How to Save 20.75% at Starbucks Forever!
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If you have been following Budget and Grow Rich®, you know that we love iced coffee. While our favorite is McDonald’s® iced coffee, wouldn’t you know it, there’s a Starbucks® 0.3 miles from my house. Of course there is. . .
In our original post, we showed you How to Save 8.75% at Starbucks Every Day Forever! (see link to the post below).
But with some sleuthing, we’ve uncovered an even better way to save money at Starbucks® – 20.75% in fact.
Now that’s a lot of FREE coffee. Let’s get to it!
First, let’s scroll back to how we arrived at 8.75% savings. That includes savings from the Starbucks® App which gives you points on your Starbucks® purchases plus cash back savings from a credit card that gives you cash back on your U.S. Restaurant purchases.
Now let’s add the icing on the cake. . .
Down the road from my house, there’s a Stop ‘n Shop® supermarket. Inside, there’s a Starbucks®.
When you buy a beverage at the Stop ‘n Shop Starbucks®, for every Seven (7) Starbucks® you purchase, you get One (1) FREE. Not quite as tasty as BOGO (buy one get one free), but savory nonetheless.
When you purchase seven (7) – to simplify the math. . .
Let’s say that at $1 per beverage you’ll spend $7 for seven drinks. Then you get the eighth one free.
If we divide $7 by 8, that’s 87½₵ or rounding up, 88₵.
If you would have spent $8 on eight but spent only $7 on eight with the BOGO (buy one get one free), you save $1. That’s approximately 12% savings.
Here’s how you can save money:
To save 20.75% on Starbucks® coffee, combine all three of these gems:
Implement the moneysaving tips revealed in the first blog post in this series: How to Save 8.75% at Starbucks Every Day Forever!
Check the supermarkets in your area to see which ones boast a Starbucks® Coffee Shop inside.
Order your coffee, iced tea, Frappucino®, etc.
Check out their rules. In my Stop ‘n Shop®, to lock in the savings, you present your Stop ‘n Shop® loyalty card to the Starbucks® cashier. This activates the Buy 7, Get 1 Free deal.
Pay via your Starbucks® App. This gets you two (2) Starbucks® loyalty program points per dollar you spend. Plus, if you’ve loaded your credit card which gives you cash back on U.S. Restaurant purchases, you’re good to go.
After you have purchased seven (7) Starbucks® beverages at your participating supermarket, enjoy your freebie.
While you’re at it, when you reach the required points level at Starbucks® – currently 200 points are required to receive a Free beverage – enjoy a FREE Starbucks®
Now that’s a Triple Play! Why not triple your savings today.
Visit the Big Supermarket Chains in your area and find out whether they have a Starbucks® inside.
I hunted around online and it seems that these chains have Starbucks® stores:
Stop ‘n Shop®
Kroger
Hy-Vee
Publix
Harris Teeter
Safeway
Ralph’s
But I’m sure you can find more. . .
Check out the rules of the road to ensure that you can grab the discounts and savings; and the programs work for you.
And also, the Stop ‘n Shop receipt from the other day said that the beverages (points) expire one year from the date of purchase. In other words, with this promotion you have to purchase seven (7) and redeem them for a free beverage within one year from the earliest purchase. But, if you shop at the supermarket every week or so, that should not be a problem.
Enjoy!
While you’re at it, To Save More Money on Groceries, Every Day – click here.
See you next week,
Arthur V.
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