The Starbucks Bearista glass is nearly impossible to find this season. Now Walmart is selling a look-alike version for $10 less.
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The Starbucks Bearista glass has been one of this season’s most talked-about holiday cups—not because everyone has one, but because almost no one seems to. The teddy bear-shaped glass, complemented with a striped straw and snug little lid, sold out quickly in many areas and promptly became a full-fledged holiday white whale. If you managed to snag one, consider yourself lucky. For most shoppers, though, it stayed stubbornly out of reach.
With demand climbing to truly wild levels, it was only a matter of time before a major retailer spotted the opening. Enter: Walmart. The company quickly released its own bear-shaped glass that looks nearly identical to the viral favorite, but with a much lower price tag and none of the sellout suspense.
How close to the real thing is the Walmart bear cup dupe?
At first glance, the Walmart version and the Starbucks Bearista are almost indistinguishable. Both are 20-ounce glass cups with the same adorably sculpted bear shape, removable lid and striped straw. The size, proportions and even the bear’s expression are strikingly similar. The most obvious difference is the missing Starbucks logo.
And for many shoppers, that’s a perfectly reasonable trade-off. The Walmart version delivers the same playful look without the scavenger hunt or resale markup. Strip away the logos and the hype, and what remains is the bear’s charm. It’s a practical iced-coffee cup, sure, but it’s also a glass teddy bear, and that’s what everyone seems to love about it anyway. It feels nostalgic and novelty-forward at the same time.
At a lower price and with easy availability, Walmart’s version is a smart last-minute Christmas find. Tucked into a stocking, paired with a favorite bag of coffee or wrapped for your annual Secret Santa exchange, it hits the same cozy, collectible note—without the price tag or the drama of the original.
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