Posted on 11/08/2025 4:12:34 PM PST by Cecily
Starbucks has issued an apology to customers after the release of its limited-edition teddy bear–shaped holiday cup sparked chaos.
The Seattle-based coffee giant launched its 2025 holiday menu and merchandise on Thursday, including the Glass Starbucks Bearista Cold Cup, which retails for $29.95.
The collectible cup — shaped like a bear and topped with a green beanie lid — went viral online and sold out quickly, leaving fans scrambling to get their hands on one.
"The excitement for our merchandise exceeded even our biggest expectations and, despite shipping more Bearista cups to coffeehouses than almost any other merchandise item this holiday season, the Bearista cup and some other items sold out fast," a Starbucks spokesperson told FOX Business in an email.
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This just adds to the other zillion reasons we will not get near a Starbutts.
Life is too short to consume Starbutts.
Don’t forget about the influencers as well.
I wonder if any of the same people scrambling for these also voted for a certain socialist in a certain major American city…
These bears are definitely cuter and more worthwhile than other things Starbucks has offered up in the past! 🧸🍯☕️
Most likely.
Very cute item.
That’s what people are flipping out over??
They must be putting Retard Juice in all the Starbucks drinks.
But not worth $30.
Adorable. Almost makes me want to try a Starbucks for the first time.
Yes. Next question.
Peoples is stoopid.
“No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”
H.L. Mencken
Yes I brought a very nice cup thermos at the local thrift store.
For 50 cents.
Wait a couple of year they well be the same price there.
Yet, some would likely kill for one of them.
Some people need a life. I used to buy honey in a jar that looked like that.
Can you eat 1000 year old honey?
Yes, honey that is 1000 years old can still be edible due to its unique properties, and archaeologists have found 3,000-year-old honey that was still safe to eat.
You can put honey on a wound. It acts like an antiseptic.
$30 for a little glass bear. Many of these purchasers (I imagine) are millennials who just can’t seem to come up with the down for a home purchase ...
Why, when I was a young man (grumbling continues)
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