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|December 06, 2025
The accessory of the moment isn't a handbag. It's your cup. Are you a Yeti loyalist or a Stanley girl? Matcha fan or smoothie-core? Grab a tumbler and strike a pose
Last month, a full-blown brawl broke out at a Texas Starbucks, with cops having to intervene.
What was everyone fighting over? A limited-edition, teddy-bear-shaped cup, with a tiny green woolly cap for a lid. The Bearista Cold Cup is cute, no doubt. But throwing punches over coffee cups is such a 2025 moment. We've started emotionally bonding with chonky Stanley flasks. We're flexing our matcha and smoothie habits with see-through, Insta-friendly glass tumblers with bamboo lids and glass straws. Those of us who stick to old-fashioned coffee tote it around in a chic travel mug.
This story is from the December 06, 2025 edition of Brunch.
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