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Starbucks Marathon - Mission Accomplished

Dec 21, 2007 Author: Vortrack | Filed Under: Event, Food & Drink | Viewed: 840

Actually this marathon is not an official event organized by Starbucks unless you want it to be . I have been to Starbucks very often just to get the Starbucks 2008 Planner with Yeevon. To get this planner, you need to collect 18 stickers. 17 from beverages and 1 from pastry.

Both of us have been drinking overpriced beverages since this event started, meaning 6th of November. And guess what, we both have ourself a planner each. And that’s not all, we are going to get our 4th Starbucks 2008 Planner soon !!!

A bit of history on how we get both of them.

The first sticker card we got was on 9th of November, 2007 at Times Square’s Starbucks. We got the first Starbucks planner on the 26th of November, 2007. We got it in 18 days.

The second sticker card we got was on 26th of November, 2007 at Damansara Uptown’s Starbucks. We got the second planner on the 4th of December, 2007. We got it in 8 days !!!

All these photos were taken back from my old blog.

And if I am not mistaken, this is the first time Starbucks came out with this planner. Other countries already have it long time ago like in Phillipine, Thailand and some others. I think I will rest a while after getting so much coffee and tea in my stomach .

So, should we continue? I do not know my stomach can handle another gallon of coffee and tea or not . After getting our 4th planner, we MIGHT go for the 5th .

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10 Responses for "Starbucks Marathon - Mission Accomplished"

Yeevon (4 comments.) December 21st, 2007 at 2:58 am 1

For me, i love coffee very much… without planner i also can handle hundred gallons of coffee ^^ hahaz
darren December 21st, 2007 at 2:59 am 2

continue laaa,hehehe,u can store more 1
Vortrack (318 comments.) December 21st, 2007 at 3:00 am 3

Frankyee: Ya, but maybe not Starbucks lu. Holly or Coffee Bean is next .

darren: I drink, u belanja ok?
darren December 21st, 2007 at 3:01 am 4

my boss got the planner..at first..i also dunno what is it..haha..haiz,going to work now
Vortrack (318 comments.) December 21st, 2007 at 3:02 am 5

Ask your boss drink more, give 1 to u la. For him RM15 for a cup of coffee sap sap sui .
giehar (1 comments.) December 21st, 2007 at 3:03 am 6

I am at The Medical City 3x a week for hemodialysis and I always buy 2 cups of coffee at the Starbucks so I can rack up the stickers. Take note, I could save by buying myself a large venti size coffee but I buy 2 short sizes to get more stickers.

For the last 2 weeks or so, my maid [who buys the coffee] has been forgetting to bring the sticker card. HOWEVER, the crew at Starbucks insist that this is okay since we can, according to them, combine the stickers from more than one promo card.

This morning, I ordered coffee #24. I was excited to finally get the planner.

My maid came back with the coffee BUT WITH NO PLANNER. Why? Apparently, you can only combine the stickers from NOT MORE THAN 2 PROMO CARDS. Since most of my stickers are in 2 promo cards and 6 are spread across four others, they say I do not qualify despite the fact that I have already bought 24 cups of coffee. I was upset!

I have to admit, the rules clearly say “maximum of 2 promo cards” on the card itself. It probably is my fault for not reading it. BUT, why did the crew say otherwise? Was it so hard to remind us that only 2 cards can be combined? What’s with the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” attitude?

This doesn’t really pose such a big problem for me, ‘coz I will definitely be buying more coffee the next time I’m at the hospital. I’ll probably qualify for 2 planners by the time the promo ends. BUT what about the other buyers who don’t know about this rule, who are trying so hard to buy 24 cups of coffee just to get the planner? What happens when they buy cup #24 like I did, and the cashier tells them “Sorry, despite buying 24 expensive cups of coffee, you STILL don’t qualify ‘coz your stickers are spread across more than 2 cards”? What difference does it make if I have 24 cards with 1 sticker in each one or 1 card with 24 stickers in it? Either way, I bought the required quantity of coffee!

I texted my other friends who were also accumulating stickers to get the planner and they also didn’t know about the 2 card maximum rule. They didn’t even know that you must buy 12 regular coffees and 12 christmas flavors to get the planner. My point is that despite the fact that they said so in the rules, nobody really reads the rules and it would be much easier if their crew told us about this rule up front, because this is apparently a VITAL RULE to qualify for the planner. You don’t hide this rule amidst the fine print, hiding in plain sight!

When the nurse saw I was kind of upset over what happened, she jokingly said, “Don’t get upset, it’s only a planner. You can buy them real cheap at National Bookstore, much cheaper when the new year begins.” She has a point, but that isn’t the point. I could care less about the planner, I dont intend to use it. My point is I felt I was victimized by this promo to buy more coffee!

Another annoying thing is, part of the proceeds from this promo will supposedly go to charity, So they are actually trying to make you buy more coffee thinking that it’s for a “worthy cause”. I don’t mind giving to charity, but I dont appreciate the fraudulent tactics.
Vortrack (318 comments.) December 21st, 2007 at 3:04 am 7

I’m sorry for you, geihar. Actually I myself don’t really understand their so called RULES. It says “A no promo card, no sticker, no extension policy will be strictly implemented across all stores. Stickers will only be provided upon presentation of this promotion card” and I don’t understand the “a no promo card” part.

We are acually drinking few hundreds away just to get this planner. If it is for charity, I don’t mind at all since I love doing charity. And I can see your card stated UNICEF and Spark Hope is it? But Malaysia we don’t.

So, are you still goin to join the “marathon” to get the planner?
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Chix (1 comments.) January 24th, 2008 at 9:55 am 9

I also got one. But, gosh you got two of them?
Now I envy you because I thought it will be great if I can use one and the other keep them as a collection.
Vortrack (318 comments.) January 24th, 2008 at 5:10 pm 10

No I only have 1 planner. 1 with my girlfriend, 1 with her mom and 1 with my friend .