Tag: Maine

Discovery Series Ornament – Maine

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Discovery Series Ornament – Maine, a new ornament from New England has landed!

Maine has a rich and fascinating history that spans thousands of years, beginning with Indigenous peoples like the Wabanaki tribes, who inhabited the region for millennia before European contact. European exploration of the area started in the early 17th century, with French and English settlers establishing trading posts and small colonies along the coast. Maine was originally part of Massachusetts until 1820, when it was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state through the Missouri Compromise.… Read more

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Been There Ornament – Maine

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Here is Starbucks Been There Ornament Maine. From the front of the mug:
– Moose has been chosen as official state animal in 1979
– Pine cone – hence the state’s nickname: The Pine Tree State. The pine is used as a symbol in the state’s seal, flag, flower, and tree.
– Sea shell, fishing hook, fishing float and seiners (fishing boat) – all relate to ocean playing a major part in Maine’s history and present days. In fact, Maine’s beautiful landscape, famous for its unchanged scenery and opportunities for hunting, fishing and boating has made recreation an important industry.… Read more

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Been There – Maine 2

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Here’s the second, fixed version of previously posted mug – Starbucks Been There Maine v2. People reported seeing it the stores, but are not allowed to buy it. If you plan on getting it, stay alert. My understanding, it’s just the matter of couple days, till you see it officially released.
Here is the collage of all sides. As you can see they’ve fixed the spelling for the mountain. It is now saying Mount Katahdin as it should be.

Update from 2018-05-19: added a side-by-side comparison of v1 and v2
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Been There – Maine

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Starbucks Been There Maine v1 is not your regular mug. It was neither officially released nor sold in stores. As you probably remember, certain BT State mugs were designed with misprints. Oddly enough those errors hadn’t been spotted till mugs arrived at stores. Even then Starbucks managed to sold a bunch of Nebraska v1s before someone have noticed the problem and reported that to head office. Exactly at that moment, Starbucks reviewed all their designs and ordered to pull back and destroy error mugs.… Read more

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