I only just discovered the Starbucks Card whilst in the UK recently – can someone enlighten me as to the purpose of this card? According to the brochure “the Starbucks Card is handier than cash, as there’s no more searching for change”. Yes, but, isn’t that also the purpose of credit or debit cards?
“Load it with any amount from £2 to £150, and then your Card is activated to use whenever you are in Starbucks“. No doubt. But isn’t the money better sitting in my bank account earning interest (however little), and with my credit card I can even dispense with my cash one month later and earn spending points.
The only useful feature I can find is the ability to view your recent transactions – an easy way to find out just how much money you’re exporting to Seattle, and a quick way to realise that all those coffee’s can, in fact, be quite expensive!