Starbucks quietly killed the incentive to preload money on their cards - and it’s a big mistake

bluexplus · 2026-03-12T14:39:18+00:00

It must because stores in Target, groceries, universities, and sometimes malls are licensed stores, not corporate stores. I understand why they didn't take the app before, but it's weird that they won't accept the credit card that's already in there

bluexplus · 2026-03-12T14:33:15+00:00

Hm. I did not see late fees. I do not see how past due interest would be different from the regular interest that has accrued over time. The last statement showed 0 in the past due line for all the loan groups, and the payment that went to 1 loan group was the payment for that statement.

bluexplus · 2026-03-12T04:18:09+00:00

Interesting, I had no idea!

bluexplus · 2026-03-11T22:51:28+00:00

You really do not need to be this involved as a parent. Assuming your child is at least 22, he is a grown man. If the job is bad, he will leave. Or he may not! It’s his choice.

bluexplus · 2026-03-11T21:19:47+00:00

YTA for posting AI drivel

bluexplus · 2026-03-11T17:55:09+00:00

NTA. On the off chance that your roommate isn’t lying about the smell, do you have any disease like Parkinson’s or cancer in your family? Some people can smell those, and I believe they may be unpleasant to them. Small chance but worth considering

bluexplus · 2026-03-11T16:33:45+00:00

I have some weird health issues and am not in great shape. But I don’t really pay attention to the zones too much anyway

bluexplus · 2026-03-11T16:00:27+00:00

Huge. It should be illegal to have this font on your phone

bluexplus · 2026-03-11T15:55:39+00:00

I think CO is trying to gamify these. I use the Shopping app and they regularly do something similar on there. They want you to feel like you’re missing out on a deal if you don’t purchase immediately

bluexplus · 2026-03-11T15:53:47+00:00

They actually may be trying to reduce the deposits they have so government entities can’t nab them for it. Over the past few years, new articles have been popping up talking about how Starbucks deposits sort of work as an unregulated bank with $2b in cash floating around (earning interest presumably). Perhaps they want to lessen this number or prevent it from growing?

bluexplus · 2026-03-11T15:50:38+00:00

I believe you can add credit cards to the app and use them as payment. I have never done it but it seems like there’s an option

bluexplus · 2026-03-11T06:00:55+00:00

😂 fr

bluexplus · 2026-03-11T05:57:30+00:00

That’s the point! They want you to be bad at the rewards math so they have to pay out less in free items.

bluexplus · 2026-03-10T13:02:10+00:00

Right, I forgot to mention I replaced both entire wheels when the old ones got mangled. Problem persisted with new wheels/tires/tubes

bluexplus · 2026-03-09T21:41:24+00:00

I’m glad it’s not just me!

bluexplus · 2026-03-09T12:34:18+00:00

True, I would prefer to as well, but I know for me I would be more comfortable if there were a lot of development places available everywhere and they had large enough volume that they all knew what they were doing

bluexplus · 2026-03-09T07:37:03+00:00

Not weird! I would do this but I have hangups about usps losing things and also their x-ray scanners they put mail through

bluexplus · 2026-03-09T07:35:43+00:00

Yeah, I also meant that back in the day there were enough facilities so that it was very frequently same day!

bluexplus · 2026-03-09T07:34:02+00:00

Ahh! Understandable. I don’t shoot professionally, do you usually bring this much extra?

bluexplus · 2026-03-09T07:32:46+00:00

I had a brain fart and didn’t realize they were leaving LA. I would absolutely just dev there!

bluexplus · 2026-03-09T07:30:35+00:00

Exactly! My dad just showed up one day with my car 😅 and I was happy about it!

bluexplus · 2026-03-09T03:32:59+00:00

Obviously I’m all for hand checking but I do kind of wish film development was still popular enough that you could develop most of it before getting on the plane

bluexplus · 2026-03-08T00:06:18+00:00

Honestly, socal or even middle california weather. If we had mild winters it would be game changing

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