The front of Starbucks Been There Ornament New York is very similar to it’s bigger brother. We again see a bison, a bird, a baseball ball, an apple and surely Adirondacks – the group of mountains and the park in northeastern New York.… Read more
Been There Ornament South Carolina – I can still see two birds, beach ball, peach and probably Firefly Sweet Tea cocktail.
There is also Fort Sumter – one of many East Coast fortifications built after the War of 1812. Work started in 1829, but was incomplete by 1860, when South Carolina seceded from the Union.
The string is pink.
Been There Ornament Florida – the Sunshine State as it says on the front of the mug. They also kept patio with umbrella and two chairs, as it is seen on the bigger mug.… Read more
Starbucks Been There Ornament Texas has probably one of the most laconic designs so far. As far as I can see, the front has only these items:
– a cowboy boot and hat – obviously
– a star shaped sheriff’s badge – a very well known element from Westerns (movies)
– I can also mention a pair of cacti, but they are leaning towards the side of the mug
And that’s it! The string is light orange, btw.… Read more
Here’s Starbucks Been There Ornament Canada the only country mini mug from this series. Interesting enough, there was never a mug for US as a country. The string is red and the following are elements from the front of the mug: moose, beaver, maple leaf and syrop, poutine, snowflakes. … Read more
Starbucks Been There Ornament Chicago has grey string and the following elements on the front:
– a subway wagon – that’s for The Chicago “L” which is Chicago’s rapid transit system. It the second-busiest rail mass transit system in the United States (after NYC).
– a baseball bat – is the reference to the Chicago Cubs – an American professional baseball team
– a football ball – for the Chicago Bears – a professional American football team
– a sailboat – is the reference to Chicago being located on the shore of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes, and the only one being entirely in US.… Read more
In the contrast to the busy design of the bigger mug, Starbucks Been There Ornament Dallas has very few elements on the front:
– Bigger’n Dallas stands for “bigger than Dallas” and is usually used to describe some impossible-to-miss object or event. It comes back from the days when Dallas was the biggest city in the state.
– a football ball – probably referring to Dallas Cowboys – a professional American football team.
– a guitar – referring to Annual Dallas International Guitar Festival which is the oldest and largest guitar festival show in the world
– a cowboy hat – no explanation is needed
– a head of a cow/bull.… Read more
Hawaii BTO is followed by Starbucks Been There Ornament Waikiki. They were actually spotted together, which makes sense. This mini mug has orange string and it’s front is mostly occupied by Diamond Head State Monument. I don’t necessary agree that the real mountain looks exactly like it is pictured, but it is what it is.… Read more
Every day brings us new releases! Here is BTO of the day: Starbucks Been There Ornament Hawaii. It has green string and shows surfboard and certain paradise landscapes on its front.… Read more
Canadians join BT Ornaments fever too! There is no delay in the release, as it was the case for bigger mugs. Here’s Starbucks Been There Ornament Toronto for your aesthetic pleasure.… Read more
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