YAH series continues with Starbucks You Are Here Bahrain. It is yet to be released in stores, but we already have a sneak peek of it. The front of the mug shows sandy beach, palm and a boat. We can also see some building in behind. We will come back to this mug shortly to review it in more details.… Read more
The brand new Starbucks Been There Ornament Colorado has light blue string and the inside. What’s seen on the front of the mug:
– two small oil pumpjacks
– The flag of the state of Colorado
– the “Centennial State” nickname. It is because Colorado became a state a century after the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
– Colorado Bighorn – is a species of sheep specific to this particular region
– some kind for spruce or fir, which is the only green element on the mug.… Read more
Here’s another mini mug from Texas, this time it’s Starbucks Been There Ornament Houston. The color palette is green and brown while string is green. What do we see here:
– Magnolia City is one of the earliest of Houston’s many nicknames.
– a horseshoe – referring to ranchers
– an oil rig – since the economy of Houston is based primarily on the energy industry, particularly oil
– Houston City Hall – constructed during 1938 and 1939
I would like to specifically mention the Starbucks cup, which is supposed to be found on each of the mugs from Been There series.… Read more
Here’s Starbucks Been There Ornament Illinois also known as the Prairie State. The string is light blue. Items that can be seen on the front: steamship, barn, corn, top hat and again subway wagon, similar to the one from the Chicago ornament, symbolizing the Chicago “L” (transit system).… Read more
Starbucks Been There Ornament Oregon is the fresh release from West Coast. The string is green. I was able to identify the following elements on the front:
– Flag of Oregon – which became official on February 26, 1925
– Multnomah Falls – a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The falls drops in two major steps, split into an upper falls of 542 feet and a lower falls of 69 feet, with a gradual 9 foot drop in elevation between the two, so the total height of the waterfall is conventionally given as 620 feet
– Haystack Rock – 235-foot sea stack in Cannon Beach
– An old wagon – is a reference to Oregon Trail – a 2,170-mile historic East–West wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon… Read more
Starbucks kept my favourite cassette player on Been There Ornament Atlanta, previously seen on the full size mug. The color of the string is orange.
As a reminder, BT Atlanta was one of the six mugs with error, see this post. I really doubt Starbucks has made the same mistake again, but, let’s wait for more pics to confirm that.… Read more
Starbucks Been There Ornament Georgia is mostly blue and has light blue string as well.
Do you know why is Georgia called the Empire State of the South? I believe it’s because of its role in the civil war. It was, and at certain extent remains, the transportation hub and financial center of the region. I have to add, that this nickname is rarely used nowadays, with the Peach State predominating. … Read more
I really like Starbucks Been There Ornament Kentucky because of its blue palette. Two main elements from the front (way less than those from the bigger mug):
– Mammoth Cave – the longest cave system known in the world
– Bluegrass Balloon Festival – a.k.a. the Adam Matthews Balloon Festival, was the fifth largest hot air balloon festival in the United States, and the largest in the state of Kentucky
The string of the ornament is light blue.… Read more
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.
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