I spend a large portion of my annual income at Starbucks, and I can't be the only one. But there is hope for us Starbucks addicts now that a cottage industry has sprung up advising customers on how to save money at Starbucks through clever ordering hacks.
But knowing a secret menu isn't the only way to save precious dollars on your coffee run. By repurposing actual products from Starbucks, like grounds, cups, and sleeves, we can stretch our Starbucks money even farther. There's an added bonus in that the reuse of these items is eco-friendly, too. With Earth Day on April 22, we're unveiling the creative ways Starbucks fans are stretching those coffee dollars even farther.
Follow the steps in this DIY coffee candle to repurpose Starbucks grounds and cups!
Reuse your Starbucks bag to wrap small gifts. Get bonus points for creativity by repurposing a sleeve into a cute decal!
Your plants will thank you for recycling your Starbucks coffee grounds to use as compost, whether you add pure grounds to your plants as fertilizer or mix them into your general compost pile.
Make an easy oil lantern from an old Frappuccino bottle that would otherwise end up in the recycling bin.
Repurpose Starbucks cups as planters. The green in the company's logo will match your thumb!
Coffee grounds can be used in a fun and easy DIY soap recipe.
Give waterproof Starbucks coffee bags a second life by creating durable coasters.
Save Starbucks coffee grounds and use the leftovers to patch up wood furniture that has become nicked or tarnished over time.
Never look for napkins in the car again when you use a Starbucks cup to make a mobile tissue holder!
Give Starbucks grounds a second life as a beauty treatment. Making a DIY coffee scrub will leave you feeling refreshed.
Starbucks coffee grounds can be used in a number of recipes. Add them to vanilla ice cream to quickly enhance a coffee flavor or to a batch of compost cookies.
For Valentine's Day, fold Starbucks cup sleeves so that they open like a card, and see where your creativity takes you!
Starbucks grounds can be used as flavoring on a unique chaser to tequila. Sprinkle sugar and grounds over slices of lemon for a flavorful experience.