How we make these pages
Starbucks Cups is written by The Starbucks Cups team, an independent group of Starbucks mug fans. This page explains how a mug page gets made, so you can judge how far to trust it.
Photos
We pick clear photographs of each mug from public marketplace listings and other public sources. Photos are chosen and cropped by a person in our review tool before a page is published. They show items offered for sale by third parties and are used for identification. We do not own every mug we cover, so we describe mugs from photos, not from having them in hand.
Facts
For every mug we write down what is visible in the photo. We add a fact about a place, a landmark or a mug only when we can name a source, and each page lists its sources at the bottom. When we can't confirm something, such as the capacity, product code or release year, the page says Not confirmed instead of guessing. Details that come from marketplace listing titles rather than from Starbucks are marked that way.
AI assistance
We use AI tools to help draft and organise page text from the photos and sources. Every page must pass automated checks first: filler phrases are blocked, near-duplicate text is caught, and claims need a source. A person reviews a sample of pages from each batch before it is published. AI can still make mistakes, and if a page gets something wrong we fix it and update its "last checked" date.
Sponsored links
Our "See eBay listings" and "Search Amazon" buttons are affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you buy, at no extra cost to you. Links never change what we write about a mug. Read the affiliate disclosure.