Red To Go Cups
The highlight and most obvious sign of Christmas at Starbucks is the Red To Go Cup! While many other ornaments have been released, the Red Cup is the heart of it all.
The Local Collection
Because 2016’s 50 States weren’t enough, Starbucks released the Local Collection in 2017. 53 ornaments in all. One for every state, Washington DC, Pike Place Market and Canada. It really Continue Reading →
Starbucks Holiday 2017 Has Arrived
Once again, the Starbucks Holiday ornament release is extreme. Rose gold, a design element trending worldwide, is seen in many of them. This year’s Red Cup is not actually red Continue Reading →
Get Ready, They’re Coming!
It’s almost time to unpack those boxes and decorate your homes for Christmas. And oh yeah, buy another 75 or so Starbucks ornaments. You read that right, looks like a Continue Reading →
2017 YAH (so far)
Christmas 2016 was just crazy with all the ornaments released. So many collectors were looking forward to a bit of a breather until the next holiday releases. But then YAH Continue Reading →
YAH Not Same Size
A fellow collector noted that the Asia versions of the You Are Here (YAH) are not the same size as their USA and Europe counterparts. That set me off on a Continue Reading →
My Starbucks Room
Video
I keep getting asked for a video of my ornament collection. I have too many to put up a tree now and keep it out all year long in the “Starbucks Room.” There is more than just ornaments too – random things I’ve liked over the years. I hope you enjoy.
My Starbucks Room
One Piece or Two Piece
As the ornaments arrived this year it became clear that some of the Asian versions of the To Go Cup ornaments had a slightly different shape. They were thinner and Continue Reading →
The 2016 Holiday Ornament Collection Is Here
This week Starbucks completed their world-wide release of the 2016 Holiday Ornament Collection when they came out in in the USA stores nation-wide. The Asian and Canadian stores released on November Continue Reading →
Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should
This 2016 Holiday ornament release is bringing back to North America some whimsy with a French Press pot, Coffee Bag, and quaint penguin, polar bear, and fox to go cups. Continue Reading →
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
All retail outlets generally go out of their way to ‘look a lot like Christmas’ during the holidays. Starbucks has done this as well and in my opinion it has been Continue Reading →