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You Are Here Ornament – Seoul (prototype)

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Some prototypes differ from the production version by a color, a missing detail, or a small design tweak. Others are far more intriguing because they represent a product that was never released at all.

This You Are Here Ornament Seoul falls into the second category.

If you’ve been following my recent posts, you already know that Starbucks never officially released a You Are Here mug or ornament for Seoul. Instead, South Korea received its own Korea Real City collection, making any Seoul item from the YAH series something that simply wasn’t supposed to exist.… Read more

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You Are Here Seoul – an opportunity to own one of the rarest Starbucks mugs ever released

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As many collectors already know, Starbucks never officially released a You Are Here Seoul mug. South Korea received the Korea Real City series instead, making a Seoul YAH mug something that simply wasn’t supposed to exist.

Well… one does.

This is not a production mug that somehow slipped through retail. It is believed to be a prototype/sample created during the development of the You Are Here collection before the series was discontinued. To date, this may be the only known example to have surfaced publicly, although its exact production history remains unknown.… Read more

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You Are Here – Seoul

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Here is the You Are Here Seoul mug. Wait, what? How is this possible?

If you’ve been following the You Are Here series, you probably know that Starbucks never officially released any mugs for South Korea as part of the YAH collection. Instead, South Korea received its own beautiful series called the Korea Real City collection, featuring both full-size mugs and mini demis.

Well, that is still true because the mug you are seeing here was never officially sold in stores.… Read more

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Icon – Seoul

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This Icon mug came from Seoul, South korea. Dark Blue is used as its theme color. N Seoul Tower can be seen on the front of the mug and Seoul Skyline on the back.
This mug is somewhat hard to find.
Countries of production: China… Read more

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Relief – Seoul

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This Relief mug was released for Seoul, South Korea and it’s main color is black. Following elements (points of attraction) are engraved on the mug 63 Building, Olympic Bridge, Gyeongbokgung Gyeonghoeru, Sinsegae Department Store, Seoul Station, Jongno Tower, World Trade Center, N Seoul Tower, Boutique Monaco, Dongdaemun, Urban Hive, Seocho Garak Tower, Dongbu Kangnam Tower. Production date: 2012… Read more

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