Starbucks has become the latest coffee chain to water down its reward scheme – with customers now having to spend 20 per cent more to get freebies.
Customers will have to spend £60 on drinks and £35 on pastries or cakes before they rack up the same amount of points and become entitled to a free item via the coffee giant’s Stars loyalty scheme.
The change marks increases of £10 and £5 respectively as the coffee giant defends the move by saying it will ‘help ensure the programme continues to deliver value for members over the long term’.
Starbucks said it is making
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