I can feel it in the air. The Christmas season is truly here. But what could be bringing this change in seasons? What could be causing the massive change I feel? Christmas time has arrived, but it’s not the Thanksgiving leftovers or the freezing air bringing the best season of the year. No, it’s something much more… materialistic. Something that brings crowds of people to its opening, like Black Friday but for a singular object. It’s like Santa Claus, but so much better: the Starbucks red cup.
What else am I supposed to drink my $4.65 grande peppermint hot chocolate from? What else is supposed to warm up my freezing hands? There is no other cup that can grant me happiness as much as the Starbucks red cup does. Only true holiday lovers will understand this. This cup makes it possible to get through an otherwise unremarkable couple months. Who needs family members or friends visiting during the holidays when you can see the redness of the cup reflected on your skin? Certainly not me.
Although I love this cup more almost more than I love the holiday-themed drinks, I was shattered when Starbucks took the Christmas themes off the cup. I almost stopped devoting the entire month of December towards these cups because of the sudden change. What, are there really any other holidays other than Christmas? I don’t understand why they would take a Christmas tree off of a cup that is sold around the world in countries that aren’t predominantly Christian. It’s like they’re trying to convince me that everyone doesn’t die for the consumerist culture that has evolved around Christmas.
But I am over this disappointment. Now, I see the simple red design and feel true happiness. It has been tough to overcome this change, but they have come to love the simplicity. These red cups have arrived, and I myself now arrive every morning at 8 a.m. sharp at my neighborhood Starbucks to get a simple grande peppermint mocha (with soy milk, extra whip, 2.333 pumps of peppermint, and .55 extra pumps of chocolate) in my red cup. Without these cups, there would be no love in the world, and there would be nothing to usher in the Christmas season.
