Starbucks?

Eh…it won’t stop me but I’m also not buying it every day any way. I am a sucker for a dragonfruit refresher with lemonade in the summer so I’m sure be back.

I noticed that I receive less promotions than I did the year before. So scaling back again, is a turn off. I'll probably go less often. People do give me Starbucks gift cards from time to time, so I will go when I have those and if it is during a promotion, then great, if not, no big deal to me as I don't really think their coffee is all that great. wE have quite a few new drive up coffee places that I'm sure are cheaper that I have been meaning to try out, so this will be incentive to try them.

I don’t drink coffee anyway so about the only time I go there is on my birthday (if I remember) to get a free hot chocolate. But my birthday is in the dead of winter, so most of the time it’s too much work to get in the car to go there so I already don’t. Plus now we have a super fancy coffee machine at home so I can make my hot chocolate right here without even getting out of my jammies. 

I love Dutch Bros. The team members are always friendly and I love how casual it is. The coffee is great, too. I don't live near a Dutch Bros, but it's a must-stop on road trips.

I have just stopped buying fancy coffee unless someone has given me a gift card. It is too easy to make good coffee at home with all the fancy machines and creamers and such nowadays. Saves me time in the morning as well. Stopping at Starbucks adds 15-20 minutes.
Interesting that they think reducing rewards will get people to come back. Frankly I think they priced themselves out of the market. The prices just keep going up and they already reduced the star purchasing power. I wonder if that is when they noticed the drop off. That was what stopped me from my Friday runs.

I like their dragonfruit mango drink. But, I am not a regular Starbucks customer. If I am thirsty, and they happen to be right there in front of me, I'll get a dragonfruit drink or an iced tea. I don't drink fancy coffee drinks. I like plain black coffee, and their coffee always taste burnt. So, what I am trying to say is that I don't care about their bonus points and promotions. Interesting that Dutch Bros is in the polling. Dutch Bros is just starting to expand here in the area. I haven't tried it yet. We have a local coffee shop, that is now expanding to areas outside of San Diego county, that I like. It is called Better Buzz.

I don't drink coffee, and dh hates their coffee. I bet I can count on one hand how many times I've been in a Starbucks. So, I won't be affected.

DIL I live with has worked there for 22 years, she keeps me supplied with beans, I make fabulous French press decaf, salted, steamed soy every morning and it’s divine.

When I’m out and about, or on a road trip, I’ll treat myself, so those stars don’t add up very fast.

I've never been to Starbucks and they don't sell anything I'd drink, so that's not going to change.

I used to go to SB every day, sometimes twice. We used to bring our kids there for special things like birthdays or Christmas Eve. Their policies and quality started diving a long time ago, so we gave it up. The only exception is when we visit Disney World because I do not care for Joffrey's coffee, so I'll get a small latte to hold me off in the parks.

I do homemade or Dutch Bros. Honestly, if you've never had a Dutch Bros, you should give it a try. As was mentioned, they are always friendly. They also have an app to get points, you get a free drink on your birthday, and they just added the ability to order ahead and pick up. OH! And they have stickers. Winning all around.

It won’t change our habits. My husband goes almost daily, I go once in a while. I recently started making my own cold brew at home and like the convenience of that. My husband doesn’t get to into the stars thing but starbucks is linked to his delta SkyMiles account so he gets miles either way (until that program changes).

I chose the "I already don't go there" option, although I do go occasionally. But the only reason I ever go there is when I have a gift card which I get sometimes from teachers at school (I'm a good sub, and they appreciate me, lol), or kids at Christmas. But I never go unless I have those gift cards. I don't drink coffee anymore, so I might use the GCs on tea and egg bites, or something like that. 

I voted "I already don't go there" and "Oprah" because I think I've been to Starbucks few enough times to count on one hand, so that's technically more than never. 

And only one of those times was I buying anything for myself--I wanted a baked good while at a Turnpike rest stop and they were my best option.

Otherwise, I've stopped gone through the drive-thru once for my mom, and brought one of my kids for a cocoa once, and I think that might be it.

I only go to Starbucks once in a while - so I don't pay much attention to my star rewards. I'm not a fan of their regular coffee, just the fun stuff lol. But way too much sugar for me these days so it isn't my go-to for a coffee. I do love that I can customize a drink on the app and order it that way for pick up, instead of standing there stammering about what I need.


Every week I'm at a local coffee shop for my women's networking group and usually just have a regular coffee. But they do some amazing lattes as well so I'll treat myself once in a while for those.