Starbucks' color-changing cups are selling out, sparking panic and massively inflated markups — but the coffee giant is restocking them next week

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Starbucks' color-changing cups are selling out, sparking panic and massively inflated markups — but the coffee giant is restocking them next week
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Many Starbucks have sold out of the color-changing cups, with people reselling the tumblers online for more than three times the price they paid.

Last week, Starbucks began selling color-changing cups in stores,Starbucks fans applauded the chain for releasing a product that was not only Instagrammable, but that also encouraged customers to reuse cups. The coffee giant has been working to convince customers to stop using plastic straws, with plans toThis week, however, excitement over the cups turned into a mad dash to try and find stores that still had the tumblers in stock.

Some people are reselling the color-changing tumblers for significant mark-ups online. While the five-pack of cups cost

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