Starbucks Rewards — the coffeehouse chain's esteemed loyalty program — is slated to change on Feb. 13 as more new items are added to the Starbucks menu. For years, the Starbucks rewards program has been hailed as "one of the best rewards programs" that coffee lovers can sign up for, but the forthcoming changes seem to only make it worse.
The rewards system operates via a barcode in the Starbucks app that allows customers to earn points — also known as "Stars" — when they make a purchase. Customers will earn one Star per dollar spent if they scan the barcode and then pay in store using cash or a card. But if customers make their purchases through the Starbucks app's "Starbucks card" and then use the barcode to pay (whether it's a mobile or an in store purchase), they will earn two Stars per dollar spent.
