Here’s the second Canadian BT mug which has been revised – Been There – Ontario v2. The change is much bigger than Canada v2 from my previous post. In particular, Starbucks removed “The Heartland Province” nickname making adjacent elements bigger; the “Ice wine” has been switched with “Icewine”, which is the proper way to call the wine made from grapes that have been left to freeze naturally on the vine.
Here is another revised BT mug. The change we see in Been There – Canada v2 is really subtle. You actually have to play “spot the difference” game here. If you, like me, could not find it right away, here is the spoiler: the only difference is the comma in the line “The True North, strong and free”, which is a weird decision, since the official text of the Canadian anthem doesn’t have that comma. With this new releases, Starbucks is actually bringing more questions, rather than fixing things.… Read more
Brand new addition to the minis family: You Are Here Ornament – Turkey. Again, and this is true for all YAH Ornaments, it is a complete copy of the regular mug. You can see Anıtkabir (literally, “memorial tomb”) – the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on the front of the mug. … Read more
There will definitely be more than 10 new ornaments this season. Why? My assumption is, we’re going to get the regular versions of all Christmas Edition minis, plus other countries as well. We’ve already seen Slovakia and here’s another one: You Are Here Ornament – Romania. Since this is a complete copy of the regular mug, please check this post for a full review. … Read more
Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Spain is here. Another cute mini mug to add to your collection!… Read more
One by one, they’re coming quickly! Here’s another country ornament release – Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Portugal. It is very similar to its Holiday Edition sibling, as well as full-sized regular and Christmas brothers. It is now obvious we can expect at least 8 minis more this season. Stay tuned.… Read more
It seems that Starbucks has plans on releasing regular, non-Christmas versions of European country minis. Here is another one, You Are Here Ornament – Czech Republic, which was spotted yesterday, just two days after recent release of Slovakia.
As a reminder, here are Holiday Edition of Czech Republic Ornament and a regular, full-size mug. … Read more
Just when I thought that we’re done with China YAHs, Starbucks released the new one: You Are Here – Zunyi… Read more
An unexpected, but pleasant release – Starbucks You Are Here Ornament – Slovakia. Please note, the full size mug has not been spotted yet. From the ornament:
– Bratislava Castle – the castle in the Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It was built in 9th century on an isolated rocky hill in the middle of the city and was then rebuilt in 1956-1964. Due its size and position it became a symbol of the city. Here’s Interesting fact, since Bratislava is located at the intersection of three countries: Slovakia, Austria and Hungary, you can see other two from the walls of Bratislava Castle
– The Slovak National Uprising Bridge in Bratislava, a.k.a.… Read more
Here’s another “updated” design, which has been spotted by a Facebook user today. The change we see for Starbucks Been There Denver v2 is kind of controversial. Because even though Denver’s Wikipedia page mentions “the Mile-High City” nickname once, I could not find it written with the hyphen anywhere else, including official site of the city of Denver. With that being said, I don’t consider this mug to be the “error fix”, but advise to buy v1 as soon as possible as they are going to disappear from stores pretty soon.… Read more
