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A Critical Assessment of Coffee Lids.
My name is Tim, and I am addicted to coffee. The black wonderfulness is an essential adjunct to my part-time limousine driving job. The hours are crazy, so the caffeine helps. A LOT! This makes me an expert on drinking and driving. Java, that is :-D
My experiences of the traveling coffee cup lids are the focus of this lens. There are only three requirements a lid should exhibit.
One, it should keep the coffee in the cup ie: not allow spills from around the lid on rough roads.
Two, it should allow easy access to the beverage when ingestion is required.
Three, when drinking, no dripping on my clean white shirt should occur.
Simple, right?
Exhibit One: Seven Eleven 16 ounce Decaf.
First Prize!
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.
Second Prize!
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 spill on your shirt. Exhibit Three: Starbucks 12 oz Regular Decaf with a Room aka stupid in a cup.
Third (and last) Prize.
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 an important meeting.Damn thee, Starbucks, damn thee Howard Shultz, damn thee Mr Solo, the lid vendor.
Findings
I only drink Starbucks as a last resort. How many others do the same?
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Flickr's Contribution to the Coffee Lid Competition
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WritingforYourWealth wrote...
A fun idea for a lens--would love to see you add more lid analyses. :)
Posted September 21, 2008
susannaduffy wrote...
I'm a step ahead of you. I carry my coffee in a toddler's thermos and elegantly sip from it, oblivious to the stares of the vulgar, on the morning train. 5* for making me laugh - I almost spilled my coffee reading about the starbucks lid
Posted September 12, 2008
