great based on reports here. Sophisticated targeted marketing to get us to make a couple of additional purchases outside our recent norm.
Jun 14, 2016, 6:38 am
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My theory is similar to Segments... I think my offers frequently include a breakfast sandwich because that is probably my most frequently purchased item, either that or a regular coffee. I buy fraps during their half off promotion in May and that's it. Maybe the level of bonus stars is correlated with how often we make purchases?
Jun 14, 2016, 9:14 am
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My theory is similar to Segments... I think my offers frequently include a breakfast sandwich because that is probably my most frequently purchased item, either that or a regular coffee. I buy fraps during their half off promotion in May and that's it. Maybe the level of bonus stars is correlated with how often we make purchases?
Jun 14, 2016, 10:36 am
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Jun 14, 2016, 11:06 am
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Jun 14, 2016, 11:14 am
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http://www.starbucks.com/promo/sunset-menu
The slushy granitas sound interesting, but I don't know about the trifles.
The slushy granitas sound interesting, but I don't know about the trifles.
Jun 14, 2016, 11:28 am
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http://www.starbucks.com/promo/sunset-menu
The slushy granitas sound interesting, but I don't know about the trifles.
The slushy granitas sound interesting, but I don't know about the trifles.
Jun 14, 2016, 6:58 pm
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Jun 15, 2016, 6:02 pm
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My offer is visit 2, 3, or 4 days in a row and receive 30, 50, or 90 stars respectively. I haven't been in probably close to a month, which explains them just wanting to get me in. I might reach the 2 visits since I'm traveling this weekend. But won't actively try and reach 4 days.
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Jun 15, 2016, 7:41 pm
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