Our favorite time of the year is here again, and that means Christmas music, decor, and of course planners for the upcoming year. With Starbucks’ 2016 we see this amazing partnership between Starbucks and legendary journal and notebook brand Moleskine®. This is I’m sure something a lot of Starbucks planner and Moleskine enthusiasts have been looking forward to since photos of similar planners went online a few months ago. Their partnership has resulted in the Limited Edition Starbucks by Moleskine® 2016 planner.
A quick introduction to Moleskine® (which you can find at your nearest Fully Booked branch) for those who are not familiar with the brand…
Moleskine® is the heir and successor to the legendary notebooks used by artists and thinkers over the past two centuries: among them Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway and Bruce Chatwin.
With this partnership for the 2016 planner, Moleskine® brings over to Starbucks the characteristics that have made their brand a worldwide favorite among artists and writers alike: durability and versatility, simple and straight-forward format, and lots of free spaces to put your thoughts and inspirations into, all the while using acid free paper.
This year’s holidays are made even more special as each planner helps to fund the advocacies of no-profit organizations such as Teach for the Philippines (TFP) and the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA).
With only 8 days to go till planner-collecting season begins, here’s a quick inside look into what to expect for the upcoming Starbucks 2016 planner.
Similar to recent years, the Limited Edition Starbucks by Moleskine® 2016 planner comes in color variants; but what makes its partnership with Moleskine® extra special this year is that it also comes in two sizes. Meet, the weekly and daily planner.
The planners in four color variants, and two sizes
Size comparison between an iphone5s and the two planners
WEEKLY PLANNER
The weekly planner comes in two colors – white and green, and is sized similarly to previous planners. It consists of the whole-month views, followed by pages filled with a weekly list just waiting to be filled up. But unlike the previous 2015 planner, each week is compressed into one page, leaving the adjoining page for notes. At the end of the 12 months, Starbucks has added a few extra pages for note-takers and calligraphers (I say this because it’s similar to the notebook I use for my calligraphy).
The green variant of the weekly planner from the cover
The wrap-around tag can actually be made into a bookmark!
Each front page comes with a certificate that assures the owner that it is indeed truly Moleskine-certified
Hello 2016 holidays!
Each new month starts of with an inspiring and catchy design
Monthly View
Weekly pages waiting to be filled up
Space for your thoughts and drawings at the end
A flap to put your stray notes into
Coupons galore!
DAILY PLANNER
The daily planner comes in two colors as well – red and black. This is the first time that Starbucks planners have gone this small, but for a daily planner this is just about the right size. Each page is equal to one entire day, with the exception of weekends, so that you can fill them with your daily schedules, plans, trips, thoughts, and whatever else you want.
The daily planner in all its red glory
The bookmark
Moleskine-certified
Be inspired, each and every month
Fill each day with what you want to do
Write away~
The back
It looks so beautiful even from the side
2016 at a glance
Both the weekly and daily planner look amazing – crisp and neat and waiting to be filled up with a lot of beautiful plans and dreams for the year ahead. But before enjoying these beautiful fruits of labor, one has to go through the actual process of drinking and collecting the stamps necessary to earn the limited edition planner.
What drinks you need to collect stickers, and how many you need to redeem a planner:
- (9) Core Beverages of your choice, except bottled beverages
- (9) Holiday Featured Beverages*, with a choice between Toffee Nut Latte, Peppermint Mocha, and the Christmas Panettone Latte (either Hot, Iced, or Frappuccino)
Here’s what you should know about collecting the Limited Edition Starbucks by Moleskine® 2016 planner…
- The collection of stickers starts on November 2, 2015, and will end on January 7, 2016.
- One sticker is awarded for each Starbucks handcrafted beverage. It takes 18 stickers to redeem one planner.
- If all 3 holiday beverages are not available during purchase, customers can substitute the holiday beverage space with any espresso-based or Frappuccino blended beverage.
- A Starbucks Christmas Tradition card must be presented to the barista before stickers are given. No card, no stickers.
- Up to 2 promo cards can be combined when redeeming a planner, as long as you complete the required number of beverages for each core and holiday set.
- Tampering with the stickers will void the corresponding promo cards.
- Each purchased handcrafted beverage will not just earn you a promo sticker, you get the corresponding beverage star (if you are using your Starbucks card to pay).
- A SINGLE receipt with a bulk purchase of food and other retail items (merchandise, whole bean, and Starbucks VIA) worth at least Php7000 entitles the customer to 1 Limited Edition Starbucks by Moleskine® 2016 planner. Combined receipts are NOT allowed.
- Bulk purchases of gift certificates and Starbucks card load/reload, even if it amounts to Php7000, cannot be used to redeem a planner.
- Senior Citizen discount, Handicapped discount, VAT Exempt, and Personal Cup/Tumbler Php5 discount are the only points QUALIFIED for this promotion.
- Planners can be redeemed starting November 2, 2015 but can only be redeemed until March 7, 2016.
- Redemption of the Starbucks promo cards can only be done in Starbucks stores in the Philippines.
Happy collecting!
*The next post will feature the holiday beverages and other Christmas-themed products you can expect from Starbucks this holiday season.
Note: All photos, except the first one, were taken by me. First photo care of the Starbucks Coffee Company. Details on how to redeem the planner are provided by Starbucks.
