tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post8026739172007425906..comments2023-09-09T22:19:34.446+10:00Comments on Our Permaculture Life: Is My Reusable Cup Illegal?our permaculture lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-61175295539019058632017-12-12T07:42:01.664+10:002017-12-12T07:42:01.664+10:00Seriously, purchasing disposable cups must be a hu...Seriously, purchasing disposable cups must be a huge expense for these businesses, so you'd think they'd welcome customers with re-usables!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690807700845798311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-51678739908984898672017-04-27T08:40:12.967+10:002017-04-27T08:40:12.967+10:00I use a re-usable cup at my local and find they do...I use a re-usable cup at my local and find they don't fill it to the top. I asked the barista a while back for the reason and she suggested that the re-usable cups are 'bigger than the disposable' so they are losing money..... Her words not mine. I have measured both cups and they are the same so I think it is just a mindset that needs changing. Maybe this is why the coffee shops prefer disposables????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-92011677602376136802017-02-15T07:42:08.038+10:002017-02-15T07:42:08.038+10:00Thanks for sharing your story. Some rules, that ar...Thanks for sharing your story. Some rules, that are supposed to "protect" us are just ridiculous and are dulling our own senses. Good, that you checked if she was even right. <br />I feel like a café with great customer service would offer you to quickly wash your cup. That's what I would do if I owned a coffee shop. Maybe some people would do that for you if you ask polite. Timhttp://www.chicken-management.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-43825155072433326932017-01-12T16:58:46.667+10:002017-01-12T16:58:46.667+10:00Where have you heard this please Anonymous. It'...Where have you heard this please Anonymous. It's probably urban myth that's circulating around cafe owners. CassTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044518545331516496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-53810065287851543702017-01-09T21:45:05.103+10:002017-01-09T21:45:05.103+10:00And yet there are now people marketing "smart...And yet there are now people marketing "smart" reusable cups - that have a microchip in the bottom which records your order and charges your account, able to be used in cafes which have installed the technology. Reusable cups are here to stay!<br />mizzokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950500697263233956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-17630186679621715662017-01-09T14:12:43.634+10:002017-01-09T14:12:43.634+10:00Please take this info back to the cafe concerned i...Please take this info back to the cafe concerned i.e. that it is not illegal. We desperately need this mentality changed. Reusable cups should earn a discount as they do in many countries, e.g. Taiwan. I look forward to the day disposables are illegal! I will not have a coffee at a cafe where ceramic coffees are not available. I will either walk out or tell them why I am going elsewhere. <br />If the cafe in question still does not want to sell you a coffee, then post their name online and let customers go elsewhere to businesses that care more for the environment. <br />Ultimately, it's far better to make your own coffee at home - then you can use organic/fairtrade coffee and milk. On a hot day, having a cool coffee from a thermos is great anyway!Dylloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559645478378234550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-57368804161972729852017-01-09T11:27:08.302+10:002017-01-09T11:27:08.302+10:00I had an online store about 5-10 years ago and sol...I had an online store about 5-10 years ago and sold reusable cups. But my customers were telling me the same thing. They could not get businesses to fill them for health and safety reasons. I get that if the cup is dirty, as in hasn't been washed since the last use. But I tried many places back then and could not get them filled.<br /><br />Fast forward to today and I am thrilled to see so many shops now encouraging there use. And also selling the cups themselves.<br /><br />Yes, I heard that many were worried about insurance too as Anonymous pointed out. I hope this gets cleared up soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-5966690390699539822017-01-09T08:22:18.606+10:002017-01-09T08:22:18.606+10:00I was about to send you Tammy's link too. Than...I was about to send you Tammy's link too. Thanks for sharing!Around The Mulberry Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540281921823255310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-77691837713200358772017-01-09T08:13:21.878+10:002017-01-09T08:13:21.878+10:00I have tried asking for a (very large) cup of boil...I have tried asking for a (very large) cup of boiling water if I pay for a coffee or tea. Some ae OK. I had one who refused to charge me but more often they refuse now. It may be legal but their Public Liability Insurers are refusing them insurance coverage if they do let you BYO cup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-25413653373731818382017-01-09T07:14:50.854+10:002017-01-09T07:14:50.854+10:00Thanks for this Morag an important topic, when I w...Thanks for this Morag an important topic, when I worked in the 'City' I used to feel such despair at the coffee cup mountains in the rubbish bins by the end of the day. It's particularly important with so many coffee places at Farmers Markets etc not even offering ceramic cups for sit down anymore. I take my thermos travel mug with me on my sat trips to our local Farmers Market here in the Southern Fleurieu in South Australia, shout out for a beautiful part of the world :) & not only do they happily except it I get an enormous coffee at the usual price, with a lovely smile & thank you, yeah for good barristas & good coffee :) jjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457448880192420452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-87559285327510015052017-01-08T23:49:54.849+10:002017-01-08T23:49:54.849+10:00that was very interesting, i had no idea we could ...that was very interesting, i had no idea we could take our own cups, though i've never liked drinking out of 'take away' cups, always prefer to sit & drink from their ceramic cups or mugs, i have sent the odd one back cos it was dirty! have bookmarked the link<br />thanx for sharing<br />selinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.com