I spoke at as the Evening MBA Program alumni last night at the UCF MBA Open house when I returned home Andrea told me about a mug I purchased last Saturday.
I have a hard time writing this as I have regrets. Starbucks released a special “Epcot” mug last Thursday. I went to purchase it on Saturday. It was only sold at the Starbucks in Epcot. I knew people online wanted the mugs, but I didn’t think it would be worth my time to buy them and sell them on Ebay for a $2 to $5 profit. I didn’t even buy one for my own sister. I thought the mugs would be around forever and she could buy one when she is here next.
Well, this mug has a purple monorail on it. In 2009, a college program student was killed in a monorail accident and Disney took it off the rails. Out of respect for the accident, Starbucks has pulled the mug. It was only on the shelves for one week. I only bought one mug!!! I should have bought so many. The mugs are now selling on Ebay for over $200!! I saw one person post one for “Buy it Now” for $2,500!
It is neat to see a company like Starbucks make mistakes as even the best proof-readers miss things. I make mistakes and often times it is only me looking at things.
(I also was on a radio show talking about international trade and CFITO today)