This is a YMMV offer, as with many of the bonus stars offers, as I have no way of knowing what percentage of the Starbucks Rewards members receive these via email. For one thing, people would have to be opted-in to promotional emails from Starbucks for these offers to arrive. This is a simple offer, they updated their app with a new more versatile mobile ordering system, and they want to “encourage” people to try it again, so if you received this offer…

… AND you manually activate it clicking on the link in your email or app, you will receive 25 bonus stars when you place a mobile order between November 15-21 in 2016. You only get one bonus for this promotion regardless of how many orders you place. You can also stack this with the after 2PM promotion.

PS: you can place a mobile order while you are in the store, or even while you are in line (eg the line is way too long, so instead of wasting time in line, you sit on a chair, place a mobile order and wait for it to get called).

Starbucks launched a new Bonus Stars promotion. Check your emails or the latest version of the Starbucks app, as some of the Bonus Stars offers (but not all of them) have began showing up in the app. This offer requires manual opt-in, which boils down to clicking the “Join the Dash” button in the email or the appropriate button in the app.

This offer is to encourage afternoon visits. You only qualify for the bonus for purchases made after 2pm local time between November 15-21 in 2016. If you make three purchases, you will receive 50 Bonus Stars. Or if you make five or more purchases, you will receive 100 Bonus Stars. You can only get one bonus for this offer. The bonus stars will be added to your account by 11/28/16.

The email does not clarify what they mean by “purchases”. I am assuming they mean separate transactions, not visits, not individual items counted. If so, strategically, you can split your order if you are going to be “for here” ~ if you are going to be too close to call. But if you are there daily after 2pm, you can get to the bonus without effort, since the promotional period is seven days.

Again, I must stress, you must manually opt-in/activate this offer, and it only counts after 2pm local time! Partial screenshot of the email offer below:

It may not even be mid-November, but the holiday drinks are rolling out at Starbucks, and to encourage us all to give them a try, the introductory “Buy 1 Get 1” promotion is back! It runs from 2pm to 5pm local time, and it is good for everyone, you don’t need to be a Rewards member. But if you are a Rewards member, you get an extra hour, you can order them until 6pm local time. The cash register can tell this when you pay with your Starbucks app. Which may be handy if your local stores get too busy during the 2-5pm mad rush to double the sugar at half the price 🙂

If you are not sure which drinks qualify as holiday drinks, check their website or menu online or in the app (the Ordering section), or ask one of their employees. Their cash register is the ultimate decider on what qualifies since that’s the one that will give you the discount 🙂

Just in time for the winter, Starbucks Rewards has launched a new Bonus Stars promotion. As usual, these offers are YMMV, I have no clue how many people get offered each promotion. Check your emails or the latest Starbucks app offers to see if you qualify. If you do, you must opt-in to this offer by clicking the “Activate” button in your emails or the relevant button in the app.

Once you do, between November 3-9 in 2016, you get 30 Bonus Stars every time you buy Nitro Cold Brew. More specifically, the “Nariño 70”. Cold brew is more expensive than regular coffee since it takes longer to brew, thus the “liquid encouragement” of the bonus stars. The bonus stars will appear in your account within 24 hours.

ALSO: A Deal to Help Veteran’s Groups
Speaking of Starbucks, if you want to help a Veteran’s non-profit, in their B&M stores, they have new Veterans themed gift cards. For every card that customers buy and activate (eg load money on it and use it), Starbucks will donate $5 to a Veteran’s non-profit. So instead of reloading your existing card, buy a new card and load it up. Then just add it to your Starbucks account/app, so you can continue earning rewards. You can also transfer its balance to your existing default card, so you don’t have to change your gift card routine/rotation.

Starbucks Rewards is sending a new promotion by email to members. As usual with this type of offers, this is YMMV, since I have no clue how many members are getting the offers. This is an opt-in offer, you must first click the “Join Now” button in the email announcing the offer. If you don’t click on the email, you won’t get the bonus rewards. Once you click that, you get a page with a confirmation that the promotion is live in your account.

This is actually a pretty good promotion. You have to buy three items, one item from three different product categories, between November 1-7. If you do so, you receive 125 Bonus Stars (in addition to the regular stars) by November 14. 125 Bonus Stars are the equivalent of one Reward, which you can redeem for things that go up to $7 (eg the boxed veggie salad or the $6.50 bistro boxes).

You have to buy one item from each product category below:

• Any Breakfast Sandwich – check their menu in the app or online if you are not sure what qualifies as a breakfast sandwich versus a lunch sandwich
• Any Latte (including the hyped PSL)
• Any Frappuccino Blended Beverage

This can only be used once per Rewards member during this promotional period.

As we mentioned earlier in the month, the last three Sundays in October 2016 have Bonus Star promotions for participants in the Starbucks Rewards. Today, via email, Starbucks revealed the bonus for Sunday October 30, 2016, and it’s the same as last week, double the usual amount of stars. So you get 4 Stars per $1 spent, instead of the usual 2 Stars. This is a good opportunity to buy things like coffee beans, tea boxes, cups, mugs, and anything else that has a longer shelf like than a latte 🙂

Here’s a screenshot from the email announcing this:

Just like the previous Sundays, this is an automatic offer, you don’t have to manually opt-in for it. You know you are eligible if you receive an email with the promotion, or an app notification, or if you see double stars when you make your first Sunday purchase.