re: Was the Starbucks cup actually a product placement?

Having been on a set and in an editing room for films, news, and commercials, I can completely understand it. You’d be surprised how often things get missed until it’s too late.

Hell, my wife does post production on commercials for a certain truck brand whose creative team straight up forgot to get the music rights for a song and nobody noticed until the day it was to be shipped to air.