[joosebox]

I feel dumb, but I'm wondering this too. How does he convert the Starbucks cards to anything not coffee - or not take a loss converting them to cash?

[nacs]

Well you can buy cookies, muffins and such with it too so maybe he's using it to feed himself.

But yeah I'm not seeing what the OP's benefit is unless coffee = same as cash for OP.

[jaredsohn]

There are a variety of websites that will give you at least some cash for your cards (useful if you have accumulated cards that you otherwise won't use).