DenaliDaveB
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This is from Starbuck's website under FAQ. Where can I use my Starbucks Card?
Starbucks Cards are accepted at most Starbucks locations in North America, including airport, grocery, bookstore, casino, university and hotel locations.
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mowermech
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Easy fix: Don't give gift cards, give cash.
At the moment, at least, cash is accepted everywhere.
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campin4kids
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DenaliDaveB wrote:This is from Starbuck's website under FAQ. Where can I use my Starbucks Card?
Starbucks Cards are accepted at most Starbucks locations in North America, including airport, grocery, bookstore, casino, university and hotel locations.
Too bad this isn't always the case. The Starbucks at University
Park Mall in Mishawaka, Indiana won't let us use them there. They said they don't take gift cards there.
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campin4kids wrote:
Too bad this isn't always the case. The Starbucks at University
Park Mall in Mishawaka, Indiana won't let us use them there. They said they don't take gift cards there.
I would contact Starbucks headquaters, this Starbucks may be in violation of their franchise.
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mowermech wrote:Easy fix: Don't give gift cards, give cash.
At the moment, at least, cash is accepted everywhere.
No kidding 
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rvdogmom40
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I frequent Starbucks stores wherever I happen to be. Their cards are out by the cash register and anyone can pick one up. They have to be activated by putting a certain amount of money on to them. I would want more info before coming down on Starbucks. After all the company is in the business of making money and that is done by making the customer happy and well caffeinated.
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msmith1199
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RRBob wrote:campin4kids wrote:
Too bad this isn't always the case. The Starbucks at University
Park Mall in Mishawaka, Indiana won't let us use them there. They said they don't take gift cards there.
I would contact Starbucks headquaters, this Starbucks may be in violation of their franchise.
Actually, most Starbucks are not franchises. They are almost all company owned. They only franchise a select few and my understanding is the only frachised ones are at specialty locations like inside grocery stores or on college campuses and things of that nature. It is possible that the OP went to one that is a franchise and maybe they don't accept the cards.
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msmith1199
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msmith1199 wrote:RRBob wrote:campin4kids wrote:
Too bad this isn't always the case. The Starbucks at University
Park Mall in Mishawaka, Indiana won't let us use them there. They said they don't take gift cards there.
I would contact Starbucks headquaters, this Starbucks may be in violation of their franchise.
Actually, most Starbucks are not franchises. They are almost all company owned. They only franchise a select few and my understanding is the only frachised ones are at specialty locations like inside grocery stores or on college campuses and things of that nature. It is possible that the OP went to one that is a franchise and maybe they don't accept the cards.
Correction, per their website they don't franchise at all. Instead they license people to sell their brand at locations where they couldn't have a company owned store such as on university campuses or airports. I notice the OP said this was at University Park Mall and according to one source I found the Starbucks there is inside Barnes & Nobles. Maybe Starbucks just licenses Barnes & Nobel to sell their brand and thats why they don't take the cards.
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campin4kids
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The above post seems to explain the problem. Thank you msmith.
I'm still not buying the giftcards for the teachers as my daughter had originally thought was a good idea. I don't want to run the risk of them being turned down as my daughter was.
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Thank you campin4kids, I appreciate your post.
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