This limited time double points offer expired…
Oct 20-28: $6 Starbucks Combo (Grande Espresso-based drink + Breakfast Sandwich)
Starbucks won’t call it a combo, but that’s what it really is. For Starbucks Rewards members, between October 20-28 in 2015, coupon code 2462 (you have to show it or mention it to the barista to enter on their cash register) gets you a $6 combo. The combo consists of two parts:
- any Grande size hot or iced Espresso-based beverage
- any breakfast sandwich (if you are not sure what they consider breakfast sandwiches, check their website or the Menu section of their latest app)
You must pay with a registered Starbucks Gift Card or with their official app. Limit one use per Rewards member during this promotional period.
October 18-20: earn 5X Walgreens Rewards with $10+ store purchase
If you are part of the Walgreens Rewards program, for three days only (Sunday October 18 through Tuesday 20th in 2015), you will earn 5X Rewards points if you make an in-store purchase of $10 or more. You have to use the coupon for this offer, which is on the top-right corner of their Weekly Ad for the October 18-24 week or you can clip it online or via their app. This is essentially 5% on the purchase price.
Oct 13-19: 25% off any Frappuccino with code
For Starbucks Rewards members, the promotions continue. A new email touts their latest promotion, promo code 133 (you have to show this to the barista) will get you 25% off any hand-made frappuccino blended drink (the iced/frozen ones, not hot ones). This offer can be used only once per customer between October 13-19 in 2015 at participating Starbucks stores.
FREE 12oz Bing Cherry Drink for Lucky Rewards members
More and more companies are attempting to dip into their “big data”, so a number of offers now may be targeted to segments of their customer base, not everyone. Which makes posting about them harder, since you can’t always tell whether it’s a “for all” or “for some” offer.
Which brings us to this new offer from the Lucky Rewards program. If you are a member, check your email for a new offer that gets you one FREE 12oz can of Bing Cherry beverage. You have to manually click on the “Add this offer to your account” and that’s it. You use your Rewards when you buy it, and their computer will automatically adjust the price. No coupon code needed.
You must add this offer to your account by October 13 (2015) and use it by that date!
With more and more rewards program going into more convoluted and twisted options (like Staples and the blended Office Depot-Max), which typically work against the average consumer, it is refreshing (no pun intended!) to see Lucky actually offer free products to their Rewards members without any complications or jumping through hoops. Needless to say, it’s not totally free, because they use the data from your Rewards account as food for their hungry “Big Data” creatures 🙂
Double Stars on Mobile Orders (YMMV Starbucks Rewards)
Things are about to get interesting at Starbucks stores. If you are a member of their rewards program, check your email or app messages. A new promotion running October 7-20 in 2015 gets you double stars on every purchase you make using “Mobile Order & Pay”. This is the feature when you place your order from within the app, and then go pick it up at your local Starbucks store. With double stars in play, I wouldn’t be surprised if people order from the parking lot, or even order from within the store 🙂
Oct 6-12 (Starbucks Rewards): Three Bonus Stars on Salted Caramel Mocha Frap
Fall is here but if you are not ready to let go of your frozen drinks just yet, and you are a member of the Starbucks Rewards program, check your email or app inbox, you may be eligible for this new promotion, running October 6-12 in 2015. You earn 3 Bonus Stars (in addition to the standard one star) every time you purchase a Salted Caramel Mocha Frappuccino blended beverage. Any size. But it’s the frap, so the hot version is not eligible.
With a total of four stars, you are essentially getting a “$2 equivalent” in rewards, assuming one star is 50 cents (based on using your future earned reward on an item priced $6 or higher). You can use this offer as many times as you like during this promotional window.
YMMV Walgreens Rewards: Spend $20+, Get 4000 Points
This is a YMMV promotion as it is sent by Walgreens Rewards via email to their rewards members. To take advantage of this offer, you have to “Clip to Card” (activate the offer). The offer gets you 4000 Bonus Points if you make a single purchase of $20 or more at Walgreens. Check your emails or logon to your Walgreens account and check to see if that offer is available to you.
Now the $20 minimum must be met in a single transaction and the usual items (lottery, tobacco, stamps, etc) are excluded from that total. You can find them after the break…
After 2pm: 25% PSL or Toasted Graham Latte with coupon (one time use)
Starbucks continues to usher out new promotions for their Rewards members. This new promotion runs September 29 thru October 5 in 2015, but only after 2pm local time each day. This offer gets you 25% off either a Pumpkin Spice Latte (“The PSL”) or a Toasted Graham Latte (regardless of size). You need a promo code for this offer, you have to show or mention promo code 2574 when you redeem it. This is a one time offer per Starbucks email.
I guess “The PSL” is too popular for them to allow the coupon to be used multiple times 🙁
[DEAD] Sept 26-28 (Starbucks Rewards): 3 Bonus Stars on Lunch Items
This offer expired but the Starbucks offers continue to roll out in force this fall season…
[DEAD] Sept 25-27: Spend $7+, Earn 3 Bonus Stars [SBUX Rewards]
This offer expired but the Starbucks offers continue to roll out in force this fall season…
[DEAD] Sept 22-25: Buy 3 Specific Items, Get 8 Bonus Stars (Starbucks Rewards)
This limited time offer expired…
Sept 18-21: 8 bonus stars with packaged Coffee or Tea at Starbucks
IF you are a Starbucks Rewards member and if you have received notification (email or app) that you are eligible for this promotion, between September 18-21 in 2015, if you purchase packaged coffee or tea, you will earn 8 bonus stars. The email says you can use this promotion up to ten times during this promotional period. As usual, you have to pay with the Starbucks app or a gift card registered to your Starbucks rewards account.
The screenshot from their email explains the eligible items:
Strategy: assuming you redeem Starbucks rewards for items priced $6 (their most expensive foods or monster drinks with extras), the “value” of a reward star is around 50c. So 8 bonus stars plus the regular star, means you get a $4.50~ value for each packaged coffee or tea item you purchase. Depending on the prices, this may be a pretty pretty pretty good deal (as Larry David likes to say).
Warning: Staples changed (restricted) how you can use your Rewards
The Staples Rewards for August 2015 were sent out earlier in the week. And with them comes an unwelcome surprise. Staples is now restricting how you can use your rewards. I found out while trying to use them. The rewards are good towards the purchase of regular price items and clearance items, however they will not work on promotions.
Of what I tried so far, these items CANNOT BE PAID with Staples Rewards:
- Less List items (they end 9/12/15 anyway, after a 2.5 month run)
- 1pk Staples 8.5×11 copy paper with the Easy Rebate promotion and coupon (1c after rebate and coupon)
There is an explanation on the cash register receipt – ineligible items have a * next to their name, and at the bottom of the receipt you have this message:
[DEAD] Sept 11-13: Spend $7+ in a single purchase, get 4 Bonus Stars (SBUX Rewards)
This particular offer expired, but fear not, new Starbucks Rewards offers are rolling out every few days…
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