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Day 3 of Dark Cherry Mocha

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It’s my third day drinking Starbucks’ new Dark Cherry Mocha drink.  I figure if I overdose on this fruity deliciousness right away then I’ll be over it soon enough.

There’s just something about the drink’s name that’s sorta taboo and sorta risque. Makes for an interesting drink nonetheless. 😉

Short, Tall, Grande, Venti, Trenta?

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When your Venti-sized Starbucks just isn’t enough caffeine, here comes the trenta.  This 31-oz iced tea or coffee is being tested in select areas.

But no, you cannot get your favorite latte-based or frap drinks in the trenta, only iced coffee or tea.  Can you imagine the calories in a trenta-sized frappuccino??

Starbucks Gold Card Gotcha

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For members of the Starbucks Rewards program that replaced Starbucks Gold, in order to collect points, you need to pay with your Rewards Card. If you use another Starbucks payment card, you won’t receive your points even if you show your Rewards Card.

Yes, you can consolidate cards, transferring the balance of a Starbucks card to your Rewards Card, but it’ll take a bit of time with the cashier. And a bunch of stink eyes glaring at you as you hold up the line of caffeine-addicted patrons wait for their coffee fix.

All You Need Is Love

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Since you’re ready for love & peace and unity, you know that All You Need Is Love. That’s the name of the Christmas CD you get at Starbucks with a purchase of $15 or more. This four-track CD features:

  • Playing for Change
  • U2
  • Dave Matthews
  • John Legend

With your purchase and CD gift, Starbucks will donate $1 to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Go ahead and indulge. It’s not that hard to spend $15 at Starbucks. Why not try the new Caramel Brulee Latte and get a bag of the Christmas Blend? Like this.

Starbucks Christmas

I got my love, how about you?

Starbucks Tarnishes its Gold Card

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Starbucks is revising its Gold rewards membership program, more or less neutralizing its appeal. Even though the annual membership fee was $25, you easily recouped the cost with the 10% discount perk. That discount is no more in the “improved” Gold card program.

Starting on December 26, 2009, the new program rolls out in a tiered system. Each use of the Rewards Card gets you one star. By collecting stars, you unlock more benefits, going from the Welcome to Green to Gold Levels. Once you reach the Gold Level (30 stars), you get a free drink for every 15 stars(!).

Current Gold Card members get to enjoy the Holidays with their current benefits extended until January 5, 2010. Also, current members will automatically start the new program at the Gold Level and receive their new and personalized membership card in a welcome packet.

The details of the new Starbucks Rewards program can be found here.

That 10% discount was just too good to be true. The new benefits are nice but surely not worthy of a gold status. As a freebie, I’ll keep going with the program (why not?), but sadly, the Starbucks Gold Card is now just like any other frequent buyer card.

Starbucks and HP Are Friends and Family?

hp-starbucksNot quite a self-evident partnership but the coffee purveyor and the computer company have joined up to offer savings to its friends and family. By signing up at:

http://hpdirect.com/deals/friendsandfamily/starbucks

Starbucks friends and family can get deals on HP computers, laptops, printers, accessories and more. That is if you’re a fan of HP goods. I would’ve liked a coffee and fruit pairing better if you know what I mean.

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