Comments on: What to do with takeout coffee cups? http://katiebailey.ca/2009/03/what-to-do-with-takeout-coffee-cups/ Everything you need to know about me, all on one website! (Okay, maybe not everything) Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:12:45 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Katie Bailey http://katiebailey.ca/2009/03/what-to-do-with-takeout-coffee-cups/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Katie Bailey Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:08:28 +0000 http://katiebailey.ca/?p=893#comment-129 Don't even get me started on the Roll up the Rim campaign, Boughner! Man, they give the people that actually do ask for a mug a takeout cup as well so they get a chance too. Talk about dis-incentives. (Full disclosure: I have gotten Timmy's in the past few weeks, in takeout cups, and rolling up that stupid rim with every hope I'd win a Venza. Did I? No. Hence the rant? Fair question.) I agree -- the stores don't want to wash the mugs. But when you weigh that in with all the other factors being discussed right now: the companies railing against any fees associated with takeout cups, the hygiene concerns with customer's mugs, the recycling conundrum of lids vs. cups, wouldn't it seem that washing a few more mugs is a fair compromise? I don't really think most people would remember to indicate whether they're staying or going -- but the servers could surely remember to ask at least most of the time. Or put up a sign! Don’t even get me started on the Roll up the Rim campaign, Boughner! Man, they give the people that actually do ask for a mug a takeout cup as well so they get a chance too. Talk about dis-incentives. (Full disclosure: I have gotten Timmy’s in the past few weeks, in takeout cups, and rolling up that stupid rim with every hope I’d win a Venza. Did I? No. Hence the rant? Fair question.)
I agree — the stores don’t want to wash the mugs. But when you weigh that in with all the other factors being discussed right now: the companies railing against any fees associated with takeout cups, the hygiene concerns with customer’s mugs, the recycling conundrum of lids vs. cups, wouldn’t it seem that washing a few more mugs is a fair compromise? I don’t really think most people would remember to indicate whether they’re staying or going — but the servers could surely remember to ask at least most of the time. Or put up a sign!

]]> By: Joe Boughner http://katiebailey.ca/2009/03/what-to-do-with-takeout-coffee-cups/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Joe Boughner Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:53:39 +0000 http://katiebailey.ca/?p=893#comment-128 I am going purely on speculation here but I think servers tend to prefer the take-out cups for everyone because they don't want to wash the dishes. It has to be on the customers to ask, I think, and that's going to take some serious education/awareness campaigns. Timmy's will give you ceramic if you ask but I don't think Starbucks even has that option. But let's get to brass tacks here, Bailey. How can I ever win my new car from Timmy's if I am drinking from a coffee mug? I can't roll up the rim! I am going purely on speculation here but I think servers tend to prefer the take-out cups for everyone because they don’t want to wash the dishes. It has to be on the customers to ask, I think, and that’s going to take some serious education/awareness campaigns. Timmy’s will give you ceramic if you ask but I don’t think Starbucks even has that option.

But let’s get to brass tacks here, Bailey. How can I ever win my new car from Timmy’s if I am drinking from a coffee mug? I can’t roll up the rim!

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