Starbucks makes me happy.

Free Starbucks makes me even happier.

I have very much enjoyed getting free starbucks drinks, thanks to my handy-dandy Starbucks Duetto Visa. Every month, they load my card with beaucoup Duetto Dollars. I happily go through the drive-thru, hand them my card, and voila- Free Tall, Extra Foamy Vanilla Latte.

I almost never have to actually pay for my drinks.

Until now. I got a letter in the mail informing me that the Starbucks Visa is being discontinued and replaced with another, boring, useless 'gold' card. Who needs a gold card? Give me a COFFEE card.

Boo.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do. This is very big news in my coffee world. I can't really justify going to Starbucks (now, that they've raised their prices, too!) and paying almost $4 for a latte a couple times a week . Thankfully, I make my own lattes at home (thanks to Miss Silvia), but it's just not the same.

The only up-side, is we've decided to go big and get a really good airmiles card. So, when I drive past Starbucks (sobbing), and pull into the Tim Hortons drive-thru (cringing), I will envision myself suntanning on a beach, in Maui, and then (hopefully) everything will be okay.