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The cup offer is available for orders picked up in stores (including café, drive-thru and curbside) and through Starbucks Delivers, while supplies last, quantities are limited. 6 to those who order a handcrafted holiday beverage at participating Starbucks stores in the United States.
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To mark the arrival of the season, Starbucks is gifting customers a free collectible red holiday cup on Nov. (“Everyone has their favorite,” he says.)
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They’ve also come to life in a series of holiday ads, each with a feeling all its own. The team landed on the following four different designs, the same number as the first holiday cup collection in 1997. For the color palette, the designers brought in shades of brand greens and a shade of red that’s a little brighter than the shade Starbucks may be famous for to give it an extra pop. They continued to play with brand elements and toy with scale as the designs took shape.

“We had this one session where we were so inspired by these different patterns that we cut them out with scissors and started wrapping them in different ways on cups.” “Early in our exploration, one of our designers had started making these little ribbons that almost looked like washi tape (a decorative, adhesive tape),” Wilkson said. To bring that sentiment to life on the cups, the team started with iconic brand elements and mixed in holiday themes and colors. We want to be that beacon for people, a brief moment that they can look forward to.” “In a way that message deepened as we got further and further into this year. “Our thought behind the cups this year was about people carrying them out in the world as messengers of joy,” said Jeff Wilkson, creative director for Starbucks. This year’s theme, Carry the Merry, is an invitation to enjoy the little moments of brightness around you. 6, you can enjoy the comforts of the season at Starbucks stores in the United States and Canada with a flurry of seasonal favorites, including Peppermint Mocha, Toasted White Chocolate Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Chestnut Praline Latte and Eggnog Latte, along with new holiday cups, food items and gifts. It’s a moment of joy, a familiar ritual that connects holidays past and present. Apparently, the bar for holiday coffee cups is pretty tough to clear.Sometimes a Peppermint Mocha is more than just a beverage. Starbucks' holiday cups have also put off some people before, including an accusation of creating a "war on Christmas" in 2015 and promoting a "gay agenda" in 2017 (via Vox). The McDonald's design in question actually may not have been the most controversial in recent history. The author helpfully added in a thread "(the hands are drawn on.)" for any who thought this was the fast food chain's original artwork. "Now how the hell are Starbucks cups in the news again and no one's talking about a guy spreading his cheeks open on McDonald's cups," tweeted Sykes. Twitter user Sam Sykes appears to be the first to have noticed this possible interpretation, sharing a photo of the cup with some helpful doodles back in 2016.

Many likely missed this McDonald's snafu altogether, as the cup barely made headlines compared to other cringeworthy coffee moments. Oddly enough, holiday cups seem to invite controversy all the time.
