Starbucks, the original local coffee legend, is celebrating its 35th anniversary and as part of the event, they’re handing out their old logo.

There was one small problem, some folks found the original logo offensive.
“This is degrading to the women of today,” a regular Starbucks customer explained.
The 1971 original logo features a twin tailed mermaid with bare breasts. A ‘siren’ as she’s called in Greek mythology, and “is being used merely for nostalgia.” says Starbucks Carol Pucik who continued that the use of the old logo isn’t meant to cause offense.
Pucik says every hot beverage cup in their Washington and Oregon company owned stores will feature the original logo over the next two months.
Before Starbucks became a worldwide name, the old logo was very well known around Seattle and it can still be seen today at the first Starbucks in Pike’s Place Market.
However, in the early 1990’s, there were growing complaints about the appropriateness of the original logo and the company gave her a ‘modest makeover’ which is the logo used widely today.
So what do you think? Is the old logo offensive, or simply a misunderstood piece of Seattle art?
This author is taking it upon himself to find a Starbucks offering up the old logos and will report back when one is located. Stay tuned!
Source: KOMO TV