So Why do We Need Christmas (Holiday) Cups, Anyways

@NeldaHoxie They don't. They don't think it's an affront. They think Starbucks purposely announced "our cups will be plain red so as not to offend people who are not Christians" and to me, it's the announcing of it that is offensive. No one would have thought a thing about it, they would have assumed the cup was red for Christmas. It was Starbucks, in some misguided idea about publicity that announced they were purposely leaving off Christmas symbols either to ingratiate themselves to people who don't celebrate Christmas or to get a lot of press, Not sure which, actually. I would never buy coffee at Starbucks anyway, it's too expensive and they sell a status symbol, not coffee. I see lots of articles and posts about people who don't understand why Christians are protesting, but I haven't seen any in which Christians are actually protesting. Well, no, there was that funny video from the guy who said he went into Starbucks and told them his name was Merry Christmas so they had to write it on the cup. It's only offensive in that Starbucks is trying to gin up some publicity and using something they think will be offensive to Christians to do it. And they think it will be successful, because people will go to Starbucks just to show those Christians how silly they are. Problem is, most people like festive cups and will probably go to Dunkin Donuts, regardless of their religious affiliations.

That whole coffee cup thing is such a ridiculous thing.

That's how I feel. I don't get these people think this is an affront on Jesus. It's a commercial coffee cup. If it upsets them, then don't go there.

@NeldaHoxie It's just something they do at Christmas - they have a lot of red in the stores. The same people would be complaining probably if they didn't change it at all.

I guess this isn't about the protest, it's about the cup. Why bother changing it? I doubt it would bring in more biz.

I guess I don't have the patience and I'm very cheap. I do have a stove top espresso maker. I grew up in an Italian household where that was served, so I do like the taste.

Yeah, so why would starbucks bother with the cup that was guaranteed to cause ire. Just stay with their everyday stuff.

@NeldaHoxie Yes, for the Director of Franchise Operations mid-Atlantic Zone. It was quiet an experience. In 10 years I never ate one donut - don't eat fried food. Now the muffins, that's a different story.

@AbbyGreenhill For a minute I thought you had will power of steel. Did you get free muffins if you worked there?

I had no idea you worked fr Dunkins. Love their Boston Creme donuts.

It does seem that Christmas become a time of constant bickering. It's really a shame.

People have to have something to whine about so they will be happy.

I don't know why a company would risk the snarkiness of either side, for something that costs them money and isn't necessary. Perhaps they do want the publicity.