Red Cup

LIAM READS THE TIMES AS HE LICKS HIS REDCUP

Every November 1st the Starbucks red cup makes its appearance. I know this because I have recorded it many times.
I welcome it showing up. Others don't. They say its arrival is too early. Rushing the season. Ignoring Thanksgiving and this year it has been blamed for being unChristmasy
I am fine with the red cup's coming November 1st. I want to enjoy the fun as long as possible. Red cup leaves early...a day or two after Christmas. While other decorations hang out past New Years. And my reaction to the 2015 version was delight in its stark simplicity, red cup and green logo. Did not occur to me to want more on it.

Liam loves it.  I take a photo of him lapping the foam. A spontaneous moment... not setting up the shot. It happened and I took it.

There is an annual red cup contest.

We enter our photo.

I look at the other entries. I see a problem right away. The Starbucks logo is not shown in our photo. Here is our Instagram screen shot and what I believed to be a cute caption.

OUR INSTAGRAM ENTRY

And no boxes or name visible. Another strike. This could be any red cup! I did not consider deleting and redoing. Why? I saw the caliber of the entered photos and realized we had little chance. I read the criteria. Here is a screen shot of the qualities...the right margin is cropped but the judging criteria are what I want you to see, the five words at the center.

We might qualify for creativity and individuality.
Okay, maybe only individuality.
Liam is an individual.

People keep hashtagging #redcupcontest even though the contest ended 11/5/15. I suppose they want to be included. There are currently 38,827 entries. Last one posted minutes ago. 

The earlier ones feature animals, kids, families, friends, with their red cups in ingenious locations and positions. What a gallery. The newer ones have the red cups as the star.  Guess word dripped out.

BUT it is over
The results are in...below is the link to the winners...this year the cup is the star. No people, pets, scenes...

It's all about the Red Cup and it being a blank canvas. 

Now I am esctatic. My cup had nothing but a dog's head in it. I had no chance. Better than little chance.
http://blogs.starbucks.com/blogs/customer/archive/2015/11/10/red-cup-contest-results.aspx

If you don't do links here is a screen shot of the winning photos as shown on Instagram

These five are the winners. Each receiving a $500 gift card. 

Which would not last me that long anyway. 

THESE ARE THE 5 WINNING PHOTOS

Liam wants to share more of our red cup shots. So here they are...

EVERYDAY

I SEE THE RED CUP

GOT IT

STICKING OUT MY EARS MAKES IT WORK

People are still entering the contest. I have a new entry also.

Woof, Woof