If you are a regular Starbucks customer, this trick to save money could be right up your street.
A Starbucks 'hack' has been doing the rounds on TikTok and Twitter saying how you can save money on your drink. And there's nothing underhand about it.
Manchester Evening News reporter Bethan Shufflebotham headed to her local Starbucks to find out if it really works. This is what she said: "I spotted the trick on Twitter after Daily Star journalist Mollie Quirk wrote: 'I tried the Starbucks hack that's floating about and it works! Order an iced latte with no ice. Then ask for a large cup of ice. You'll save 55p and get a large iced latte for the price of a small.'
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"And that’s exactly what I did. As I pulled up to the window the cashier recited: 'Welcome to Starbucks, what can I get started for you?' It was surprisingly difficult to not blurt out my usual order of a caramel cream frappuccino, but I did manage to request a small iced latte, with no ice. 'Anything else, or is that everything for you?' - I went on to order my large cup of ice, and headed up to the window to pay my £3.05.
"The staff said nothing about what might be considered an unusual request, but at least it’s a simpler one than some of the things I’ve seen requested on TikTok lately. Within a few minutes I was in possession of my two cups - luckily, my car has three cup holders, so I wasn’t stuck for space either. I parked up, and tried out the hack for myself to see if I could save 55p on my iced lattes from now on.
"I did notice that my large cup wasn’t full to the top with ice, and was only about two thirds full, however, the small iced latte wasn't exactly brimming either. When pouring the latte from the small cup into the large, it did nearly fill it to capacity - a little more ice and it’d definitely have done it.
"I'd say it’s pretty safe to say that it’s a trick that works, and one to keep up your sleeve next time you plan to order. If you enjoy an iced latte once a week from the global chain, it could save you a whopping £28.60 - or, with small iced lattes costing £3.05, it’s the equivalent of nine free drinks, and you can’t turn your nose up at that."
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