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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Starbucks to offer coffee discounts (Savings Rates will Vary)
In an attempt to get its sales percolating, Starbucks has announced a money saving plan.
The deal - buy a coffee anytime before 2 p.m. and your friendly, caffenated barista will stamp your receipt that can be used to purchase a $2 iced grande beverage - anytime after p.m. You know the drill - coupon must be present etc.
The price reduction is a big cut from the normal price of most grande-sized iced drinks. A grande iced latte, for example, costs about $3.35 locally - so coffee lovers - that’s $1.35 to spend on something else. To get the discount, customers must present a receipt from their morning Starbucks visit - see store for details. Of course you can save $2.00 by not purchasing an iced coffee in the afternoon, but where’s the fun in that?
Starbucks perviously announced a rewards program tied to its rewards card/prepaid/reloadable card that gives userstwo hours of free wireless Internet service a day, free selected syrups and soy milk additions, free refills of drip coffee (the old-fashioned kind of coffee) and a tall (Starbucks version of small) beverage of any kind for those who purchase a pound of coffee (the whole bean variety).
CNN is reporting that the promotion was previously limited to the Seattle, Chicago and Miami markets but is now being expand to locations across the Country. A call to the local Starbucks confirmed the story. The local barista wasn’t sure how long the promotion would be running but she thought it would “be a month or so… they usually are.”
So, if you like coffee in the morning and an Iced grande coffee buzz in the afternoon - you’re gonna save some bucks - at least for awhile.
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