Have you ever wondered how valuable a free Starbucks could be? I’ve written about many ways to earn either free stars or bonus stars toward a free drink, but one Starbucks customer redeemed for a whopping $54 drink.
Per the Consumerist, one Starbucks customer named Andrew set what is, as far as we can determine, a world record for the most expensive drink possible at Starbucks. Tamping down the previous known record at $47.30 is the Sexagintuple Vanilla Bean Mocha Frappuccino at $54.75.
He had a secret weapon: a 128-ounce glass. Well, okay, more like a vase that you would fill with marbles or river rocks and use to decorate your house, but Starbucks considers it a glass for their purposes, unlike the other record-seekers who brought in a giant fishbowl. (We disqualify them from the single-drink record because a bunch of lattes in one fishbowl is not a single drink.)
The key step for Andrew’s world-record run was getting the baristas on his side. He walked up to the counter and laid out his goals. “So, this might sound a little weird, but I saw a video on youtube where a guy orders the most expensive Starbucks drink. I want to beat the record.” The cashier had seen the video, and through math and teamwork they figured out how to make a record-busting drink that would fit in his cup and break the record.
“It took a few minutes to figure out all the math, but in the end, it took about 55 shots to get us over the $50 line, and we just rounded it up to 60 to make it easy,” he explained to Consumerist. Everyone behind the counter seemed to be on board with the plan, and they produced the massive confection in about ten minutes.
What’s the most expensive free Starbucks drink you’ve redeemed for?
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Hey my name is Johann,
If you know of any job opportunities for a barista please hit me to it. For some reason my manager thought giving away 60 shots for free was wrong. Hey, but what does she know. I’m looking forward to your response, or I’ll check Craigslist, either way.