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477,636
J.R. Schloemer
Kentucky Select Properties - Louisville, KY

I like what Domino's is doing and buying up local restaurant gift cards to help the local businesses. I would imaging with the internet and social media the referring person's preferences could be discovered & ordered with a few clicks.

Feb 02, 2022 06:49 PM
Rainmaker
5,473,314
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

I do not patronize Starbucks so it would always be an Amazon card for me.

Feb 03, 2022 04:52 AM
Rainmaker
1,125,568
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Oh I would regift the Starbucks card in a heartbeat, for many reasons.
Amazon for me please.

Feb 03, 2022 04:39 AM
Rainmaker
5,639,252
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Not a Starbucks fan, so Amazon would be preferable!

Feb 03, 2022 04:29 AM
Rainer
158,388
Anthony Kirlew
PLACE, Brokered by eXp Realty. Member, Group 46:10 Network - Gilbert, AZ
Helping You Make Fiscally Sound Real Estate Deals!

Amazon. Not everyone drinks coffee, strange as it seems. I am one of them, who drinks maybe one cup a month (unless I am on a road trip.)

Feb 02, 2022 08:51 PM
Rainmaker
685,002
Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

Amazon.  To be honest, I don't even like Starbucks coffee.

Feb 02, 2022 05:09 PM
Ambassador
3,337,891
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

Either will work Celia but I prefer to send something else that supports local business like tickets to a local event or gift card to a local restaurant.

Feb 03, 2022 05:51 AM
Ambassador
2,653,016
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

If those were the choices, I would pick Amazon.

Feb 03, 2022 04:47 AM
Rainmaker
970,524
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Celia,

I don't care for either. 

When we give out gift cards it seems every homeowner can use a Menards, Lowe's, or Home Depot gift card as we all need things to repair, replace, or update our homes.

When it is endless shrimp time at the Crimson Crustacean (Red Lobster) we have given gift cards as it is a very popular restaurant in town.

Feb 03, 2022 04:04 AM
Rainmaker
5,774,223
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Celia,

Amazon.

Feb 02, 2022 09:26 PM
Rainmaker
1,555,080
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I am not a fan of starbucks, so for me Amazon would be preferred.  I can always find something there.  Another option is Doordash or Grubhub.  Got DoorDash as a thank you once, and that was a very enjoyable experience.

Just would need to make sure they service the referral source's area.  Amazon is easier though, they ship anywhere.  Of course there is also a visa gift card.  That would work too... just not at gas stations sadly enough.

Feb 02, 2022 09:06 PM
Rainmaker
8,324,464
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Amazon. 

Feb 02, 2022 03:49 PM
Rainmaker
2,899,438
Richard Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Amazon

Feb 02, 2022 03:28 PM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Amazon.
Preferably something for a locally owned ship.

Feb 02, 2022 02:56 PM
Rainmaker
1,512,075
John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

Of your two choices, I pick Amazon. The holder of an Amazon gift has many more choices on how to spend it.

For a closing gift, I often choose a Visa or Mastercard gift card since they are accepted at almost all local merchants and restaurants.

Feb 03, 2022 05:45 AM
Rainmaker
803,379
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

I’d rather have an Amazon gift card. It would seem to hold more value as I have several Starbucks cards that never use. I use the app and get a pound of coffee with every 400 points.

Feb 02, 2022 04:11 PM
Ambassador
3,714,853
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

We've been giving out Starbucks gift cards for years because people enjoy the treat of a cup of java or two plus a yummy snack or sandwich!

Feb 02, 2022 03:43 PM
Rainmaker
3,417,775
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Amazon as our local Starbucks can not seem to keep help and close without notice and some days just dont open. 

Feb 03, 2022 05:19 AM
Rainmaker
885,037
Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Amazon

Feb 03, 2022 05:13 AM
Ambassador
2,142,780
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home again, home again...

All things considered, I'll have a bourbon.

Feb 03, 2022 04:25 AM
Ambassador
3,467,985
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

As a thank you for a referral, Amazon - $25.00.  

Feb 03, 2022 09:55 AM
Rainer
196,289
Karen Climer
Demetree School of Real Estate - Orlando, FL
Teaching people to pass the real estate exam

If you are sending these to local people, you shouldn't do either.  Send them a gift card to local family-owned type of business include a note that this is one of your favorite restaurants (or whatever is appropriate).  If you want the local community to support you, you need to support the community.

But to answer your question, I don't like coffee so I get annoyed when I get a Starbucks gift card (particularly if it is from someone who knows me).  What I think is, "You have never in your life seen me with a cup of coffee in my hand.  If we ever meet for 'coffee', I order soda, yet you give me a Starbucks gift card?  Why don't you just tell me directly that you don't care?"

If I get a Starbucks gift card, from someone who doesn't know me that well, I don't think the above.  I just give it away.

Feb 03, 2022 06:10 AM
Rainer
74,903
Celia Moore
Equity Advantage, Incorporated - Portland, OR
1031 Exchanges Done Right Since 1991.

@Uber?

Feb 02, 2022 02:42 PM
Rainmaker
665,483
Jason E. Gordon
CMG Mortgage, San Diego, CA - Coronado, CA
Sr Loan Officer, CMA, CMPS, CDLP, CDRE, RCSD, CDPE

Amazon without a doubt. 

Feb 03, 2022 09:17 AM
Rainer
425,993
Caroline Gerardo
Licensed in 20 states - Newport Beach, CA
C. G. Barbeau the Loan Lady nmls 324982

Amazon, more generic

Feb 03, 2022 08:16 AM
Rainmaker
1,880,848
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Amazon where I can buy anything!

Feb 03, 2022 05:58 AM
Rainmaker
946,981
Carla Freund
Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC
NC Real Estate Transition & Relocation 919-602-848

Probably Starbucks but I'm a coffee drinker. I've received both and the Starbucks gift card seems more like a gift. Amazon for some reason doesn't have the same affect to me.

I'll also add, I rarely gift out Starbucks or Amazon gift cards. I try to give out cards to local places. Sometimes I'll give Panera, a grocery store or Home Depot/Lowes. While I drink coffee and enjoy it from a coffee shop from time to time, not everyone does.

Feb 03, 2022 09:56 AM
Rainmaker
6,110,408
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Amazon for me too.

Feb 03, 2022 06:48 AM
Rainer
316,457
Byron K . Jones
Coatesville, PA
List Today - Sold Tomorrow!

As someone who drinks coffee from the time they get up to right before retiring for the evening....Amazon...i cannot stand Starbucks! Overpriced, if your in the Philly area (regional) WAWA Coffee is the way to go!

Feb 03, 2022 12:36 PM
Rainer
119,080
Rosemary Rizzitello
Bloomfield, NJ

I am a coffee drinker but I do not like Starbucks. So I guess it would be Amazon for me. I rather give out gift cards as I do to local businesses in my town. I also give out Home Depot/Lowes gift cards. I do have a favorite coffee spot in town that I support. 

 

Feb 03, 2022 11:12 AM
Rainmaker
5,358,120
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Amazon for sure

 

Feb 03, 2022 10:44 AM
Ambassador
6,847,525
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I already have several Starbucks cards that are lost and not likely to be ever used.  Please send an Amazon card, that I would use right away.

Feb 03, 2022 01:52 PM
Rainmaker
1,683,908
Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI, SRES
Eagle Ridge Realty / Signature Homes & Estates - Gilroy, CA
REALTOR and Broker, Notary

Amazon.  Not everybody drinks coffee.  (Then again, not everybody shops at Amazon).  It's just that Amazon seems a bit more versatile.  Just my 2 cents

Feb 03, 2022 01:51 PM
Rainmaker
942,689
Jeff Pearl
Realty One Group Capital / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Neither. Both are useless to me.

Feb 05, 2022 06:27 AM
Rainmaker
991,209
Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly Right Real Estate
Kelly Right Real Estate - Hood River, OR
Customized Choices for your Real Estate Needs

Amazon, would you like my college student son's address? Always regift it to him.

Feb 04, 2022 11:20 PM
Ambassador
1,102,652
John Meussner
Catalyst Mortgage - Fair Oaks, CA
#MortgageMadeEasy Fair Oaks, CA 484-680-4852

Amazon.  I can buy a $20 gift card for starbucks on Amazon, but I cant buy anything non-Starbucks related at Starbucks : )

Feb 04, 2022 12:34 PM
Rainmaker
2,434,314
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Amazon for sure!

Feb 04, 2022 07:04 AM
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