Simply fab-brew-lous!
Starbucks fans have hacked the brew system once again — revealing another delicious and cost-effective trick.
TikTok users have discovered a hack that will perk coffee lovers right up — the tasty secret involves ordering iced espresso in a large-sized cup and adding all your favorite customizations; all without paying through the nose.
Sophia Celentano — the 21-year-old influencer who went viral for taking a plane every week to her internship — has once again found herself in the spotlight with a video claiming she just paid $3.82 for a grande iced latte, which can often sell for $6 or more, depending on the location and customizations.
“It feels illegal that I just got this coffee for $3. I feel like I’ve become a pro at getting the cheapest drinks possible at Starbucks,” she said.
The college student said she ordered an iced triple espresso in a venti cup on the Starbucks app, with a dash of oat milk and cinnamon sweet cream cold foam.
While the drink alone cost $3.25, the whipped foam was an added $1.25. But on the app, if someone has 25 stars in their reward bank, they can use it to zhuzh up their favorite beverage without paying. Dashes of any kind of milk are always free.
Celentano explained that while the beverage normally would be about $5, but that the use of the stars — attainable in just a couple of visits — “you can customize your drink for free.”
“So this drink was literally less than $4, and I usually end up spending at least double that,” the TikToker went on. “I just love that you can customize this. You can use whatever creamer you want. You can add in whatever cold foams they have in stock.”
She then gushed over her favorite flavors, such as the cinnamon sweet cream and the pumpkin cream toppings.
“Words can’t describe,” Celentano happily sighed as she blissfully sipped her sweet cup of chilled caffeine.
“Honestly, I think this is better than a lot of their signature lattes that end up being $8. My life changed when I figured out this hack,” she concluded.
Another influencer, who goes by the name Jade Leasy, has also utilized the trick, and dished that she paid just $4 for a fall specialty drink: Starbucks’ iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte.
While a large-sized of the signature autumnal sipper will cost anywhere between $6.25 to $7.25 before customizations, Leasy was able to score it for half the price.
“Here’s what I do. You’re going to order two espresso shots over ice, okay? They’re going to charge around $2.25-$2.50,” she said.
Leasy added: “So I have them add whole milk in my drink, and then you’re gonna ask for pumpkin sweet cream cold foam. It’s going to taste exactly like a pumpkin spice latte and you spent maybe $3.50, $3.75.”
Another hack social media users have concocted up is finding out that customers can get free refills anytime you’re working inside of a Starbucks store.
If you stay present inside of a café, then you can get unlimited refills on brewed coffee and tea.
A third money-saving tip is to get two cups from the store — one smaller size of your drinks with no ice, and another larger cup filled to the lid with cubes.
Then pour the warmer beverage into the ice-filled cup and blammo — you have a larger drink for a cheaper price.
