But that's not what I would like to discuss today. I'd like to explore the staining effect of spilt coffee on a crisp white chauffeur's shirt, and the ways beverage cups help avoid or promote this problem.
Exhibit One: Seven-Eleven 16 oz Decaf.
This is the best take-out coffee lid. No surprise, this thing looks like an adult sippy cup. Note the lip-shaped raised mouthpiece and replaceable cover in case of turbulence. Pity the coffee's so awful, although for $1.29 what can you expect?
Exhibit Two: McDonalds Large Regular Coffee with One Cream.
In second place is the McDonald's distinctive black lid with brown cup. This too has a resealable cover for the...er...hole, and a reasonably shaped mouthpiece. Despite its lowly parenthood, the coffee's pretty good, and I believe Mickey D's is about to take on Starbucks in a big way. For less than two bucks, this represents top value, and won't stain your shirt.
Where would a discussion of coffee be without the venerable Starbucks? Frankly, everything about this thing is wrong. The cup burns your hand without one of those ridiculous sleeves. The price for regular filter coffee is exorbitant. And the lid. That lid is what inspired me to write about these things. That execrable thing is guaranteed to put fifty cents worth of brown stuff all over your shirt and tie while driving to pick up a big-time customer.
Damn thee, Starbucks, damn thee Howard Shultz, damn thee Mr Solo, the lid vendor. Traveler lid my arse.
Exhibit Three: Starbucks 12 oz Regular Decaf with a Room aka stupid in a cup.
What other blogs are saying: That better be a good coffee, the chauffeur stage of motherhood, no sense of decorum, that driver, sippy coffee zeitgeist.
9 comments:
How about a travel mug? Mine has a little flippy lid for the, erm, hole and a handle so I don't burn my hand.
It'll save you 10 cents at the Bucks, I think.
I wholeheartedly agree with you about the Starbucks lids. They are complete rubbish.
White shirts are imbedded with nano magnets that attract certain substances such as coffee, spagetti sauces, ketchup.
Coffee, elixir of the gods.
Starbucks has truly pulled the wool over our eyes. It's horrid coffee! Barnie's used to have great coffee but the mighty Starbucks put them out of business.
lakota princess is right, white anything = stain magnet.
who is howard shultz?
Have you been to Oz recently and seen Maccas there? they now have McCafe's attached to the restaurant, supply supreme coffee and pastries. I guess this is what Maccas is planning to do over there now! (Weird they started it in Oz before USA!)
Feh. I make better coffee than Starbucks. (said the guy who applied for a Starbucks managerial position)
Ditto for Just a girl's comment. We use travel mugs constantly. They keep the coffee better, are better insulated, have nice handles and you are even helping out the environment by not using & pitching all those cups.
Nice thought, Girl. Carol, another driver at Harry's has one like yours and swears by it too.
Thanks for the idea.
Complete rubbish, DaisyJo. Absolutely.
Nano magnets! Princess, this is the answer I've been searching for all these gone years. That's what it is. Secret manufacturing to ensure we have to buy more and more of the bloody things.
Quite, Nitebyrd. I think people are beginning to notice the Starbucks stars in their eyes, and wonder why they're spending thousands a year on rotten coffee and milk.
He's the founder and current CEO of 'bucks, Anon.
Nice one, VI. Maccas must see Oz as a trial market for here. Looking forward to my first espresso there.
Of that I have no doubt, IP -> and I believe they're pretty good to work for. Even thought about it myself there for a while, (working there) just to see what it was like.
Don, I am now officially convinced of the efficacy of the travel mug, thanks.
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