“No more “Merry Christmas” at Starbucks”, Trump said to a crowd of about 10,200, reports the Washington Post.
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Even Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in on Monday, suggesting a Starbucks’ boycott.
But with the release of Red Cups last Sunday, coffee lovers, specifically a few of the Christian ones, have noticed one thing about the traditional holiday cup: its design defeats its objective as it shows nothing about Christmas.
“I think Howard Schultz and his team are sitting back in their chairs and high-fiving each other, ’cause they’re the good guys and buzz is buzz”, said Lemley, who worked with Starbucks in the 1990s to build the now-internationally recognized brand. “I don’t know”, he said.
Trump noted that the Trump Tower in Manhattan is home to a very successful Starbucks location.
The Starbucks’ cups issue started when most Christians took notice about the plain red theme dropping all Christmas related designs. “I don’t remember Starbucks ever being a Christian company, do you?” she wrote. No more “Merry Christmas” on Starbucks.
The new cups have ignited comments on social media, with a few people accusing Starbucks of waging a war on Christmas. The aesthetic was described by Jeffrey Fields, a top echelon in the company’s design department, as a memento of the quietness and simplicity of holiday season.
Donald Trump is apparently promising that when he’s in the POTUS seat we’ll all be saying “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays”.
“I love Oreos. I will never eat them again”.
Many critics – including Christians – have since dismissed his claims as silly, noting that Starbucks sells a Christmas blend of coffee as well as advent calendars. Since 1997, we have served our holiday beverages in a unique red cup, each year and each design telling a different story. This years design is another way we are inviting our customers to create their own stories on our cups.
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The rally comes on the eve of the next Republican presidential debate, which will be taking place Tuesday evening in Milwaukee.
