As if anyone needed another reason to love Starbucks, they went above and beyond this year. In the midst of this crazy election, Starbucks released ‘community’ cups AKA the green cups. Now I know not everyone cares about what their caramel macchiato is served to them in, but the timing and reasoning behind these cups are perfect. They are now introducing the holiday cups for this year, and let's just say that the artsy designs have much bigger meaning than meets the eye.

If you haven’t noticed already, Starbucks has gotten rid of their green cups and welcomed the annual holiday ones. Customers were angry and under the impression that the green cups were, in fact the holiday cups, but in reality ,Starbucks had a much bigger plan. They wanted to show the community and togetherness that society needs to take part in.

Each cup had a drawing of over a 100 different people, all in one sketch. For the non-artsy people, the illustrator did not pick up his hand while drawing these, so everyone is connected. Baristas, customers, any type of person you could imagine, they’re represented, showing how we can all stand together.

The holiday cups are even more community based. The drawings on the cups were drawn by actual customers last year. They started out as doodles, but Starbucks loved the idea of getting the public engaged and involved. The intricate designs are getting more love than ever before.

I know this is just coffee, but the little things make the hard times better for everyone. This is just the reminder we need to be more accepting of people, because really, we're all in the same boat. Thanks for thinking of the community first, Starbucks.