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Treating Mom to special $50 Starbucks gift card will cost you $200

WASHINGTON — Searching for a Mother’s Day gift? Starbucks has an option that will set you back a couple hundred bucks.

The company is offering a “Limited-Edition Mother’s Day Premium Starbucks Card” for $200. The card comes in a decorative box, but is preloaded with just $50. On Starbucks’ website, the company writes that the card “makes an elegant gift with its laser-etched floral details and satin ceramic finish.”

In previous offers, pricey Starbucks gift cards have been made of gold or sterling silver.

Starbucks says a limited number of the Mother’s Day gift cards is available, and purchases are restricted to one per customer.

h/t: Grub Street

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