My daughter is obsessed with Snoopy. I woke up at 3:30 a.m. to hunt down Starbucks' new viral cup.

Charlotte Mandrier woke up in the middle of the night to get Starbucks merch for her daughter. Courtesy of Charlotte Mandrier Charlotte Mandrier's 9-year-old daughter has a deep love of Peanuts and Snoopy. Mandrier's daughter watches "The Great Pumpkin" year-round and listens to its soundtrack. With her birthday days away, Mandrier secretly hunted down the new Starbucks collection. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Charlotte Mandrier. It has been edited for length and clarity. On Monday, September 14, I was cleaning up my inbox and deleting emails when I saw that Starbucks was collaborating with the Peanuts brand to sell merchandise inspired by " The Great Pumpkin ." I remembered last year when Starbucks released a small number of bear cups . My daughter, who is 9, had wanted one but hadn't managed to get hold of one. She was so disappointed.