Coffee, anyone?

Today as I was checking our mail, I received a small envelop with my name handwritten across the top. I could tell that is was some sort of advertisement or from a company. The handwriting looked a little too perfect. However, I went ahead and opened it and to my shock I found a Starbucks gift card.





I was a little surprised, but then I looked at the amount of the gift card.



It was for $224.56!!!!!! Seriously???





Then I read the letter attached and discovered that my credit card's partnership with Starbucks was ending; therefore, they gave me all the "rewards" I earned in the last five years. You see, I only got a credit card when I worked for a law firm in Dallas. I had to travel a lot and the firm would reimburse me for my expenses. However, I didn't want all my travel expenses to come straight from my debit card. Also, car rental companies mandated that you had a credit card. So, I bit the bullet and got a credit card. There were so many "reward" programs to select from. However, I decided on Starbucks because there was a Starbucks in our building, and I figured I would never really earn a lot of points due to the limited use I was going to actually use my credit card. Flash forward five years and I still have the credit card, but I never redeemed any of my rewards. Hence the $224.56 gift card.

Now that I no longer work close to a Starbucks, I hardly ever drink its coffee. I may go once every two months to our local Starbucks on a Saturday, but how on God's green earth am I ever going to drink $224.56 worth of coffee???