Hey there. In regards to number 9, I've never had to activate an offer when I've gone to starbucks. But it is something I'll keep in mind in case one day I don't get my bonus stars or whatever during a special.
May and Baby J, has anyone seen my new GEB dog? www.canadianlynx.ca m...@canadianlynx.ca > On Jan 28, 2018, at 12:41 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello All, > > Please keep the following in mind when using the iOS Starbucks app with > VoiceOver: > > 1. > You can use ApplePay to Reload your Starbucks Account. > > 2. > While you can create and save a ApplePay Pass for easy access when paying, > the features work best when you use the bar code payment display from within > the app, itself. This is completely VoiceOver accessible. > > 3. > The way to earn rewards is to accrue Stars. > > 4. > You earn two Stars for every, one, dollar you spend. However, this is the > most basic way and is not the best method of accruing Stars. > > 5. > It takes 125 Stars in order to receive a free item. > > 6. > Upon launching the app, you will discover a rewards area. This area will > always display your currently running rewards offer. This is the most > important area of the app for this is the area where you can find out what > you need to do to earn more stars with less money. For example, last week, > I received an offer that if I purchased only one item, I would receive 125 > bonus Stars in addition to my normal Stars. So, I bought a drink for $3 and > instead of earning only 6 Stars, I received 131 Stars. > > 7. > You only get one offer per week. So, once you complete your offer, you must > wait until you receive your next offer. > > 8. > Some offers involve multiple purchases. For example, I received one offer > that gave me 50 Stars for every item I purchased up to 6 items. Please keep > in mind that an item means 1 registry transaction. So, Were I to purchase > two cups of coffee on the same receipt, it would count as one item. So, if > I want to purchase two items, one for me and one for a friend, and assuming > I want Star credit for each item, I would have to have the barista ring up > each drink, separately. > > 9. > You must manually activate an offer before you purchase, in order to earn > its associated Stars. This is the only area of the app that is not > VoiceOver accessible. No problem, however, for, at the time of purchase, > simply disable VoiceOver and have the barista touch the "Start Offer Now," > button. The barista only need do this once, per offer. Once the offer is > started, it will remain in effect, until it ends and VoiceOver will read the > status of the offer and the number of days left in the offer and whether or > not you have completed the offer. > > 10. > The next area of the screen is a preview of your Inbox. Sometimes, you will > receive very important notices and even more offers. For example, > yesterday, I received an email informing me that this is a double Star > weekend. So, yesterday, I purchased an item for $4 but received 16 Stars. > Last week, I received a message in my Inbox that told me that should I > reload my account with at least $10, I would receive 100 bonus Stars. It's > pretty amazing. You know, I have some sighted friends who have had the > Starbucks app for years and yet have never gotten any free items because > they fail to activate their reward offers or read the messages in their > app-inbox. (smile) > > 11. > Keep in mind that when you start out, you are at Green level. You must earn > 300 Stars in order to be promoted to Gold level. Once you are at gold > level, then you begin receiving free items for every 125 Stars earned. In > my case, I went from 0 Stars to 450 Stars in less than one week with only > $12 in purchases because I took advantage of reward offers. Mind you, I > would have spent the $12, anyway so why not take advantage of the free > rewards? > > 12. > Once you acquire Gold Status, it will remain active for 1 year. The app > will tell you how many stars you need in order to either achieve or extend > your Gold Status. In my case, even though I have spent only $24, my gold > Status has been extended to the middle of 2020. (smile) > > 13. > When you earn bonus Stars, it can take up to 24 hours before they appear in > your app. > > 14. > Stars expire after 6 months so use your rewards. The app will inform you > when Stars are due to expire, etc. > > Okay, I think I've covered all of the basics. However, if I forgot > something or you need assistance using or understanding the app, you can > call Starbucks customer service at: > 800-782-7282. > > Good Luck and Enjoy, > > Mark > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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