I stumbled onto a green gift that my husband just adores recently. You see he is the only coffee drinker in this house so I don’t do much research into how to make coffee drinking a little lighter on the planet but he has tried for me. Last year when his coffee maker croaked he search for a used one and ended up with a cute little vintage coffee maker that I actually like seeing on the kitchen counter. And he started taking his coffee to work with him in the only drink containers we really have other than stainless steel tumblers for the kids… glass jars.
Then he mentioned that he leaves his coffee in the car and drinks up whatever is left after work, cold. It didn’t take me long to figure out that he didn’t want to walk around a factory floor carrying a quart size, glass jar. But I pushed that aside mentally until he started making daily trips to Tim Horton’s, when I finally decided we had to do something about this. For his birthday recently I got him a reusable coffee mug that looks like a paper cup from Starbucks or some other coffee shop. I have seen them for years and always thought they were a really cool idea, just not something I needed.
There are plastic cups and porcelain cups and both usually have a silicone sleeve to help with grip. Since my husband does a lot of moving and walking at work I decided to get him a BPA Free plastic coffee cup. The porcelain cup (pictured above) is greener and what I would have preferred but not practical for what my husband needs it for. Still, it will allow him to carry his coffee every day and avoid the disposable cups from Tim Horton’s. The verdict? He LOVES it. When he told me that I should blog about his cup I knew we had a winner and he uses it every day.
Are you using a nifty reusable coffee cup yet?
I saw them the other day, I think they are way cool, and it’s good for people to see it, so they can think about how much waste they produce!
Yes! Well, sort of. No one in my house is a coffee drinker, but my parents are. We bought a cool one for my dad to drink his sun tea out of and he loved it. My mom was so jealous, so for Christmas this year, she is getting a REALLY COOL coffee one in her favorite colors!
I have one of those and I love love love it! Our local Starbucks sometimes offers discounts if you bring in your own cup. Also, the glass frappaccino drink bottles are great for taking orange juice to work in. We have a collection of little glass bottles.
Nice! LL Bean has some like the one above, but they’re only 10 oz. 12 oz is much better.
Does anyone know how the ceramic ones hold up when put in the car cup holder? I’d like to get a ceramic one for my husband, but I’m afraid that it’ll get cracked riding in the car over Cleveland potholes- I mean roads.
YES! YES! I love my reusable coffee cup. I drink tea at home and in the car, and use it for coffee at work. Best yet, I clean it through the day and use it for water.
I often use DH”s Starbucks Stainless Steel (double walled) tumbler… and LOVE it! One of my favorite features (beside how amazing hot it keeps coffee and/or tea for HOURS!) is how well it seals shut. I have dropped it, had it roll across the car or gym floor, kicked over… and if sealed, has never ever leaked.
I just went in World Market and they have ceramic mugs w/ silicone lid & sleeve for $7.99. And theirs are pretty colors & patterns! Xmas shopping done!!
This is great! I saw a temp in my office had this and it looks awesome, I am definetly going to get one of these and try it!