The IT Nerd

I’m a serious Starbucks addict. I have the app installed on my iPhone 5 which not only allows me to find Starbucks locations, but I can use my passbook card to pay for coffee and the app keeps track of my rewards (the latter being important seeing as I am at the gold level of Starbucks rewards). So when this press release hit the wires this AM, it got my attention. Starbucks is now giving Canadian coffee lovers the ability to Tweet someone a coffee:

The Tweet-a-Coffee program is a key next step as Starbucks innovates its social digital gifting offering. Beginning today, registered Starbucks account customers across Canada can now send a $5.00 Starbucks Card eGift through Twitter by following a few simple steps:

• Visit www.starbucks.ca/tweetacoffee to get started and to link your Starbucks account and your Twitter account
• Follow the instructions to send a Tweet to @tweetacoffee and to the gift recipient’s Twitter handle
• The recipient will receive a link on Twitter with details on how to claim their $5 eGift.
• You can send more eGifts directly on Twitter by sending a Tweet using @tweetacoffee

Customers can redeem the $5 Starbucks Card eGift at participating Starbucks stores in Canada either by printing out the eGift, showing it directly on their mobile device, or by loading it to their Starbucks mobile app.  Customers inCanada can also send eGifts via email online at www.starbucks.ca/card.

To get a better idea of how it works, here’s a video:

Now if someone wants to Tweet me a coffee, feel free to do so at @The_IT_Nerd.

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