Buzzfeed released some sneaky ways to save money during a Starbucks visit.
Ways to save money at Starbucks include:
- Order up: If you're getting coffee, get a size up so you don't have to pour any out to make room for milk or cream.
- Stop paying for a new cup of coffee after you finish the first — as long as you stay in store, you can get a refill for 50 cents!
- Instead of ordering an iced latte, get a triple espresso over ice in a venti cup. You can add milk on your own and you'll save $2.
- Instead of ordering a chai latte, get a hot chai tea and ask them to add hot milk. A chai latte will cost you easily over $4 while tea bags are less than $2.
- Save 10 cents each visit by bringing in a reusable plastic cup when ordering — if you drink a cup of coffee a day, you'll save $36 a year.
- Sign up for Starbucks Rewards and pay with the app to receive free and discounted drinks and food.
- Do not pay for water! The tap water in the store is filtered, and you can get a free cup of water if you ask the barista. (my mom is obsessed with their water!)
- If you and your friend both want hot tea, order a venti, which comes with two teabags, and ask for a separate cup of hot water.
- When ordering iced drinks, ask for no ice — you'll get more beverage and it'll still be cold.
- Check places like Groupon where you can occasionally get $10 Starbucks gift cards for only $5.