Much like it has done to just about every other facet of Canadian bills, inflation has come for your morning coffee.
Starbucks is rolling out new rules for its loyalty program in the United States and Canada on Monday, changes that in some cases could see customers need to use twice as many points to get the same items they got before.
Customers will need to spend 100 stars — the chain’s version of reward points — for most of its most popular individual items, including a hot drip coffee or tea, a baked good or prepackaged snack.
Previously, those items only cost 50 stars. How much they get you is changing, but the way to earn them is the same: a customer gets one star for every dollar they spend on Starbucks items using cash, debit or credit. Paying with a preloaded gift card will earn two stars for every dollar spent.
It’s not just the basics going up, either. More expensive items like Frappucinos or hot breakfast items will now cost 200 stars instead of 150, and the price for a salad or sandwich is going from 250 to 300 stars.
www.cbc.ca/news/business/starbucks-reward-points-changes-1.6741255