Why can't any shop serve coffee in reusable mugs?!
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Why can't any shop serve coffee in reusable mugs?!
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Last edited by Editor; 19-03-2019 at 11:22 AM.
If you EXPLICITLY tell them to. It is not the default.
@East_coast it's because people are stupid, that's why.
Starbucks give you a discount if you bring your own mug - $3 or $4 from memory.. maybe $5? I forget, I've been bringing coffee in to work for the past few months - using my disposable dolphin skin tumbler.
kidding - it's stainless steel.
I went to a Starbucks in Central a few weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised to see them serve my cold drink in a glass!
$5 discount at Pret. Difference in price is really worth it (to me).
(In an ideal world) all drinks/coffee shops should only sell reusable aluminum mugs at a premium—so if you forget to bring your own, then too bad, you'll have to buy another mug (maybe even penalize repeated offenders). I mean, how hard is it for people to bring their own mug/container? Lots of people did not bring their own shopping bag before the 50¢ plastic bag levy. Similarly with restaurants, they should only use or sell glass/silicone containers for takeouts.
...but (to argue from both sides) that would kill a whole industry with a ton of job losses if all those plastic container/paper cup manufacturers weren't able to produce an endless stream of single-use trash.