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Starbucks Unveils Updated Rewards Program with New Member Benefits
Starbucks introduced a three-tier rewards system with faster Star earning and new perks, but critics say it raises spending thresholds for meaningful rewards.
- On March 10, Starbucks launched a nationwide tiered Rewards program, replacing its flat system and sorting members into Green, Gold and Reserve tiers.
- Starbucks assigned members to tiers based on 2025 Stars, surprising those who kept physical Gold Cards after the 2019 elimination.
- Earning rates set Green at 1 star per $1, Gold at 1.2 and Reserve at 1.7, with bonus stars for digital Starbucks Card reloads; redemption includes 60-star $2-off and Free Mod Mondays from March 16.
- Almost immediately after the rollout, critics on social media reacted as longtime customers and Gold Card holders complained about losing assumed Gold status and being placed in Green, echoing the 2023 50-Star tier backlash while Newsweek sought comment.
- The company says the new model is designed to boost app engagement and promotions, offering Triple/Double Star Days, tier-tied 'secret menu' drinks, and a Tokyo 'Global Coffee Experience' later this year for Reserve members.
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Starbucks customers who love collecting the company’s loyalty rewards stars for each dollar they spend are in for a change this morning. America’s No. 1 coffee chain is launching its revamped rewards program today, March 10. With it comes a tiered loyalty membership program and a new structure for earning stars and new rewards. Here’s what you need to know. The former Starbucks loyalty rewards system is no more Before today’s launch of the new r…
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