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January 21, 2005
Coffee Cup Lid Reviews
I am back and I have something that really has been driving me crazy. It's been driving me mad ever since I got a full starbucks coffee spilled all over me on the subway. Was it the idiot's fault with the coffee? I think not. She actually wasn't even drinking it. The liability for this falls on Starbucks and even more so on the small coffee shops for copying their stupid cup design. They give you these awful cups and you walk and spill them all over yourself.
I am not a huge fan of starbucks, but i'm not going to go on a i hate starbucks rant. Currently, Starbucks is a very good corporate citizen. As they continue to grow into a larger company they will face more and more criticism and will have to cut benefits they offer. I mean look at Wal-mart. It used to be the best place to work and now they are facing critics from every town. Here is what i don't like about starsucks
- Basically, i don't like their coffee. I get better coffee at home with my senseo.
- I don't like their need to put one on every corner for yuppy ipod geeks to hang out in all day. Go to a bar they have coffee and i bet the bartender is more interesting than the cashier!
- I don't like how a small is a tall and grande - that's crap.
Worst of all i hate their coffee cup. You need to add a silly cardboard protector so you won't become a burn victim. Coffee leaks out the backside while you are drinking and most of all when you transport your coffee, it flies all over the place and then you have the oil dripped starbucks coffee smell on you all day.
I asked myself why do we put up with this? Well i found out that no one has ever reviewed on the go coffee cups and told them they suck really really bad! That they ruined my bagel because i spilled my coffee on it. Below I rank some recent portable cups i have used - as always my scale goes to 11
This is the worst of them all. The cup construction is weak and the always open sipper provides major spillage. It makes me crazy when I see it on the streets and it gets a big fat zero for not doing it's homework on the market! 3 bucks for a damm coffee!
Score: 0
This is your average deli coffe cup. Not the best but not that bad either. At the very least you can walk with it covered. If you uncover it, however, you are screwed. You can' lose the whole cup in a matter of seconds. For my rating you have to factor in that you didn't pay 3 bucks for it - you paid 75 cents
Score 5
This is a spill proof top. Great when you are on the run. But it's actually not 100% spill proof. When you push down on the tab with your mouth like a freak the excess liquid can spill driving you mad. This cup takes a little to get used to and you have to like styrofoam. I love styrofoam and is it that bad for the environment? na.
Score 9
This is another good design only offered at hard core delis. It has a resevoir for any spillage. There are 2 small holes with good flowage. the weakness of this cup is that it cuts down on the amount of coffee. Also, if the top does come off you are hosed.
Score 8
The small coffee shops that offer a great alternative to starbucks rock, but they forgot one thing the cup. They use the same one as the lamest place on earth. By trying to be environmentally conscious they offered customers a sucky cup and for that they get nothing.
score 0
The same people that brought you the microwaved breakfast sandwich, the munchkin, and the ultimate donut, bring you a kick ass coffee cup. YOu control the spill. It offers a top that covers the spout and then attaches to the opposite side. When you want to pick up and go again you just flip it over. Time to make the donuts guy is a genius! why hasn't dunkin donuts taken over the world like it has in boston. When i lived there i had an iv hooked up to that place. Great work dunkin donuts you rock and i'd be happy with you on every corner.
score 11
Posted by Patrick at January 21, 2005 04:25 PM
Comments
I couldn't agree with you more. The Dunkin Donuts design is pure genius. My only beef is that they only have them on the medim and large cups (but at least they are calling them medium and large not grande and tall). Just wish they would extend the great lids to the smalls. Congrats on the 11 D&D's!
Posted by: Kati at January 22, 2005 08:56 AM
How I wish the right sleeve of every jacket I own didn't have sticky starbucks smell...If they would just adopt that dunkin donut lid, the latte world would be perfect for me.
Posted by: Alli at January 23, 2005 01:26 PM
Can you investigate why "some" people we know would keep a collection of these disposable cups along the sink for a second use? Living this right now. Guess it's good for the environment but when you buy 4 cups a day who the hell cares. How is the coffee maker I bought you working out?
Posted by: Karen at January 27, 2005 06:20 PM