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Starbucks did a lot of interesting things this year. The coffee chain started 2016 with changes to its rewards program, which ended up angering a lot of customers<\/a>. And it’s ending the year with the announcement of CEO Howard Schultz stepping down from the position in April 2017.<\/p>\n In between those two events, Starbucks released new drinks, like <\/a>the Cherry Blossom Frappuccino, <\/a>Chile Mocha, <\/a>Iced Coconut Milk Mocha Macchiato, and, of course, the <\/a>Pokemon GO Frappuccino.<\/p>\n RULES:<\/b><\/p>\n To enter this prize drawing for a $5 Starbucks Gift Card, leave a comment with THIS post. You can write whatever you want, but please don\u2019t forget to fill out the email field because we\u2019ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for his or her mailing address.<\/p>\n We will stop accepting entries on December 15, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (2:00 a.m. Pacific, 5:00 a.m. Eastern). Only one comment allowed per person, and it\u2019s only open to U.S. residents 18 years old or older.<\/p>\n Good luck!<\/p>\n FINE PRINT: The Impulsive Buy promises your email address will not be used to send you emails that begin with “Business Proposal.” The Impulsive Buy also promises your mailing address will not be used to send you three Macy’s ads per week. Bribes will not be accepted. The Impulsive Buy will not be responsible for lost mail or damaged mail.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Starbucks did a lot of interesting things this year. The coffee chain started 2016 with changes to its rewards program, which ended up angering a lot of customers. And it’s ending the year with the announcement of CEO Howard Schultz stepping down from the position in April 2017. 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