You Are Here – Koln
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I was away for some time and missed to report two new YAH releases that hit Starbucks stores in Germany. A week before that happened, those were spotted at the US military base. Please meet Koln and Dresden. Interesting enough, Starbucks decided to use German version of the name instead of English (Cologne).
Koln is the the fourth-largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich). So far visible elements from the mug are Hohenzollern Bridge and Cologne Cathedral
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But you can’t buy them in Cologne. I saw pictures of this mug so I made the one hour drive from my house to Cologne to buy one (I didn’t want to pay the ridiculous eBay price of €35.). I talked to the manager at the Cologne Starbucks in the train station, and she told me she has also seen them and has no idea where they are coming from since they are not available for them to order. That’s right. The biggest Starbucks in Cologne can’t get the Köln ‘You are Here’ mugs. I also checked in the other Starbucks on the other side of the cathedral and they didn’t have them either (they did, however, have the Dresden YAH mug).
Why was my comment deleted? All I did was share my real world experience trying to buy this mug in Cologne. If the Starbucks shops in Cologne can’t even order these mugs (nor have they seen one in person), where are they coming from? I’ll keep checking and hopefully they’ll show up. Until then, I just can’t bring myself to spend €35/$35 for a mug.
Hello Craig. Thanks for your comment. Your comment wasn’t deleted. It has to be approved by admin prior being posted. It is now visible. As for Koln mug, because it’s new, you won’t see it in many places. I heard they first hit US military base. That’s where you see the pics and eBay listings from. I suggest you wait a little as I agree €35 price tag is little too much.
I’ve just got confirmation that Köln & Dresden YAH mugs are available in Berlin at Alexanderplatz (inside train station) and Starbucks Centralstation (Hauptbahnhof).