15 Starbucks Seasonal Cups That Didn’t Make the Cut

Every day is a season

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The PSL or pumpkin spiced latte is back at Starbucks with a reminder that fall is here. Sure, it’s not technically fall, but it’s not technically pumpkin spice either. This particular latte is spiced like a pumpkin pie, which is infinitely more delicious than being spiced like a pumpkin which is kind of bland.

Next will be the dreaded holiday cups which continue to create controversy where there is none. Starbucks, it is surmised by the author, creates this fake news so as not to draw attention to their other ‘cup failures.’ Really, they are a big company with some crazy-ass ideas.*

Here is a tall sample of the cup ideas Starbucks had in production but removed to avoid ensuring their holiday cups were the star attraction.

1. Octoberfest and St Patrick’s Day cups kept falling over and spilling regardless of what was on the outside.
2. The slutty Halloween costume series was a bust or too much bust. You decide.
3. Thanksgiving Day Cups somehow made the coffee skim over like gravy. No one seemed thankful.
4. The snowflake series — every cup was different. Something about cost on this one made these fail. Come on Starbucks, you just charged me $3.54 for a coffee, you can afford to make…