Bearista Tales

Washington, D.C. Bearista (2008)

Local Bearista Bear Collection, Special Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection

Released in early Summer 2008, the Washington D.C. Bearista is part of the 2008 Local Bearista Collection. Like all the other bears in this edition, he wears a black baseball cap embroidered with "Starbucks" in white with no logo. His ears stick through the cap; his left ear has a hangtag attached that reads "Washington D.C. Bearista".  He wears a white sweatshirt with lime green trim around the neck and bottom of the sleeves and with "Washington D.C." printed in lime green on the front. This bearista wears navy patch pocket pants.  His shoes are little slip-ons that are navy, white, light blue and brown striped with brown soles and it says "Starbucks Coffee Company 2008" on his left foot (also all in brown).  He carries a little gray messenger bag over his right shoulder with a velcro closure. Thanks to Matt P for the photo.

Houston Bearista (2008)

Local Bearista Bear Collection, Special Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection

Released in early Summer 2008, the Houston Bearista is part of the 2008 Local Bearista Collection. Like all the other bears in this edition, he wears a black baseball cap embroidered with "Starbucks" in white with no logo. His ears stick through the cap; his left ear has a hangtag attached that reads "Houston Bearista".  He wears a white sweatshirt with lime green trim around the neck and bottom of the sleeves and with "Houston" printed in lime green on the front. This bearista wears navy patch pocket pants.  His shoes are little slip-ons that are navy, white, light blue and brown striped with brown soles and it says "Starbucks Coffee Company 2008" on his left foot (also all in brown).  He carries a little gray messenger bag over his right shoulder with a velcro closure. Thanks to Matt P for the photo.

Dallas Bearista (2008)

Local Bearista Bear Collection, Special Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection

Released in early Summer 2008, the Dallas Bearista is part of the 2008 Local Bearista Collection. Like all the other bears in this edition, he wears a black baseball cap embroidered with "Starbucks" in white with no logo. His ears stick through the cap; his left ear has a hangtag attached that reads "Dallas Bearista".  He wears a white sweatshirt with lime green trim around the neck and bottom of the sleeves and with "Dallas" printed in lime green on the front. This bearista wears navy patch pocket pants.  His shoes are little slip-ons that are navy, white, light blue and brown striped with brown soles and it says "Starbucks Coffee Company 2008" on his left foot (also all in brown).  He carries a little gray messenger bag over his right shoulder with a velcro closure. Thanks to Matt P for the photo.

Los Angeles Bearista (2008)

Local Bearista Bear Collection, Special Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection

Released in early Summer 2008, the Los Angeles Bearista is part of the 2008 Local Bearista Collection. Like all the other bears in this edition, he wears a black baseball cap embroidered with "Starbucks" in white with no logo. His ears stick through the cap; his left ear has a hangtag attached that reads "Los Angeles Bearista".  He wears a white sweatshirt with lime green trim around the neck and bottom of the sleeves and with "Los Angeles" printed in lime green on the front. This bearista wears navy patch pocket pants.  His shoes are little slip-ons that are navy, white, light blue and brown striped with brown soles and it says "Starbucks Coffee Company 2008" on his left foot (also all in brown).  He carries a little gray messenger bag over his right shoulder with a velcro closure. Thanks to Matt P for the photo.

Chicago Bearista (2008)

Local Bearista Bear Collection, Special Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection

Released in early Summer 2008, the Chicago Bearista is part of the 2008 Local Bearista Collection. Like all the other bears in this edition, he wears a black baseball cap embroidered with "Starbucks" in white with no logo. His ears stick through the cap; his left ear has a hangtag attached that reads "Chicago Bearista".  He wears a white sweatshirt with lime green trim around the neck and bottom of the sleeves and with "Chicago" printed in lime green on the front. This bearista wears navy patch pocket pants.  His shoes are little slip-ons that are navy, white, light blue and brown striped with brown soles and it says "Starbucks Coffee Company 2008" on his left foot (also all in brown).  He carries a little gray messenger bag over his right shoulder with a velcro closure. Thanks to Matt P for the photo.

Philadelphia Bearista (2008)

Local Bearista Bear Collection, Special Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection

Released in early Summer 2008, the Philadelphia Bearista is part of the 2008 Local Bearista Collection. Like all the other bears in this edition, he wears a black baseball cap embroidered with "Starbucks" in white with no logo. His ears stick through the cap; his left ear has a hangtag attached that reads "Philadelphia Bearista".  He wears a white sweatshirt with lime green trim around the neck and bottom of the sleeves and with "Philadelphia" printed in lime green on the front. This bearista wears navy patch pocket pants.  His shoes are little slip-ons that are navy, white, light blue and brown striped with brown soles and it says "Starbucks Coffee Company 2008" on his left foot (also all in brown).  He carries a little gray messenger bag over his right shoulder with a velcro closure. Thanks to Matt P for the photo.

San Antonio Bearista (2008)

Local Bearista Bear Collection, Special Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection

Released in early Summer 2008, the San Antonio Bearista is part of the 2008 Local Bearista Collection. Like all the other bears in this edition, he wears a black baseball cap embroidered with "Starbucks" in white with no logo. His ears stick through the cap; his left ear has a hangtag attached that reads "San Antonio Bearista".  He wears a white sweatshirt with lime green trim around the neck and bottom of the sleeves and with "San Antonio" printed in lime green on the front. This bearista wears navy patch pocket pants.  His shoes are little slip-ons that are navy, white, light blue and brown striped with brown soles and it says "Starbucks Coffee Company 2008" on his left foot (also all in brown).  He carries a little gray messenger bag over his right shoulder with a velcro closure. Thanks to Matt P for the photo.

Las Vegas Bearista (2008)

Local Bearista Bear Collection, Special Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection

Released in 2008, the Las Vegas Bearista is part of the 2008 Local Bearista Collection. Like all the other bears in this edition, he wears a black baseball cap embroidered with "Starbucks" in white with no logo. His ears stick through the cap; his left ear has a hangtag attached that reads "Las Vegas Bearista".  He wears a white sweatshirt with lime green trim around the neck and bottom of the sleeves and with "Las Vegas" printed in lime green on the front. This bearista wears navy patch pocket pants.  His shoes are little slip-ons that are navy, white, light blue and brown striped with brown soles and it says "Starbucks Coffee Company 2008" on his left foot (also all in brown).  He carries a little gray messenger bag over his right shoulder with a velcro closure. Thanks to MattP for the photo.

China Bearista (2008)

Destination Series 2008, 14th Edition, Bearista Bear Collection

The 2008 China Bearista is wearing a dark baseball cap with green stitching; the cap has holes for his ears to stick through, and there is a hang tag attached to his left ear featuring "Destination Series Bearista China" and his picture. Over his white turtle neck, he is wearing a green knit jacket trimmed in a darker green edging, decorated with the green Starbucks logo, and embroidered with the year "2008". He also has brown khaki pants with cargo pockets. In his right hand he is carrying a red flag that reads "China" in orange gold text. He is the only bearista carrying a red flag. His left foot paw sports the typical cloth label with the year. Photo courtesy of Jason.

Australia Bearista (2008)

Destination Series 2008, 2nd Edition, Bearista Bear Collection

The 2008 Australia Bearista is wearing a dark baseball cap with green stitching; the cap has holes for his ears to stick through, and there is a hang tag attached to his left ear featuring "Destination Series Bearista Australia" and his picture. Over his white turtle neck, he is wearing a green knit jacket trimmed in a darker green edging, decorated with the green Starbucks logo, and embroidered with the year "2008". He also has brown khaki pants with cargo pockets. In his right hand he is carrying a flag that reads "Australia". His left foot paw sports the typical cloth label with the year. Photos are courtesy of Jason.