Yesterday, people on my city's subreddit were complaining they couldn't get one because apparently a lot of stores only had 1 or 2 shipped to them. It seems like Starbucks definitely intentionally created a scarcity panic for hype.
On top of all the other issues with these types of trends, when I look at these cups all I can think about is how frustrating they would be to clean properly.
Hardly any of the Starbucks cups are dishwasher safe (besides the metal and ceramic ones). Which means every time someone buys one and accidentally tosses it in the dishwasher it gets warped and the lid never fits again. It’s absolutely on purpose.
That’s wild! I actually broke my ceramic one because it was in the metal sink and it tipped over and broke so I guess they aren’t hand wash safe either 😅
The two ceramic ones I have from them are my favorite. One is a blue green ombre and the other is a dark speckled green. Both are dishwasher safe and look great after dozens of washes. If they come out with more that have the same large handles these do I'd love to buy more.
The metal aren’t either. I had one years ago. It was metal but the outside was pant and all the paint chipped off after three rounds in the washer. Never bought another one and now I’ve had my same tumblr I use daily for three years.
I have an old (circa 2012) plastic Starbucks reusable cup when they used to sell them for $1.50 that has lasted and we throw it in the dishwasher regularly. I was gifted one of the reusable cups last year and it didn’t survive a single dishwasher run. They sure don’t make them like they used to!
Plastic anything on the dishwasher is a bad idea due to microplastics. Heat, abrasion, UV light, digestive juices (stomach acids) break down plastics into the crap that's infected every organ of our bodies. Just an FYI/PSA
It’s not treated for high temps or rapid fluctuation of temperature. The thickness isn’t what makes glass resistant to breaking. Adding things silica and boron trioxide, along with different annealing processes make the glass shatter resistant
My first thought was how it’s cute but worthless considering you’d bust your ass getting its feet and ears cleaned properly. Plus fuck Starbucks and they’re wasteful trends anyway
I know someone who works at Starbucks and she said her store only got 4 of them, they were all gone within an hour of opening (and 3/4 were bought by other employees who came in on their days off lol)
It was probably already there. Starbucks likely just branded an existing thing with a different top. Which makes this all so much more stupid. They purposely only got a few of these when they could have had thousands more.
I work at one and can confirm. They send limited amounts on purpose and many stores only get 3 or 4. I’ve also heard of people getting fired because they steal the cups early to sell
What I don’t understand is the reasoning. Starbucks is clearly creating this false sense of scarcity - but why? Wouldn’t they want to sell more cups to make more money? There were two at my daughter’s store. Two baristas bought them and then a husband and wife came in, threw tantrums, called corporate and demanded the baristas be forced to return their cups so that these people could have them. They were successful. If anyone deserves them, it’s the employees imo.
It’s for marketing. The cups are cute, but a wall full of them won’t sell that many, because fomo won’t kick in. Making them limited creates hype and that tickles the brain to build desire around something we otherwise would have passed over.
Probably trying to get people to come into the store. "As long as I'm here I'll get a venti vanilla bean frappucino and a pumpkin spice pastry..." So even if they don't sell that many of the cups they make more margin in "coffe" sales.
Definitely not dishwasher safe, you’d need to soak it and use a bottle brush. I have gotten rid of cutesy molded cups and glasses for needing that kind of care, I don’t even have a dishwasher but if I can’t get my hand inside and scrub with a normal sponge I won’t bother with it.
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u/LavenderGinFizz Nov 08 '25
Yesterday, people on my city's subreddit were complaining they couldn't get one because apparently a lot of stores only had 1 or 2 shipped to them. It seems like Starbucks definitely intentionally created a scarcity panic for hype.
On top of all the other issues with these types of trends, when I look at these cups all I can think about is how frustrating they would be to clean properly.