It was standing room only at 7th and Montana this morning as the line of customers waiting to order coffee stretched all the way around the store, between the tables and beyond the espresso bar. I think I know why the wait was longer than usual. According to Our Favorite City Councilman -- who is still actively promoting the (Red) Card, Starbucks donates five cents to the global fund to save lives in Africa every time you make a transaction using the card. In other words, you could order a coffee, and then -- just before leaving the cashier -- turn around and ask for an Apple Fritter as a separate transaction, thus doubling Starbucks' charitable donation. I put it to the test this morning by ordering my usual Grande Half Caff, and then -- as a pretend afterthought -- I told the cashier that I also wanted to buy a newspaper. Ka-Ching: Starbucks donated ten instead of five cents to the Global Fund. Now if I could just figure out what happens when you really do use the card to purchase an Apple Fritter ...!
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Send the Apple fritters over to Somolia the Skinnys are starving
I'm going to start having nightmares about AF! LOL
Maybe you just don't want to know!
So, if you wanted a grande half caff...in order to maximize the red card contribution you could order two separate transactions for small half caffs, buy a venti cup for cheap also contributing yet another 5 cents to the cause. then, trying not to be overly verbose, pour the two small half caffs into the venti cup and voila!, you have what you origional wanted as well as contributing a full 15 cents....if everyone did this, and i think they should, maybe this planet could heal.
No Garnett, don't send the Apple fritters over to Somalia, you'll kill em!
Gaz ;-)
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