Tired of Plain, Boring Starbucks Cups?

Starbucks is asking its customers to channel caffeine into creative cup designs, then tweet their masterpieces using the hashtag #WhiteCupContest. The grand prize? Your design sold on a re-usable cup, 25 of the cups, and a $300 Starbucks gift card. Last call for submissions is May 12th.

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Many current entries are of the highly-detailed, monochromatic variety.

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Consider them more sophisticated versions of what you used to doodle on your notebooks.

via @iZziEBeLLala
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Others opt for a simpler approach. A classic never goes out of style, whether it's a houndstooth print...

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...or a work of art.

via @ObeyTheArt

Highly appropriate, given that this is how some people feel before their first cup of coffee.
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Everything's better with tentacles.

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Another take on tentacles finally brings some color to the party.

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Considering the origin of the chain's name, it's only fitting that nautical themes are popular.

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(Dat tail.)

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Other submissions pay tribute to the drink menu itself.

via @DooodlesbyChris
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However, not everyone is a Starbuck fan.

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And people have no problem telling Starbucks exactly how they feel.

via @julesrivera

It's not the internet until this reference has been made.
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Sorry, Starbucks. This is what happens when you ask the internet for things.

via Cheezburger

(Taken at Cheezburger HQ, which is only a few miles from Starbucks HQ.)