Every holiday season, there's always one thing that sends people into a frenzy.

Tickle Me Elmo. Furby. The Stanley cup. Labubu .

This year, it's Starbucks' Bearista Cup — a wide-eyed, beanie-wearing, bear-shaped glass tumbler that has turned coffee runs into treasure hunts.

The 20-ounce clear cold cup, which hit Starbucks stores on Nov. 6, features a green candy cane-striped straw and a lid that doubles as a tiny green hat, making it look like the bear is wearing the chain's signature color. Starbucks first teased the Bearista Cold Cup on Instagram a day earlier, and almost immediately, fans and trinket collectors lost their collective minds.

By the time most customers showed up early in the morning to snag one, though, the Bearista was already gone. Reports quickly flooded TikTok

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