ONE OF THE biggest signs that Christmas has arrived is the appearance of the Starbucks red cups.
But the rollout of year’s version of the cup has led to some controversy – after the coffee giant removed all ‘symbols of the season’ in favour of a simpler design…
The vice president of design and content for the company, Jeffrey Fields, said of the change:
In the past, we have told stories with our holiday cups designs. This year we wanted to usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcomes all of our stories.
A conservative MP in Britain, David Burrowes, said “the Starbucks coffee cup change smells more of political correctness than a consumer-led change”, while the Christian Institute said
What is it about Christmas that Starbucks are afraid of celebrating? They should get involved and stop being scrooges.
Some people said they would boycott the shop, while others began telling baristas their name was Merry Christmas so they had to write it on the cup.
Well DONE Starbucks, you’ve ruined it all.
Written by Nicola Byrne and posted on DailyEdge.ie
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