Showing posts with label Starbucks planner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Starbucks planner. Show all posts
Sunday, November 10, 2013
I am lucky to have been able to get the Starbucks planner early this year. It just so happened that I have a friend who needed to collect 3 planners to give to friends abroad so I let him in on the cheapest route to get several planners (and got a planner for myself at a minimum cost minus all the coffee calories in the process).
There are several ways to get this years planner:
- The regular way - Collect 18 stickers by buying 18 drinks: 9 core drinks and 9 Christmas drinks. This year's Christmas flavors are Toffee Nut Latte, Peppermint Mocha, and Gingerbread Latte. My favorite Dark Cherry Mocha is conspicuously absent this year.
- You can also buy 5,000php worth of Starbucks merchandise and get the planner on the spot.
- The cheapest and most practical way (which is what my friend and I did) - Load 5,000php onto your Starbucks card and get the planner instantly. The best part of this is that when you use your 5,000php load, you can still get stickers when you buy drinks. In effect, it's like really getting a planner free upfront. This is the best option for people like me who don't really like coffee but are forced to endure the caffeine and extra calories for the sake of the planner. What I suggest is asking 2 other friends (so you would be 3 in a group), divide the cost of loading 5,000php onto the card, and take turns in using the card to buy your coffee. In effect, it's like spending around 1,700php for a planner (and you don't have to buy the cheapest drinks at that) as opposed to around 2,5000 if we peg one drink at around 150php.
Well anyway, here are the pictures of the planner. Obviously I got the magenta one. I apologize for the picture quality since I just used my phone's camera.
Monday, December 31, 2012
I actually got my local Starbucks planner last 12/21 (when the world was supposed to end, LOL) but I have been too lazy to take pictures so I have not been able to blog about it. I got it from our exchange gifts with the Ops people from the office and I was quite surprised when I got it: I never expected that someone would actually take my wishlist seriously. Well, needless to say, I now love (though not romantically) the person who gave this to me. :)
Anyway, here are the unboxing pictures:
Black box nothing special
wrapped in 'that' paper. No idea what it's called.
This is one good-looking planner. Very classy and sturdy looking. Infinitely better than last year's edition.
Side by side with the Korean version. IMO, the local version looks soooo much better!
The inside cover
The bookmark
Back of the bookmark and the first page. Page quality is GREAT!
2013 and 2014 calendar.
Monthly view
Weekly view - lined and spacious!
Monthly widgets (really nice addition)
December gift list
Notes page
Lined notes pages
Freebies
Sunday, December 16, 2012
One of my best guy friends recently visited Korea and got me the Starbucks planner as his pasalubong (I requested, LOL). Based on the pics I saw all over the net, I thought they looked cute and for some weird reason, very Korean.
One good thing about acquiring this planner is that my friend did not have to drown himself in coffee just so he can get one for me. In Starbucks Korea, they allow straight purchase of the planner, unlike here in the Philippines. This is one practice that I hope PHL will start but I'm not getting my hopes up.
Anyway, I was very happy when I finally got the planner. My friend got me the orange, regular-sized version. I thought the planner looked really cute. What's included in the planner package would be the planner, a mini notebook and an elastic planner holder (?).
Here are pictures of the actual planner unwrapping:
One good thing about acquiring this planner is that my friend did not have to drown himself in coffee just so he can get one for me. In Starbucks Korea, they allow straight purchase of the planner, unlike here in the Philippines. This is one practice that I hope PHL will start but I'm not getting my hopes up.
Anyway, I was very happy when I finally got the planner. My friend got me the orange, regular-sized version. I thought the planner looked really cute. What's included in the planner package would be the planner, a mini notebook and an elastic planner holder (?).
Here are pictures of the actual planner unwrapping:
Planner still wrapped in plastic
Unwrapped!
Side by side with the mini notebook
Solo shot!
First page where we can see the serial number.
Weekly page
Monthly calendar
Space for notes
Freebies
Back view of both planner and notebook
This planner also comes in black or in handy-sized (no idea about actual dimensions).
Overall, I was very satisfied with the planner. The only nitpicks that I have would be that the pages are thinner than that of the PHL version, and the space for each day in the weekly page is a tad too small (well, the planner IS small, compared to the PHL one).
I think I'm gonna use this planner for my personal appointments.
Some sellers in Sulit are selling this planner so if you're interested you may want to check the following links:
http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/6972331/Starbucks+Coffee+Korea+2013+Planners?referralKeywords=starbucks+planner+korea&event=Search+Ranking,Position,1-3,3
http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/7261428/2013+Starbucks+Planner?referralKeywords=starbucks+planner+korea&event=Search+Ranking,Position,1-1,1
Here are the 2013 edition Starbucks Planner from different Asian countries:
Malaysia
Available for RM 138 or around 1900php, or free if you complete 15 stickers. I think the leather cover looks great, but the inside pages are compiled like that of a ring binder. I think this is also available in black.
Source: http://dululainsekaranglain.com/english/starbucks-2013-organizerplanner
Indonesia
No idea about the mechanics nor the available colors but I think this also looks very nice.
Source: http://postedby.tumblr.com/
Thailand
No idea about the mechanics either but I would assume that one would also need to collect stickers to get the planner free.
http://sbntown.com/forum/showthread.php?t=269470
South Korea
This is available in 2 colors: orange and black, and two sizes: regular and handy (?). This also comes with a free mini notebook. Looks very cute and I have the regular sized, orange version. This was given to me by my friend who recently got back from Seoul. Based from what my friend told me, I think like with Malaysia, you can get the planner either through stickers or by buying it. Price is around 900php if you want to do a straight purchase. I will write a full-review on this shortly.
http://blog.designdb.com/01045609637/bbs/dblogView.asp?catPKID=2&sGb=&sTxt=&oDm=1&bbsType=&page=87&bbsPKID=20632
Philippines
Like what I said in one of my previous entries, I really liked this year's edition: very classy looking! You can get this planner by purchasing 17 drinks (combination of Christmas and Regular drinks).
http://www.frannywanny.com/2012/11/starbucks-coffee-planner-2013-christmas-philippines.html
Not sure about the planners from HongKong or Singapore. Will try to research some more.
Anyway, right now, I like the PHL version best, followed by Korea, then by Indonesia. Do you have the same choices as me? :)
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