Is your Starbucks habit too expensive? You could win free coffee for life

It’s that time of year: between work, holiday parties and family obligations many of us feel the need for a constant stream of coffee.

But since weary holiday celebrators can’t yet get caffeine directly to the vein, Starbucks has the next best thing: free coffee for life.

Starbucks is ringing in the holiday season by giving away free coffee for life to five very, very (did I say very?) lucky winners.

All you have to do to enter is make a purchase using a registered Starbucks card — this includes purchases through the Starbucks app — then log on to starbucksforlife.com to play the game and collect badges, the company says.

If Christmas shopping left your wallet feeling a little thin, don’t worry — you still have a chance to enter. Starbucks Rewards members can visit the website and get free daily play without making a purchase, the rules state.

Entrants can play twice a day and the promotion runs until Jan. 6.

But how exactly does this whole “for life” thing work? Starbucks says grand prize winners will receive one credit to their account every day for 30 years. The credit is good for one food or beverage item.

Of course, if you don’t win free Starbucks for life, your consolation prize could still be pretty good.

15 players will win free Starbucks for a year, 50 will win free Starbucks for six months and 125 will win free drinks for three months, among a number of other prizes including a PlayStation 4, movie tickets and hundreds of bonus stars, the company says.

So as you’re running from store to store and party to party, drink up! A land flowing with milk and coffee could await you.

For the complete rules, click here.

This story was originally published December 4, 2019 at 9:45 AM with the headline "Is your Starbucks habit too expensive? You could win free coffee for life."