What card/how to use at Starbucks

[Anonymous]

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@cashorcharge wrote:

I use all my SockDrawer cards with Starbucks.  Yeah, I may not get rewards but it puts small activity on my SD cards and I don't even have to leave the house to get the regular activity on them...just add to your phone, charge then remove and move on to the next one...

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just like some recharges Amazon gift card? Good use for sure! 

[Bill77]

I see you have the Amazon store card.  Are you prime?  If so, you can buy Starbucks gift cards at 5% cash back on Amazon and load them into the Starbucks app.

[Anonymous]

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@Bill77 wrote:

I see you have the Amazon store card.  Are you prime?  If so, you can buy Starbucks gift cards at 5% cash back on Amazon and load them into the Starbucks app.

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that's ingenious! No, not prime, so I guess Disco It CB is the best for this quarter(5% restaurant!). I don't really drink at SB anyway(Team McCafe which is like 1/4 the price!  )

[Anonymous]

Don't you miss the days when small(tall) hot coffee was $1.50 😭

Just now a McDonalds, MEDIUM Orange Pekoe & black tea is $1.21 after using Rewards  Of course 5% back as restaurant via Disco it CB!

[cws-21]

I have been using my Affinity Cash Rewards this quarter for, I hope, 7% cash back when I add funds to my Starbucks card in the app.

[Anonymous]

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@cws-21 wrote:

I have been using my Affinity Cash Rewards this quarter for, I hope, 7% cash back when I add funds to my Starbucks card in the app.

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Oh, for quick service restaurant rotator adding to restaurant? Can't you check how much cash back it takes, C1 is fast on its website.

[cws-21]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@cws-21 wrote:

I have been using my Affinity Cash Rewards this quarter for, I hope, 7% cash back when I add funds to my Starbucks card in the app.

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Oh, for quick service restaurant rotator adding to restaurant? Can't you check how much cash back it takes, C1 is fast on its website.

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Actually, I don't think it is easy to confirm how much cash back is earned from a single Starbucks reload on the Cash Rewards. I can see that I earned 2% cash back for a reload, but, I believe, the other 5% is part of a "Spend bonus" lump sum that I imagine includes cash back from multiple purchases.

[NRB525]

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@Anonymous wrote:

So charged $10 using Disco to SB card and just used it, and up pops Visa on my phone lol. I swear I saw a post here about the card discontinuing but it seems it won't close any time soon? Or am I tricked lol.

Didn't app of course and why is Disco slow, pending items a lot, wanna confirm it's restaurant lol. C1 was fast enough

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Well, in the Starbucks app, there should be a button for "Scan in Store" which takes you to your list of payments methods loaded in SB. One of those is probably your Discover. At least one other is your Starbucks gift card you reloaded. If a Starbucks card is not your default for payment, you can click on the lower left to make it your default. Then when you use the app, it should turn up. 

On iPhone, you can also send your SB card to the Apple Wallet, making it available to scan after you open Wallet, along with the related list of credit cards in Apple Pay which you would scroll when deciding to pay via Apple Pay.

There is a Chase Freedom offer out there for 10% back on Starbucks purchases, through August 31. Not every card is eligible, but it's nice if you can get it.

[RehabbingANDBlabbing]

I use Starbucks and Amazon gift card srelaods for sockdrawered cards. They are both places I shop at regularly, so it works.

Here's my Starbucks strategy:

Default: I use my AmEx Gold Card (or the businees Gold) for 4X per dollar. I use these cards to reload my Starbucks gift card in the app, then I pay with the app to get 2 stars per dollar. So each $1 spent at Starbucks is getting me 4 MR points and 2 stars.

Occaisional: I will use Discover for 5% when they do the dining category during certain quarters. I will also occasionally use some of my other cards that have offers for Starbucks on them. I have seen a couple of AmEx offers for Starbucks across various cards, but I more consistently see them from my Chase debit card and my Truist credit card.

I always just reload my Starbucks card and it always codes as dining like it is supposed to, so don't hesitate to do that and earn the extra stars.

[Anonymous]

This quarter using CFF via paypal:

+ 2%(2 Pts)/$1 addl. on Dining purchases2X9.30 pts
(pending)
+ 1% (1 Pts)/$1 on all purchases1X4.65 pts
(pending)
+ Bonus from 4Q 5% category: PayPal4X18.60 pts
(pending)

Total 7%