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If you like to buy non-breakfast sandwiches at Starbucks, a new promotion got rolled out via email to eligible Starbucks Rewards members. As usual, these are YMMV, so check your email or apps to make sure you are eligible for this ~ because you have to manually activate it first.

The offer gets you 50 bonus stars if you purchase three warm sandwiches. The email is misleading until you read the fineprint at the bottom. It is “any warm sandwich” because the fineprint further down says Breakfast Sandwiches are EXCLUDED. If you are not familiar with the distinction, check the menu on their website or within the app (faster to look at the menu there, using the Ordering menu).

So given the above, this offer is best suited for all of you who regularly buy non-breakfast sandwiches. Otherwise it’s too expensive just to earn a 50 bonus, which is just 40% of a full reward.

PS: don’t forget, a really good deal, reload $10+ with ChasePAY and get two FULL rewards. This is one of the best Starbucks Rewards ever! Two full size rewards can be redeemed for the most expensive food or drink item, easily surpassing the $10 reload amount 🙂

UPDATE 6/6/17: Success! The 250 Bonus Stars have been loaded to my account! This is one of the best Starbucks Rewards promotions ever! All you have to do is reload your balance (which you would do anyway to keep feeding your habit) using Chase Pay and you get two free FULL Rewards 🙂

ORIGINAL POST
This is a very easy way to score TWO FULL rewards as a bonus with the Starbucks Rewards program. All you have to do is RELOAD your existing Starbucks app/card with $10 or more, paid with Chase PAY! This promotion just came via email. There is no manual activation needed, but I don’t know if it is targeted or everyone can use it. 250 Bonus Stars are the equivalent of two full rewards if you redeem them within six months of issuance.

This is a screenshot of the relevant parts of the email:

The email is not quite clear on what specific steps to take (in-store? online? within the app?). Thankfully the email points to this website that provides more detailed instructions on what to do:

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