starbucks 20% off

[bear]

This might get moved to chains, but thought I'd post it here first.

I went to the Arlington Heights Starbucks to get my weekly bag of beans, and found out that all merchandise and beans are 20% off at Starbucks this week. That made my pound of Guatemalan just over $8.50. Not a bad price when you figure in the free medium coffee that you get with a pound.

[massgirl]

There's a ton of stuff that's 20% off too. And if you have the Starbucks Gold Card (I recevied a free one, so I didn't have to pay the $25 initial fee), you get an additional 10% off. I got a half pound of Christmas Blend as part of a gift for my sister and it only ended up costing about $5.

[ginael]

there's a deal at Costco where you buy a $100 Starbucks gift card that is worth $150 in coffee. I'm not sure they're still offering it, but that seemed like a great idea although I'm not sure how many people are willing to plunk down that much in one shot.

[Cathy]

The only thing at my Costco (and not at Costco.com) is buy $100 face value (on 5) gift cards for $80.

Which Costco? I was in store on Friday in the area of all gift cards...

[givemecarbs]

Thanks for posting this. I have some caffeine addicts on my Christmas list.

[tdaaa]

I bought extra last night, because of the sale. It seems to keep just fine, so why not?

[hiddenboston]

Starbucks is hurting. Between the economy and competition, they are in a bit of trouble right now. A lot of people are saying "Gee, how can I save $5 to $10 a day?" and the answer is often cutting out the 2 or 3 cups of coffee they get at Starbucks.

[ginnyhw]

I remember they had 20% off beans last year too- they told me it was a Christmas present to their customers. Thanks for the reminder Bear