I just saw on the Today Show that Starbucks will start using their holiday cups today! I love the cups, but I do feel that it's a tiiiiny bit early. I 
the Christmas season but I think it starts way too early every year!
What do you think - are you ready to be bombarded with Christmas already?
pomegranate / 3895 posts
I heart the holiday cups, but maybe a little early. I think they should wait until mid-November. Having said that, I went to Starbucks this morning and there weren't any holiday cups in sight at my location.
pomelo / 5220 posts
I saw people with them today on my way to work and was a little surprised they were out so early. Especially because it is unseasonably warm here today! Doesn't feel very holiday-ish to me yet.
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
I love the holiday cups too but I don't like to see them until after Thanksgiving!
pomegranate / 3580 posts
@heartonastring @MrsKoala: I worked at Sbux in college and we'd try to use up our regular cups before started putting out the red ones, but I feel like we never even got them in stock until mid-November at least!
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
I think it's too early for Christmas decorations and Christmas music but I have a slight obsession with Starbucks so I think the red cups are just enough holiday for me. If it had green Christmas trees on the cups, it might be a little much. But the red cups to me is reminding me of the holiday season, both Thanksgiving and Christmas. I like the thought of the holidays coming up but not just Christmas. I prefer that Christmas stuff start after Thanksgiving.
I posted this on Instagram 30 minutes ago.
ETA: Just examined the red cup more and there's a big ornament on one side. It's covered up by my coffee sleeve, so it's okay for me.
grapefruit / 4923 posts
i'm so sad when the red cups go away, that i don't mind enjoying them even on the early side.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@MrsKoala: I just saw at my store they had Creme Brulee latte, Peppermint Mocha and Egg nog latte listed.
persimmon / 1171 posts
We went to buy pumpkins last night and noticed that Chritmas had already exploded throughout Walmart. Really?! They couldn't wait one more day? /:
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
@fussygal: Oh yes! I remember not seeing them to at least mid-November before. Oh well, I guess the Bux, like everyone else, follows the lead of retail.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@lawbee11: 
I saw it this morning and I had to think for a second if I saw it yesterday. I remembered that I had a regular white cup yesterday, so I got one of the first cups, today!
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
@bluestriped bee: And now I am actually excited because the Peppermint Mocha is second favorite drink (behind the Hazelnut or should we say Toffee Nut Frappuccino)!
pomegranate / 3858 posts
It's never too early for Christmas for me! I love this time of year 
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
And I just got an email from Starbucks about the Red Cups being out already! Too funny.
apricot / 448 posts
I love Christmas! I don't think it's too early at all.. Peppermint Mocha is my favorite!
Last night while we were waiting for our zero tricker treaters to show up, we watched christmas movies that one of the channels had started playing!
coconut / 8475 posts
@fussygal: it is not EARLY!!!! I have been waiting for this since July, hahaha
coconut / 8475 posts
@bluestriped bee: no way. I love the holiday flavors in the holiday cups with the xmas cookies for sale.
honeydew / 7589 posts
@swurlygurl: Yep I do too. Peppermint Mocha frapucino is my drink year round.
pomegranate / 3003 posts
This is festive, but I wish we could let Thanksgiving have its day! I know the month between Halloween and Thanksgiving is kind of boring, but I always feel like Santa busts his ass into the room as soon as the pumpkins are discarded. Excuse me; rude. 
I looooooove Christmas, but wait until the end of November!
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
It's a bit early for Christmas decor, but I do love their red cups! It's a subtle nod, but not too much!
pomegranate / 3580 posts
@bluestriped bee: Mmm, creme brulee lates...I love those!
@TurtleDoves: Lol, I guess it's late then!
@deerylou: Hahaha, Santa and that ass of his...I totally agree. Thanksgiving needs a moment, too.
I looove Christmas and I think I enjoy it more when it's condensed into the time between Thanksgiving and New Years!
nectarine / 2177 posts
Not ready for ALL the Christmas things, but I do love Starbucks holiday cups!
pomegranate / 3275 posts
@fussygal: I use to work there too, I swear we had red cups after Thanksgiving. Right?! I might be remembering wrong, but I swear it was after Thanksgiving....
Christmas decorations are going to be hard for me this year, my c-section will be around December 30th and I am NOT that close to meeting my baby. I have a feeling it is going to be hard to be patient through the holidays this year, since something bigger than Christmas is happening right after Christmas!
cantaloupe / 6869 posts
@swurlygurl: True! I save it for the holidays for something special.
watermelon / 14206 posts
@swurlygurl: @MrsKoala: Oh, nm...I see that was already discussed, lol
watermelon / 14206 posts
@MamaBehr: You might want to keep it simple...UNdecorating after a csection and with a newborn sounds like something I'd want to avoid!
honeydew / 7091 posts
@Dandelion: That's okay, peppermint mocha is worthy of all the excitement Hahaha
@MrsKoala: Hmmm... that's probably wise... It's definitely not special to me anymore
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@MrsKoala: Have you tried the Salted Caramel Mochas that they make? SCM is offered during Oct- Dec months. When they don't have the salt, I ask for a Toffee Nut Mocha, which is what a SCM is without the salt. I don't like too much mocha so I ask for reduced mocha shots. I love hazelnut lattes and I need to try hazelnut mochas. Toffee Nut lattes sound good, as well. Is toffee nut much different from hazelnut?
pear / 1743 posts
It's funny, the only time of the year I get Starbucks (NZ has much more of an independent coffee scene) is when the Christmas flavours roll out - so festive! Really puts me into the spirit
pomegranate / 3580 posts
@MamaBehr: Totally! Staying late to decorate the store used to be one of my favorite shifts Oh and cranberry bliss bars. Mmmm....
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Uhh, so my red cup is empty and I don't want to throw it away. I think I have a starbucks red cup problem.
grapefruit / 4997 posts
I love it! Anything to prolong the holiday cheer and Christmas music, I am all for it!
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