#Starbucks holiday cups giveaway free#

Starbucks has been actively encouraging customers to use the mobile app and drive-through features in its quest to streamline the amount of time that they spend picking up their drinks. Between the red cup giveaway and the mobile app network going down they're not having a good morning. I was 0 for 2, as they say in the baseball world, in trying to nab a holiday beverage, and others were, too.īe kind to the Starbucks folks working in the stores today. I decided not to get anything, and drove off. By the time I pulled in, the order clerk told me that the store had run out of reusable cups. So I left home around noon, figuring I'd just order my drink at the store. And after I could log back in, I found that I could not access the beverage menu or see my prior orders, and the list of stores that I frequent had vanished. When I tried to log back in, I received an error message. Given that reassurance, I decided to let the morning-rush-hour crowd die down at my local Starbucks, where it has taken me as long as 20 minutes to get my drink if I use the drive-through window (more on that later).īefore I set off, I tapped on the Starbucks app on my mobile phone to place my order, only to find to my surprise that I had been logged out of it. Nope! We'll be giving away the red reusable cup with every holiday drink purchase all day! It enthusiastically promoted the special on social media as well. for 50¢ off grande handcrafted holiday beverages.' (*While supplies last. Then bring it back all season long after 2 p.m.

#Starbucks holiday cups giveaway free#

Starbucks declared: 'Today only (!), get a free red reusable cup when you order your favorite holiday drink*. It touted the company's three holiday drinks - the Caramel Brulee Latte, Peppermint Mocha and Toasted White Chocolate Mocha - and also featured the 'Free, Limited-Edition Red Reusable Cup!'