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LA-based roaster/coffee delivery service Tonx is fighting back against behemoth Starbucks by accepting Starbucks gift cards as payment for subscriptions. Calling it a "better way to spend your gift card," the company will take your Starbucks GC balance and credit it towards a Tonx subscription: By their math, a card with a $38 balance would get someone eight Frappucinos at Starbucks... or 40 cups of Tonx coffee. [-EN-]