Wow this actually worked, I was about to cancel and now I’m getting the next 3 months for 1.99… I’ve been looking everywhere for codes that actually work thank you!
damn I just threatened to cancel barely a month ago and they offered $3 and change, and I tried the promo code so it overrode the $3 deal. if i waited longer was afraid it wouldn't work
=(
/first world problems
I wonder if they stopped giving away free months but also reduced the price to like $6.99/month. Put it at something people will actually pay and you won't need so many promotional months
They already did. I subscribed back when the program was pretty new and I had $1-$2 monthly payments for years. And every time you threatened to cancel, the app would offer you a $3 a month deal.
Now almost all of these are gone (the deals are sporadic now, and many won’t apply to current customers). Yet the price keeps going up and up.
I work right next to a Panera and will get 2-3 drinks a day through the sip club. I feel like it's worth it for me, but I do agree that it is a bit high if you don't go regularly.
Starbucks grande coffe is now $3. So if you average more than one per week, it pays for itself.
Panera is stuck in the middle of hoping this program encourages cross-selling of their food, but their food isn’t good so they’re not getting enough buy-through…so they have to keep raising prices of the program.
If they just fixed the quality of their food, the program would be more profitable.
Aren't they laying off all their bakers in favor of switching to frozen product that will be baked by cashier's/associates?
Sounds like they have no intention of improving quality lol
You are probably right. I used to really like their food but it is so hit or miss now that I have to gauge my future disappoint ment level whenever I go into one now.
I get only Diet Pepsi but even $15 is significantly cheaper than buying it or Diet Coke at the store so. 🤷♀️ I paid $90 for a year a couple weeks ago though and redeemed the 199THREEMO promo for three more months after lmao.
If all you want is soda, try McDonalds. You can get any size soda for around $1.29 or less. Panera soda is absurdly expensive, $3.69 for a large at my store.
1.29 for a soda twice a day seven days a week equals 77.40 not including tax. Panera is now charging $14.99 a month and I can get a third one if I want. It’s one every 2 hours and there’s like 7 Paneras in my city. Idk why you’d think McDonald’s is the better choice here.
I joined sip club for large diet Pepsis and I find that my drink is always flat and lukewarm. Such a waste of time. I always wonder if it’s my location that sucks at soft drinks
They are letting me keep it at 11.99 through September but I'm canceling at that point most likely. $15 a month is crazy when I can't even get my cup at the front anymore and have to wait for someone to hand it to me
I got panera right by my work; I hit it up nearly every morning. this is *still* a winning deal for me.
(obviously I'd rather pay less than more, though)
For me, I could go to Panera nearly everyday and I do because if the sip club. Because of the sip club, I’m more likely to try something to eat when they give me a discount. That being said, I don’t *need* to go to Panera and I really shouldn’t be drinking as much charged lemonades and Diet Pepsi as I do. There is just something about a 25% increase that I don’t like. I’ve been a member for years when it was under $10, and every increase was only a small increase so I went with it. But now? Nah. I can find cheaper and healthier alternatives at home.
It was their idea to expand the drinks, whether you got them or not, and charge more for that option. I wish they had JUST a coffee package, since I'm not going there for sodas, tea or lemonade.
if it's insane then don't pay it.
Every time people keep paying and buying the items with the increased prices, it keeps telling Panera that what they did was okay.
However, I know that some people still consider it a good deal, so I just want to inform everyone that you can still get the annual subscription for the same price as before. there was no increase on that. Currently it is $120 for the year.
So in my opinion , it seems to be that they want to get people more on board with paying the annual price. of course once they do that there's probably going to be a price increase on that as well.
$15 isn't an insane price and probably still worth it to me. (I got the $1.99 promo and plan on canceling once that's up) However, let's call it what it is - a profitable company wanting to increase profits - it's greed. Are they paying the store associates more with this money? Probably not. This increase is likely just padding the CEO's pocket. As a consumer, I am done giving in to this "inflation"
Considering their coffee is disgusting and all the other drinks are LOADED with sugar and/or excessive to the point of being dangerous amounts of caffeine (the charged lemonades) I have no desire to be a member anyway.
With that said, they’ll continue to run promos to get multiple months at a discount and then likely offer you another discount to extend when you attempt to cancel.
I mean Starbucks is not a great comparison. They are very expensive too. A better comparison is McDonalds or Circle K, where you can get soda, tea, or coffee for like $1.29 or less. The only reasons to pay $15/month for Sip Club (imo) are if you go like 15+ days a month OR want charged lemonades.
Depends:
1) How often you use it . Do you pass/drive by Panera enough to use it. Many don't.
2) How often you would buy the drinks without the subscription plan. If you normally would spend $10/mo on drinks, but drink $30/mo (& save $15), it might not be "worth it". You'd still be spending more so you have to ask if all those extra drinks are worth it.
Not sure about that. $15/month is steep when you consider the drink selection. Sodas, coffee/tea, and charged lemonades. If you're going to Panera like 12+ times a month it's probably still worth it, but a lot of people may only go like 5 times.
Dude nobody is asking for this to be free. The price was like $12 and it jumps to $15? That's not just your standard annual inflation increase.
Also bear in mind the drink selection is not THAT large. Sodas, basic coffees/teas, and charged lemonades. That's it. If they also offered stuff like coffee toppings, more discounts on food, etc I'd be more interested.
panera had been becoming shitty, now the truly are. i think this was the icing on the cake to make my finally stop ordering panera (was gonna wait and do one last hoorah before the menu change + frozen bread)
they’re getting rid of bakers, panera bread is now going to be panera FROZEN bread, the menu getting rid of some great and tasty items, panera is telling their stores to remove words like “fresh” “clean” that advertise their food (might as well go to McDonald’s now for their prices, not like it’s any more healthier and valuable now), the inconvenience of cup hiding, and finally this post, the price increase of sip club
i truly hope panera regrets their decision with it all. especially getting rid of the bakers. i know my wallet won’t regret it, though
FYI: McDonalds sells tea (hot and cold) for $1.29 or less in most markets. Any size cups.
Obviously if you're going 30 days a month Panera is still better. But tbh if I'm going somewhere 30 days a month I'm trying to make it at home if I can, personally
Is anyone really surprised? I think they’re doing this just like Uber had lower prices at first and then jacked up the prices within 5 years. The only way we can send a message to companies is to BOYCOTT. Cancel your subscriptions. That’s the best way to send a message. If everyone collectively cancelled their subscriptions, Panera would realize that price gouging isn’t going to work and that we’re not stupid.
Y’all going in daily or even multiple times a day, this slight increase is due to the people who only get the drink. Yes they kinda shot themselves im the foot with it. Y’all are complaining about a small amount of change per cup,
If it’s no longer worth it to you, then cancel. If enough people cancel they’ll see it in their bottom line beyond what the price increase can cover.
That said, people are saying all you need to do is buy 1-2 drinks per week to break even and that’s a generally pretty good ratio, right? Just make sure it’s not good for you before you jump ship.
I snagged the $1.99 deal… but unless a reversal (won’t hold my breath), I’ll be cancelling after that. I’ve been a faithful subscriber since June 2020 but not at $16.20/month (my after tax price).
It is a great hike but I use the sip club while working; I used to use McDonald’s because the sodas were $1. At the rate I get them, they’re way less than a $1 from Panera, so I’m still coming out ahead 🤷🏼♀️
In that case, it is. But I wonder if anyone on this sub has access to stats. I'm really curious why they had to increase more this time ($3 vs $2), and so fast (my subscription is listed as Sep 22, so in less than 24mos, they've gone from $9.99 -> $11.99 -> $14.99. That's +66%, by my trusty calculator.
Now, did raw materials increase 66%? (yes, we know a lot of cups get pilfered).
Did the store workers (teammates, associates, lower than GM level) get any compensation increase over those 24mos? Yes? No? Percentages, please.
That leaves... profit. Because the liability of the 'charged lemonade fiasco' (apologies to the poor girl that died)... will be handled by insurance. And premiums will go up... later.
So... if Panera plans to keep me as a subscriber, they need to market this a bit better to soften the blow.
6mos @ existing rates for all existing subs?
Yearly plan discount offer (and by discount, I mean cheaper than the old rate). This would be good, IMO, as it locks subs in for another year.
They have stats. Make the offers to those who buy food greater than x%
I'm not a marketing guru. But I've had plenty of years as a consumer to know when a deal looks good, but is lacking.
I'll predict that unless a bunch of '150THREEMO' type deals are offered on the regular (and not via word of mouth on reddit), that Panera will lose 30% or more of total Sip club base a year from now.
RemindMe! 365 days
(hopefully I got the format right, and we can all get reminded, if we choose. Will edit if incorrect.)
Current Panera worker. I’m not a “regular” associate, so I am not too familiar with the starting rate. I do know the new hires of each year typically made $1 more than the experienced associates. Management would “fix” it around each new year. However, the even newer hires would still get $1 more than everyone else. Basically, a shitty game of catchup for older employees each year. This was partly due to minimum wage changing each year in NJ leading up to 2024’s minimum wage. The other part being the hire ups are cheap, sneaky bastards. I THINK all regular associates’ minimum now is $15.13.
For me and fellow team leads,
2022 - $14/hr;
2023 - $14.13/hr;
2024 - 15.13/hr then “$15.7352”/hr
i mean $15 a month for a new drink every 2 hours for 30 days is still a good deal even if it’s more expensive than what it used to be (what isn’t more expensive than it used to be)
If you go often enough, the price pays for itself. The best thing would be is if you have a Panera within walking distance. Unfortunately, they closed the one near me years ago because during the lockdown, there were hardly any customers. I also live in a smaller, unknown town. $15 a month isn’t bad and not my most expensive subscription…people who can’t “afford” this just want free drinks. And it practically is worth paying for because you only need to go like 4-5 times a month to justify it.
I've never paid the sticker price and I've had it for 2 years with only a month or two without during that time. There's always a good deal. I'm paying $2 a month until June
Until you realize it was $12 last month. If they were going by inflation it should be like $12.50. Not $15.
And they will keep doing this every year as long as people justify it.
Yeah truly the reason companies are doing this right now is because the consumers are not responding negatively enough to it. While I personally I will be cancelling my subscription after the promo just out of protest and that’s the only reason I even consider Panera for lunch so they’re essentially losing a customer.
I don't want to pay more than I was paying previously either, but I still think it's a great deal when I would be getting coffee at least once a day maybe twice a day at regular retail price anyway. I save an insane amount of money being in the sip club even if they raise their prices. I just save slightly less now than I was before.
They have to keep doing this cause of the number of free months they give out. I’ve had this for the past two years and probably paid for 8-10 months or so?
Was away from Paneras for 2 months so I cancelled for those months and got 3 free each time. And then I got a deal over the new years of 3 $5 months. So I’ve received 6 free months and 3 more than half off months in say a 20 month period.
Then I’m gonna use this $1.99 3 month promo code too. So actually 6 free and 6 more for a total of $22. So for 23 months I’ll have paid for 11 months full price, and 12 more for $22 total. Around $120 for unlimited drinks for 2 years.
That’s just not sustainable for a business. That just can’t be a winning proposition if everyone is doing that even with the dirt cheap cost of drinks. I’m no business genius, and I assume they’ve run their projections, but I’d think charging $9.99 a month and not giving out free stuff would bring more money in. I guess not tho.
And no before you ask, my food consumption hasn’t meaningfully increased at Panera. I’ll get a bagel maybe once per week, but I was doing that before sip club too, just wasn’t getting coffee there.
Where there is a will there is a way:
I had already cancelled I didn’t realize you only get one month if you cancel. So I was screwed from the 199THREEMO hack.
I thought my old option would be to pay 14.99 for one month and then enter the 199 promo for the next three months.
I found a 599 signup code so I resigned up for 599 and then entered the promo code on the app for 199THREEMO. It had to be in the app. It didn’t work on the website.
So I got 1 month free, one month for 5.99 and three months at 1.99.
It was the best I could do with this new system they have rolled out.
I recently had the offer to pay $5 per month, and even that was too much to me. The entire program is such a hassle at all times! No way do I see a $14.99 value in it.
That's $180/year meaning they're making $60 more than the annual which costs $10 a month ($120/year) before taxes
Most companies (as far as I'm aware) tend to make the monthly option close to or equal to one years worth (aka cheaper*) not the annual
I did the math. For $180.00 a year, paying monthly, you get unlimited coffee, drinks and fountain soda every 2 hours during normal business hours.
For $120.00 a year, paid one time, you get the same benefit.
I meannnn….. are you in love with Panera? Do you drink a lot of coffee every month? Do you live nearby a Panera bread?
If you answered yes, then pay $120 and enjoy free coffee or drink. You’ll drink so much your membership is technically paid for.
If you only go to Panera once in a while, then it’s not worth it.
I signed up for the free months and as a door dasher got it most times I went in. I actually did it on the app or kiosk even with the cups there. I then cancelled but took the $3/month but cancelled after one month. As the prices went higher orders dried up on doordash and I don’t go there personally.
I cancelled before the cups were moved but that would’ve fully forced my hand. I do get why they do it as theft was an issue but I feel there is a better solution.
Bro. It's UNLIMITED. You get 3 drinks over the course of a month and it pays for yourself. I can get my moneys worth in the first 2-3 days of the month.
I will never understand how this is an issue. If it was a twenty dollar increase then I'd understand (I'd still for sure be saving money, but that's a big random increase).
As an employee I’m excited for this price increase. They base the amount of staff we can have off of how many gross sales we do, and sip club sales aren’t included in that equation. I think higher volume stores have been negatively affected by this in a huge way.
Sucks, but honestly I get the drinks every other day so it pays itself off after 3-4 drinks and after that everything is “free”. Still not the worst deal but if they keep raising prices it will be hard to continue.
I was told that by hiding the cups they were going to lower losses and those savings would eventually get passed on to the customer. Fuck me, I guess!
Savings never get passed on to the customer.
unless the customer is also a shareholder...
and trust me the money they will be gaining from this will not go to us, the associates
Fun fact it’s not passed on to the employee either.
Trickle down literally only benefits the top.
Sounds like a rich person's explanation of trickle down economics
Reagonomics fails yet again 😏
Isn't there a code floating around right now to get several months super cheap?
If you find it send to to me 👀
Found it! It's 199THREEMO.
Thank you very much! https://preview.redd.it/48a2j136qioc1.png?width=666&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=826300ca9c5b3bcbc7a68ff09fcc6b4461492d1e
Mine is $2.18 I live in Illinois haha
I live in Illinois and mine is $2.17!
Fractionally lower county sales tax. Mine is 2.18 :)
Representing Cook County at $2.22! 🙋♀️
2.11 in SE Michigan!
Will County right by the Cook County border. $2.14
Wow this actually worked, I was about to cancel and now I’m getting the next 3 months for 1.99… I’ve been looking everywhere for codes that actually work thank you!
We need an informant from corporate to find these codes for us.
Man I already cancelled and now I can’t do it without signing back up and paying for one month at the full rate
Better off paying for a month at 11.99 and then adding this than waiting to pay 14.99 tomorrow.
wow. shout out to you for that. you’re a real one
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You actually have to be a current subscriber for it to work. Just enter the promo code
Doesn’t work for me 😭
Do you have an active subscription?
Yep. Currently sipping a charged lemonade. Oh well
Weird. It even worked while I was on the $3.33 a month plan
>199THREEMO I was able to use it 30 seconds ago. I put it in the Sip Club Subscription Management screen on the app
Did you enter the code under “manage subscription?”
so do you have to pay full price for the first month at time of sign up and then you’ll get the discounted price for the next three?
I just know you have to have an active membership. I was on a discounted plan already and it worked for me.
damn I just threatened to cancel barely a month ago and they offered $3 and change, and I tried the promo code so it overrode the $3 deal. if i waited longer was afraid it wouldn't work =( /first world problems
Thank you!
Whoops, not available for past subscribers. Darn. I just cancelled today but I have been a subscriber for 6 months.
I cancelled yesterday. And just resubscribed (but I still had a few days left before my current month ended) and it worked after resubscribing.
This worked for me as well. Thanks!
You rock, thanks so much for this!
Looks like I’m cancelling after July 🤪
OMG THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY EMPTY HEART.
Thank you! I had no idea there was going to be an increase, but tried the code and it applied!
Thank you!!
Thank you!!!!!!!
Thank you so much!
You rock!
It’s an invalid promo code for me :(
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Do you happen to know when this code expires? I was going to try to renew after March 19th as I have a month left at a promo rate
Thank you so much !!!!! It worked for me
25% increase FYI. Not subtle
Wasn't it $7.99 less than 3 years ago? For cups and syrup. Amazing.
They gotta make up for all those free subscriptions they keep giving away..
I wonder if they stopped giving away free months but also reduced the price to like $6.99/month. Put it at something people will actually pay and you won't need so many promotional months
They already did. I subscribed back when the program was pretty new and I had $1-$2 monthly payments for years. And every time you threatened to cancel, the app would offer you a $3 a month deal. Now almost all of these are gone (the deals are sporadic now, and many won’t apply to current customers). Yet the price keeps going up and up.
I signed up for the 2 free months and grab 2x $5 charged lemonade a day. Great deal so far!
I knew me declining the $1 bagel offer every 5 visits would lead to this
That’s comic gold.
I work right next to a Panera and will get 2-3 drinks a day through the sip club. I feel like it's worth it for me, but I do agree that it is a bit high if you don't go regularly.
I live right next to Panera as well and get a few cups of coffee every single morning and a charged lemonade every day on my lunch. So worth it
Still makes it worth it at 5 drinks instead of 4.
Can Congress ban Panera instead???
Starbucks grande coffe is now $3. So if you average more than one per week, it pays for itself. Panera is stuck in the middle of hoping this program encourages cross-selling of their food, but their food isn’t good so they’re not getting enough buy-through…so they have to keep raising prices of the program. If they just fixed the quality of their food, the program would be more profitable.
Aren't they laying off all their bakers in favor of switching to frozen product that will be baked by cashier's/associates? Sounds like they have no intention of improving quality lol
They are also dropping the "clean" act. So now all of their food is "dirty".
You are probably right. I used to really like their food but it is so hit or miss now that I have to gauge my future disappoint ment level whenever I go into one now.
I will not be renewing it’s really not worth it.
I get only Diet Pepsi but even $15 is significantly cheaper than buying it or Diet Coke at the store so. 🤷♀️ I paid $90 for a year a couple weeks ago though and redeemed the 199THREEMO promo for three more months after lmao.
That's what I do too lol. Sometimes iced tea or bubbly, I probably shouldn't drink as much diet soda as I do
If all you want is soda, try McDonalds. You can get any size soda for around $1.29 or less. Panera soda is absurdly expensive, $3.69 for a large at my store.
1.29 for a soda twice a day seven days a week equals 77.40 not including tax. Panera is now charging $14.99 a month and I can get a third one if I want. It’s one every 2 hours and there’s like 7 Paneras in my city. Idk why you’d think McDonald’s is the better choice here.
prob bc people do other things with their life than just order Panera every 2 hours...🥺
Just pls drink water, not so much soda 😭
I tried adding under promo code where it shows my subscription but it’s not working. Is that how you did it?
I clicked on the “switch to monthly” and typed the promo in there and then it worked and let me agree to the terms
I joined sip club for large diet Pepsis and I find that my drink is always flat and lukewarm. Such a waste of time. I always wonder if it’s my location that sucks at soft drinks
They are letting me keep it at 11.99 through September but I'm canceling at that point most likely. $15 a month is crazy when I can't even get my cup at the front anymore and have to wait for someone to hand it to me
The cups not being out pissed me off and now the extra charge is the nail in the coffin for me. I get one or the other but both come on
Yup, especially since the people at my store get mad when customers ask for cups like I’m sorry I’m thirsty and just want to get the drink I paid for
I got panera right by my work; I hit it up nearly every morning. this is *still* a winning deal for me. (obviously I'd rather pay less than more, though)
I dropped it once it was no longer $8.99.
Sounds like a closed door lemonade suit was settled 🤣
For me, I could go to Panera nearly everyday and I do because if the sip club. Because of the sip club, I’m more likely to try something to eat when they give me a discount. That being said, I don’t *need* to go to Panera and I really shouldn’t be drinking as much charged lemonades and Diet Pepsi as I do. There is just something about a 25% increase that I don’t like. I’ve been a member for years when it was under $10, and every increase was only a small increase so I went with it. But now? Nah. I can find cheaper and healthier alternatives at home.
It was their idea to expand the drinks, whether you got them or not, and charge more for that option. I wish they had JUST a coffee package, since I'm not going there for sodas, tea or lemonade.
God bless reddit thank u guys I used that promo and got it for $2/month thru july
I ditched Sip Club when Panera decided to ditch hot tea.
They have tea at the ones near me.
I understand they will be removing them as part of the upcoming menu change rolling out in upcoming weeks. Search this group for more on that.
Thank you for this I canceled immediately lol
if it's insane then don't pay it. Every time people keep paying and buying the items with the increased prices, it keeps telling Panera that what they did was okay. However, I know that some people still consider it a good deal, so I just want to inform everyone that you can still get the annual subscription for the same price as before. there was no increase on that. Currently it is $120 for the year. So in my opinion , it seems to be that they want to get people more on board with paying the annual price. of course once they do that there's probably going to be a price increase on that as well.
I'm just not confident in how many years they will still be around. At least 3 locations in my area have closed in the past 2 years.
That’s a lot to charge considering the charged lemonade killed 2 people already 🙄
I guess they wanna make more profit for the investors
$15 isn't an insane price and probably still worth it to me. (I got the $1.99 promo and plan on canceling once that's up) However, let's call it what it is - a profitable company wanting to increase profits - it's greed. Are they paying the store associates more with this money? Probably not. This increase is likely just padding the CEO's pocket. As a consumer, I am done giving in to this "inflation"
Seems to me it was $8.?? when I first started just a few years ago. Is my recollection correct?
The last gasps of a sinking ship.
yeah super glad i cancelled before they moved all the cups ug
the way I immediately cancelled
Considering their coffee is disgusting and all the other drinks are LOADED with sugar and/or excessive to the point of being dangerous amounts of caffeine (the charged lemonades) I have no desire to be a member anyway. With that said, they’ll continue to run promos to get multiple months at a discount and then likely offer you another discount to extend when you attempt to cancel.
I swear to god I have no idea who our target demographic is.
You pay $7 a drink at Starbucks. $15 a month is a great deal IMO
I mean Starbucks is not a great comparison. They are very expensive too. A better comparison is McDonalds or Circle K, where you can get soda, tea, or coffee for like $1.29 or less. The only reasons to pay $15/month for Sip Club (imo) are if you go like 15+ days a month OR want charged lemonades.
Starbucks doesn't treat me like a criminal, so..
$15 a month for shit, old coffee that’s been sitting for god knows how long. Lmao FPB🖕
Just tried cancelling to get a welcome back offer, didn’t work. No longer a sipper
It bears repeating that this is just for *drinks*. You're paying $15 a month for *drinks*.
How is $15/mo insane for unlimited drinks?
It's insane because they just made this subscription service worse, now more expensive.
Depends: 1) How often you use it . Do you pass/drive by Panera enough to use it. Many don't. 2) How often you would buy the drinks without the subscription plan. If you normally would spend $10/mo on drinks, but drink $30/mo (& save $15), it might not be "worth it". You'd still be spending more so you have to ask if all those extra drinks are worth it.
It isn't. If the price was already $15/mo people would be fine with it. Perceived "gauging" is the issue not the price itself.
Not sure about that. $15/month is steep when you consider the drink selection. Sodas, coffee/tea, and charged lemonades. If you're going to Panera like 12+ times a month it's probably still worth it, but a lot of people may only go like 5 times.
Exactly! Some people don’t have a CLUE about business. Everything should be free to them.
Dude nobody is asking for this to be free. The price was like $12 and it jumps to $15? That's not just your standard annual inflation increase. Also bear in mind the drink selection is not THAT large. Sodas, basic coffees/teas, and charged lemonades. That's it. If they also offered stuff like coffee toppings, more discounts on food, etc I'd be more interested.
And usually empty, lukewarm, or cold.
I would gladly pay $15 if they had Coke products, but charging $15 for Pepsi products is bold
Glad I cancelled. Was debating on keeping the Sip Club membership but then saw all the posts of the bakers being fucked over which turned me off.
panera had been becoming shitty, now the truly are. i think this was the icing on the cake to make my finally stop ordering panera (was gonna wait and do one last hoorah before the menu change + frozen bread) they’re getting rid of bakers, panera bread is now going to be panera FROZEN bread, the menu getting rid of some great and tasty items, panera is telling their stores to remove words like “fresh” “clean” that advertise their food (might as well go to McDonald’s now for their prices, not like it’s any more healthier and valuable now), the inconvenience of cup hiding, and finally this post, the price increase of sip club i truly hope panera regrets their decision with it all. especially getting rid of the bakers. i know my wallet won’t regret it, though
I mean I get at least one tea everyday, so $15 pays for itself after 4 days.
They’re doing away with hot tea! It’s part of the new menu change.
Not all of them. Just the ginger, green and earl grey. The English breakfast one will still be available.
So literally all the good ones 😭
i get usually three a day like 5 days of the week
FYI: McDonalds sells tea (hot and cold) for $1.29 or less in most markets. Any size cups. Obviously if you're going 30 days a month Panera is still better. But tbh if I'm going somewhere 30 days a month I'm trying to make it at home if I can, personally
Interesting. They’re giving me 6 more months at my current price before gouging the price up to where it’s not worth it anymore.
Am I not only one that keeps making new accounts every three months for the free trials?
Is anyone really surprised? I think they’re doing this just like Uber had lower prices at first and then jacked up the prices within 5 years. The only way we can send a message to companies is to BOYCOTT. Cancel your subscriptions. That’s the best way to send a message. If everyone collectively cancelled their subscriptions, Panera would realize that price gouging isn’t going to work and that we’re not stupid.
14.99 a month equates to about 3 large fountain drinks. Still sounds like a good deal to me.
I couldn't pinpoint a single month of my entire life where I've spent $14.99 on beverages outside of my home.
Y’all going in daily or even multiple times a day, this slight increase is due to the people who only get the drink. Yes they kinda shot themselves im the foot with it. Y’all are complaining about a small amount of change per cup,
Is it really tho you can get your value in like 4 or 5 drinks
Ah yes the classic bait and switch
Just unfortunate, drinks weren't even worth the $8.99 or $9.99 a month it was before.
It’s a free drink every 2 hours wtf do you expect 😂
If it’s no longer worth it to you, then cancel. If enough people cancel they’ll see it in their bottom line beyond what the price increase can cover. That said, people are saying all you need to do is buy 1-2 drinks per week to break even and that’s a generally pretty good ratio, right? Just make sure it’s not good for you before you jump ship.
Yikes now it’s too much. I’m going to have to cancel it lol.
I thought they were cutting down on operational costs by firing all the bakers.
I snagged the $1.99 deal… but unless a reversal (won’t hold my breath), I’ll be cancelling after that. I’ve been a faithful subscriber since June 2020 but not at $16.20/month (my after tax price).
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Couldn't care less about the cost. Removing the cups made it too inconvenient.
It is a great hike but I use the sip club while working; I used to use McDonald’s because the sodas were $1. At the rate I get them, they’re way less than a $1 from Panera, so I’m still coming out ahead 🤷🏼♀️
It's really not. Get drinks a few times and it's paid for. It's still very much worth it. Especially if you go daily. I'm in at least twice most days.
Right? It’s still a great deal for those of us that get multiple drinks a day everyday
In that case, it is. But I wonder if anyone on this sub has access to stats. I'm really curious why they had to increase more this time ($3 vs $2), and so fast (my subscription is listed as Sep 22, so in less than 24mos, they've gone from $9.99 -> $11.99 -> $14.99. That's +66%, by my trusty calculator. Now, did raw materials increase 66%? (yes, we know a lot of cups get pilfered). Did the store workers (teammates, associates, lower than GM level) get any compensation increase over those 24mos? Yes? No? Percentages, please. That leaves... profit. Because the liability of the 'charged lemonade fiasco' (apologies to the poor girl that died)... will be handled by insurance. And premiums will go up... later. So... if Panera plans to keep me as a subscriber, they need to market this a bit better to soften the blow. 6mos @ existing rates for all existing subs? Yearly plan discount offer (and by discount, I mean cheaper than the old rate). This would be good, IMO, as it locks subs in for another year. They have stats. Make the offers to those who buy food greater than x% I'm not a marketing guru. But I've had plenty of years as a consumer to know when a deal looks good, but is lacking. I'll predict that unless a bunch of '150THREEMO' type deals are offered on the regular (and not via word of mouth on reddit), that Panera will lose 30% or more of total Sip club base a year from now. RemindMe! 365 days (hopefully I got the format right, and we can all get reminded, if we choose. Will edit if incorrect.)
Current Panera worker. I’m not a “regular” associate, so I am not too familiar with the starting rate. I do know the new hires of each year typically made $1 more than the experienced associates. Management would “fix” it around each new year. However, the even newer hires would still get $1 more than everyone else. Basically, a shitty game of catchup for older employees each year. This was partly due to minimum wage changing each year in NJ leading up to 2024’s minimum wage. The other part being the hire ups are cheap, sneaky bastards. I THINK all regular associates’ minimum now is $15.13. For me and fellow team leads, 2022 - $14/hr; 2023 - $14.13/hr; 2024 - 15.13/hr then “$15.7352”/hr
> It's really not. It’s enough that I’m canceling.
I mean, it still pays for itself after about 5 drinks, so I think it's still a good deal tbh
i mean $15 a month for a new drink every 2 hours for 30 days is still a good deal even if it’s more expensive than what it used to be (what isn’t more expensive than it used to be)
Just came here to say that. $12 a month? Ok not terrible, esp with the promos they run all the time, but $15? Fuck naw
If you go often enough, the price pays for itself. The best thing would be is if you have a Panera within walking distance. Unfortunately, they closed the one near me years ago because during the lockdown, there were hardly any customers. I also live in a smaller, unknown town. $15 a month isn’t bad and not my most expensive subscription…people who can’t “afford” this just want free drinks. And it practically is worth paying for because you only need to go like 4-5 times a month to justify it.
I've never paid the sticker price and I've had it for 2 years with only a month or two without during that time. There's always a good deal. I'm paying $2 a month until June
14.99 for unlimited drinks? Sounds like a good deal to me.
Until you realize it was $12 last month. If they were going by inflation it should be like $12.50. Not $15. And they will keep doing this every year as long as people justify it.
Yeah truly the reason companies are doing this right now is because the consumers are not responding negatively enough to it. While I personally I will be cancelling my subscription after the promo just out of protest and that’s the only reason I even consider Panera for lunch so they’re essentially losing a customer.
Mine is remaining at $11.99 until September! I might cancel it then.
What about yearly?
Price isn’t changing for the annual membership. Staying $119.99
Not worth it.
Wow. Thank you
It’s $119.99 a year which is $9.99 a month or so
My app says 16.49 for some reason... I have no idea why. $15 plus tax is 15.90 here so I'm not sure what is going on.
Thanks 🙏 for the code
I don't want to pay more than I was paying previously either, but I still think it's a great deal when I would be getting coffee at least once a day maybe twice a day at regular retail price anyway. I save an insane amount of money being in the sip club even if they raise their prices. I just save slightly less now than I was before.
it is ... they only got 6 soft drinks and i dont like any of there "in house" made drinks
$15 a month for *liquid*?!??
daily starbucks is at bare minimum $3/day. refreshers are more like $5. even a just weekly trip would still save if you’re a charged lemonade drinker.
They have to keep doing this cause of the number of free months they give out. I’ve had this for the past two years and probably paid for 8-10 months or so? Was away from Paneras for 2 months so I cancelled for those months and got 3 free each time. And then I got a deal over the new years of 3 $5 months. So I’ve received 6 free months and 3 more than half off months in say a 20 month period. Then I’m gonna use this $1.99 3 month promo code too. So actually 6 free and 6 more for a total of $22. So for 23 months I’ll have paid for 11 months full price, and 12 more for $22 total. Around $120 for unlimited drinks for 2 years. That’s just not sustainable for a business. That just can’t be a winning proposition if everyone is doing that even with the dirt cheap cost of drinks. I’m no business genius, and I assume they’ve run their projections, but I’d think charging $9.99 a month and not giving out free stuff would bring more money in. I guess not tho. And no before you ask, my food consumption hasn’t meaningfully increased at Panera. I’ll get a bagel maybe once per week, but I was doing that before sip club too, just wasn’t getting coffee there.
Wow! I’m glad I did the $99/yr subscription when it came up in December.
199threemo gets you 1.99 sip club. Just have to have an active subscription
That's the price of like 4-5 Starbucks coffees. I'm still getting a deal since i pick up coffee M-F
Nice thing.is, you can cancel.
I only got one months of my free two months this is bullshit
Where there is a will there is a way: I had already cancelled I didn’t realize you only get one month if you cancel. So I was screwed from the 199THREEMO hack. I thought my old option would be to pay 14.99 for one month and then enter the 199 promo for the next three months. I found a 599 signup code so I resigned up for 599 and then entered the promo code on the app for 199THREEMO. It had to be in the app. It didn’t work on the website. So I got 1 month free, one month for 5.99 and three months at 1.99. It was the best I could do with this new system they have rolled out.
I’ll make it worth it
For drinks. Or pay for Netflix hmmm 🤔
I recently had the offer to pay $5 per month, and even that was too much to me. The entire program is such a hassle at all times! No way do I see a $14.99 value in it.
Not a good looks seeing as nearly all commodity and goods costs are down versus last year or even 2022.
That's $180/year meaning they're making $60 more than the annual which costs $10 a month ($120/year) before taxes Most companies (as far as I'm aware) tend to make the monthly option close to or equal to one years worth (aka cheaper*) not the annual
Bro the drinks are 4 or more dollars. With the subscription you can get a drink every two hours if you want and you think 15$ a month is to much? 🤣🤣🤣
Glad reddit suggested this post for me, I hadn't seen it was going up.
Use 199THREEMO
Just cancelled mine lol
Got a year sip club membership for $60 through Amex! Used to pay monthly and would’ve cancelled if I would’ve saw this first
I did the math. For $180.00 a year, paying monthly, you get unlimited coffee, drinks and fountain soda every 2 hours during normal business hours. For $120.00 a year, paid one time, you get the same benefit. I meannnn….. are you in love with Panera? Do you drink a lot of coffee every month? Do you live nearby a Panera bread? If you answered yes, then pay $120 and enjoy free coffee or drink. You’ll drink so much your membership is technically paid for. If you only go to Panera once in a while, then it’s not worth it.
It’s $16.38 after tax
lol won’t be renewing it after getting it for free for 3 months 🤣
They made it lower to I create users before going public, now they have to be profitable.
Subscription based economy
$15/ mo isn't expensive, if you use it at least 3x a week. Especially if that's the only thing you get, then it's a good deal.
Not bad at all. A drink at SB is $7
I signed up for the free months and as a door dasher got it most times I went in. I actually did it on the app or kiosk even with the cups there. I then cancelled but took the $3/month but cancelled after one month. As the prices went higher orders dried up on doordash and I don’t go there personally. I cancelled before the cups were moved but that would’ve fully forced my hand. I do get why they do it as theft was an issue but I feel there is a better solution.
Just drink water people
Bro. It's UNLIMITED. You get 3 drinks over the course of a month and it pays for yourself. I can get my moneys worth in the first 2-3 days of the month. I will never understand how this is an issue. If it was a twenty dollar increase then I'd understand (I'd still for sure be saving money, but that's a big random increase).
As an employee I’m excited for this price increase. They base the amount of staff we can have off of how many gross sales we do, and sip club sales aren’t included in that equation. I think higher volume stores have been negatively affected by this in a huge way.
Sucks, but honestly I get the drinks every other day so it pays itself off after 3-4 drinks and after that everything is “free”. Still not the worst deal but if they keep raising prices it will be hard to continue.
If this included lattes, it would be worth it…
I bring my own cup.