Along with the full-sized mug, Starbucks has also released You Are Here Ornament – Japan v2 “Winter Edition”. Here’s something I’ve forgot to mention in my previous post – the new mug and ornament are light blue inside compared to red in the first edition. The string is also light blue.
Please also see side by side collage of v1 and v2:
Release of the Starbucks You Are Here – Japan v2 will probably be the most important news of November 2018. Starbucks calls it “Winter Version” of the existing mug. Following elements symbolizing Japan winter were added, replacing existing ones:
– camellia flowers (Camellia Japonica, common camellia, Japanese camellia or Tsubaki), often called the rose of winter, since it prefers cool temperatures.
– Red-crowned cranes – one of the rarest cranes in the world. The cranes are most spectacular to watch as they dance, often in pairs, with seemingly choreographed dips and jumps.… Read more
Starbucks Been There Christmas – Los Angeles is a Holiday Edition of Been There LA v2 mug. As a reminder there was v1 with the typo, where designers mistakenly placed wrong nickname: “City of the angels instead of “City of Angels”. See more about that error here.… Read more
Island and city in Greece – Starbucks You Are Here – Corfu… Read more
Here’s the second version of the last year’s Holiday Edition mug – Starbucks You Are Here Christmas – Cebu v2, and the only difference is the green box and inside of the mug instead of red. This mug conclude Philippines trio of v2s this year (see Manila and Philippines)… Read more
Just another brand new release from Malaysia – Starbucks You Are Here Langkawi
Langkawi, is an archipelago of 99 islands (+ 5 small islands visible only at low tide) in the Andaman Sea some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia.… Read more
Probably one of the most important and desired Holiday Edition mugs this season – Starbucks Been There Christmas – Pike Place. As a reminder, you can buy it in the Original Starbucks (store) only, located at 1912 Pike Place, Seattle.
Interesting fact: Pike Place Market mug was the only YAH Christmas Edition mug along with Hawaii, released in 2014, see it here.… Read more
Starbucks Been There Christmas Virginia. This is Holiday Edition, see regular mug here.
These are some state symbols found on the mug:
– Mother of Presidents nickname
– The Blue Ridge Mountains
– The blue crab from the Chesapeake Bay
– The Chincoteague Pony
Read more about these at the ornament page.… Read more
Not a state, but nation’s Capital, Starbucks Been There Christmas – Washington DC is a holiday edition of previously released mug. From the mug:
– The White House
– The United States Capitol, a.k.a. the Capitol Building
– The Arlington Memorial Bridge
– The Bald eagle, sometimes called the American eagle
– Uncle Sam’s hat
Read more about these symbols here.… Read more
