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After 3pm, Starbucks will allow you to buy a larger or larger espresso drink and get one for free if you are a member of its loyalty program or if you get an online code.(Photo: Gene J. Puskar, AP)

You and a colleague need an extra caffeine shot this afternoon? You're lucky because Starbucks has one of his happy hours starting at 3pm.

L & # 39; right? Buy a large or larger hand-made hot or cold espresso drink and get one free between 3pm. and closing time at participating Starbucks stores in the United States and Canada.

To obtain the agreement, you must be a member of the Starbucks Rewards loyalty program. This Happy Hour offer has been charged to Starbucks Rewards member accounts and non-members can sign up to get a code on https://happyhour.starbucks.com.

Starbucks started its Happy Hour program in 2010. At the beginning of the year, the retailer closed its purchase program, got a free Happy Hour Frappuccino, but brought back Happy Hour a few months later, incorporating the loyalty program.

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Happy Hour offers take place at different times and may vary, so the Rewards program helps customers know when they are happening.

"This change in Happy Hour is just one example of how we can continue to build, strengthen, and develop digital relationships with our customers," said Starbucks Strategy Manager Matt Ryan.

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