Many on social media interpreted the cup as a response to criticism that Dunkin’ Donuts’ rival Starbucks has gotten for issuing a plain red “holiday cup” this year.
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In years past, Starbucks has decorated its red holiday cups with designs such as snowflakes, reindeer or ribbon.
The war on Starbucks alleged war on Christmas was launched by Arizona evangelist Joshua Feuerstein, not Mr. Coffee, Folgers, Maxwell House or Dunkin Doughnuts.
This year’s design is another way we are inviting our customers to create their own stories on our cups. Here’s a few of their best work.
Elsewhere US Presidential candidate Donald Trump is calling for a boycott of Starbucks because of the cup.
The Grinch didn’t steal Christmas, Starbucks did!
The fact the a the new Starbucks holiday cups have caused any controversy because they do not include pagan references to winter proves that a few people are looking for evil where no evil exists. “Until Starbucks puts a baby Jesus or nativity scene on the cup while saying Merry Christmas, then pulls it because they say it’s offensive, let’s talk”.
“Well, I don’t see “Merry Christmas” on it. So, do they have “Merry Christmas” on it?”
“It’s (a) more open way to usher in the holiday”, Starbucks’ vice president of design Jeffrey Fields explained.
But he added, “If I become president, we’re all going to be saying “Merry Christmas” again”, referring to a few businesses refraining from using the term and replacing it with “happy holidays”. When I choose Starbucks, I know I’ll pay more and I know I’m paying for the freshness and taste.
“Even if you had zero approval and the design was finished, it would still take at least a month or two months to get it printed and distributed”, Dave Tupper, creative director of the design agency Huge, told NBC News.
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Christmas means different things to different people, and Starbucks is trying to acknowledge this by not exclusively promoting one interpretation of the holiday season.
