Samsung’s Starbucks collab Galaxy Buds case is ridiculous and meaningless and I desire one

Say this for Starbucks: its coffee might mainly simply taste like burning, however its merch tends to be on point. The current example, as found by 9to5Google, is a partnership with Samsung(in South Korea just, regrettably) that developed top quality cases for the Galaxy S22 lineup and the Galaxy Buds 2.

One of the Buds 2 case alternatives is a dark green case with a Starbucks logo design. (Boring.) The other is a little white mug with a manage and phony latte art whose leading swivels away to expose your earbuds. (Less uninteresting!) Thanks to the huge mermaid logo design on the side, it will not appeal to anybody other than the most diehard of Starbucks javaheads, and I expect I need to point out that I’ve never ever had a Starbucks barista draw a best foam leaf on top of my beverage, however I enjoy it.

*Samsung’s Starbucks collab brought a lot of brand-new cases … some more intriguing than others.*

Samsung has a history with enjoyable cases like these, too. You may keep in mind, for example, its poké ball case for the Buds, which it launched– likewise solely in South Korea– last month. Like that a person, the mug is simply hilariously not practical: it takes a little, sneaky, pocketable case and turns it into something loud and unwieldy. To offer you a concept of the size of the important things, you really put your whole battery charger inside the mug. There are no brand-new functions and no included battery capability because huge body– simply more gadget for your gadget.

But why should not chargers be more enjoyable simply for enjoyable’s sake? The mug is simply a charming desk device, a location to put your entire earbud package so you’re not continuously rooting around your pockets and desk to discover that small case. And, if you’re the purse-carrying type, a larger and more oval case may in fact be an advantage. The world might utilize a more disorderly take on cases and battery chargers in basic.

It’s not yet clear what the brand-new Samsung-Starbucks merch will cost when it goes on sale tomorrow, and considered that they’re in minimal supply and special to South Korea, you most likely will not have the ability to get your hands on one. My eBay alert for “coffee mug Buds case” is currently set.