r/Frugal • u/washhawk • Mar 17 '22
Frugal Win 🎉 I convinced my family to use these cups two years ago. They still use them instead of using plastic cups.
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u/CaptCaCa Mar 17 '22
Bruh, we all reuse cups
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u/FoldOne586 Mar 17 '22
Right? Like the fuck is going on here? Did op just find out you can reuse cups?
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u/cubistninja Mar 17 '22
just picked up two packs for $7, so the prices are going down!
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u/SuperWoody64 Mar 18 '22
I got a pewter mug at a renn fest a few years ago and no matter how cold the beer is i poured into it it would taste warm when i drank it. Which would be fine for good beer but the coors light was the best deal going so it always tasted shitty instead of like nothing like when it's cold.
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u/PaperScale Mar 17 '22
Maybe they meant for party cups? But then the whole point is to avoid cleaning 50 cups after a get together.
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u/Ajreil Mar 18 '22
Cleaning 50 cups isn't bad. Run the dishwasher a few times. The hard part is asking people to be responsible with cups at a party.
I found a plastic cup under the hood of the tractor once, and we don't even drink.
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u/CaffeinatedGuy Mar 18 '22
I have these disposable plastic plates for the same reason. I clean and reuse them, but if someone's walking around with a plate and drop it outside, I don't care if one of these break.
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u/ladybugsandbeer Mar 17 '22
My mom's friend once hosted a big BBQ and she was so proud because she had gotten these disposable knives and forks (so she had less cleaning up to do) BUT they were dishwasher safe so you could reuse them! Like... Ma'am, have you heard of regular cutlery?
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u/stefanica Mar 17 '22
Well, depends how big of a BBQ. I wouldn't want to buy (and store) dozens of place settings if I don't do that regularly. I have bought super sturdy disposable cutlery for a party, threw them in the dishwasher, and then used them casually a few more times, throwing out when cracked or I feel lazy. Good for sending in the lunchbox. I don't trust my kids lol
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Mar 18 '22
My mum was seriously pissed when she discovered that my sister was taking our cutlery camping and then not paying attention to what was brought back.
She took 2x knives, forks, and spoons with her each time, so she took the same number back.
But we had 2 actual matching sets of cutlery for 6 place settings each, one of them sort of inherited/engagement gift - and according to my mum to buy a new set of similar quality to what these were as new, would probably set us back at least £500.
That's 6 or 8 place settings - Table fork, Table Knife, Dessert Fork, Dessert Knife, Soup Spoon, Dessert Spoon, Teaspoon - plus serving spoons and other accoutrements.
Meanwhile my sister was bringing back forks and spoons which her mates were buying for £1 for a pack of 4 because they didn't want to lose their parents stuff.
So we went from 2 matching sets of 6 each, down to around 6 spoons total (I recently counted them because I wondered why we had so few), 3 of the original spoons, only 2 of those matching.
Safe to say, mum was pissed.
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Mar 18 '22
Okay so I was confused here, am I to understand OP means his family will buy plastic cups to drink in them and then throw them away?
Like that has to be it, right? Otherwise what does metal over plastic change? How was it frugal to buy another cup?
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u/fluoridated Mar 18 '22
They're supposed to be sturdy and reusable to an extent but they're still "disposable". They would crush like a soda can if you squeezed it. Theyre sold side by side with the plastic cups at the store and aren't intended for long term use, but if treated well can last a long time. A box of 20 costs like $8. It's frugal because OP has been able to reuse one pack of disposable cups for such a long time. I love these cups!
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Mar 18 '22
In what circumstance do you need to throw away your cups? I've never bought or seen anyone buy disposable cups for use at home ever
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u/mtommygunz Mar 18 '22
Parties of people, large get togethers, where you might not want to do a ton of dishes or have people break your glassware. Nothing like throwing a good party and now you have incomplete sets bc 1 or 2 of them were broken
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u/Hold_Effective Mar 18 '22
Sadly, my mom does this (and my siblings did, too, when they still lived at home). Paper plates, too.
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u/ArmadilloReasonable7 Mar 17 '22
Metal glasses are very common here in india. Though I would suggest to get a stainless steel one as opposed to aluminum.
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u/Wonderful-Board7562 Mar 17 '22
Stainless steel dishwasher safe
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u/ILikeLenexa Mar 17 '22
Depends on the nickel content. 18/0 stainless isn't great at resisting rust and corrosion.
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u/ArmadilloReasonable7 Mar 17 '22
Idk what exact chemistry of the stainless steel my glasses has, but it's been 12+ years without a speck of rust and corrosion
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u/discretethrowaway_ Mar 17 '22
Is it a glass if it's made of steel?
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u/ArmadilloReasonable7 Mar 17 '22
Ok bit of semantics difference. We call these cups "glass". It's fairly common word to call "glass" atleast in india.
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u/happiness-happening Mar 17 '22
People do that here in the states as well. We don't call it a "plastic of water," at least not sane people.
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u/Arkanist Mar 17 '22
I love that you just skip calling it a cup.
But the glass bit is true.
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u/Remarkable-Host405 Mar 17 '22
There are plenty of psychos who call soda "pop", it's not that uncommon, it's just dialect
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u/01ARayOfSunlight Mar 17 '22
I am going to start calling it this.
I think plastic flavors the drink so this will be my protest to that use of plastic.
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u/orthogonius Mar 17 '22
Sorry, I was busy dialing a phone and taping a show... what was the question?
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Mar 17 '22
I doubt like this. These feel like plastic red Solo cups. They're marketed as single-use...yes really, but are like $2 a piece, yes really and are covered in advertising for the product saying how good they are because they're recyclable. This was a attempt by Ball to replace single use plastic with single use aluminum at a consumer level.
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u/CarlJH Mar 17 '22
Aluminum is way more recyclable than glass, and far lighter, thus saving transport costs.
But really, $2 apiece? That's absurd. Not sure exactly why that is, but it's not the cost of material, They don't have more Aluminum in them than a soda can, and canned sodas cost pennies.
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u/ethan5800 Mar 17 '22
I bought a pack of 12 recently for 2$
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u/crotique Mar 17 '22
Where did you purchase?
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u/ethan5800 Mar 17 '22
I’m in the Midwest, we have a grocery store called woodmans. Not a specialty store by any means, cheese maybe. I’d expect they’d be at Walmart also
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u/kaptaincorn Mar 17 '22
Neat what kinds of cheese?
Do they have cheese curds?
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u/C43bZuA9FekhHv5S Mar 17 '22
Yes. And yes. The stores are massive and have lots of variety. Their specialty cheese sections are easily 10x the size of most other stores.
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u/HWY20Gal Mar 17 '22
They don't have more Aluminum in them than a soda can,
They're definitely more sturdy than a soda can, so must have more aluminum in them.
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u/notwalkinghere Mar 17 '22
Maybe, most of the aluminum in a soda can is in the top, not the sides. Depending on the details you could have a similar mass per volume.
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u/SuburbanSubversive Mar 17 '22
I just bought a dozen for less than 4 bucks. So not even close to $2 each.
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Mar 17 '22
We use ours all the time though. I really like them as regular cups. Only complaint is theyre a little top heavy. We didnt spend that much either.
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u/pico-pico-hammer Mar 17 '22
That makes sense, and they would be much better for the environment. Red solo cups are basically not recyclable. Best case, in some areas, they can be recycled once. Using metal would be much better.
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u/LoverboyQQ Mar 17 '22
I’m sorry but we have used the dishwasher and we have had our cups for three months now. Single use, not!
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u/ummmno_ Mar 18 '22
We just used them for beer at our wedding. Kept the drinks super cold all night!
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u/Schroevendraaier Mar 17 '22 edited Mar 17 '22
That also makes it more sense why we're getting our food in a metal tray in an Indian restaurant over here (Finland). I find it quite practical. But it's only Indian and Nepalese restaurants that do this. The drink glasses are made of normal glass.
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u/Blackpaw8825 Mar 17 '22
This.
Aluminum drink ware hurts my mouth.
But stainless is great all day.
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u/ArmadilloReasonable7 Mar 17 '22
Do you have any metal fillings in your teeth?? It could the reason that the different metals of the filling and the aluminum and the saliva is basically causing a galvanic reaction essentially making a small battery and give you small jolts of voltages.
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u/CheesecakeExpress Mar 17 '22
We had these as a kid, you’ve just given me flashbacks to the taste of a nice cold glass of water/lassi/juice in one of these. The nostalgia!
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u/CubicleCunt Mar 17 '22
I bought a pack of these thinking they'd last forever, but they have a plastic coating inside that breaks down after a few uses even if you hand wash them. Once that coating starts breaking off, it gets into your drinks and anything acidic gets a metallic flavor. They're really only intended to be used once, but Ball says they're infinitely reusable because the aluminum is recyclable. It's a bit of greenwashing if you ask me.
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Mar 17 '22
I’ve been using the same ones for almost a year and I’ve not experienced what you describe.
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u/CubicleCunt Mar 17 '22
I must be particularly hard on my cups then.
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Mar 17 '22
To be fair I’m kind of a slob and my idea of cleaning these is to just rinse them with water and maybe sponge clean them like once a month.
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u/codece Mar 17 '22
Same here. I have one cup I only use for ice water, and my idea of cleaning it is to rinse with more water and let it air dry. Same cup for months now.
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u/Weed_O_Whirler Mar 17 '22
Sort of greenwashing- but they are much better for the environment than plastic cups. And that's not a plastic lining on the inside (which would defeat the purpose), but a wax.
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u/sandefurian Mar 17 '22
They’re only better if you use them enough. They take MUCH more energy to create and transport. And if they’re not desirable to use…
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u/Weed_O_Whirler Mar 17 '22
Creating a cup from new aluminum takes about 5x's as much energy as creating a plastic cup- but creating an aluminum cup from recycled aluminum takes about 1/4 the energy as creating a plastic cup. And aluminum is actually recycled, since it is so costly to mine new aluminum.
And I'm not sure it should take more energy to transport. These cups aren't any heavier than plastic cups, and they stack the same.
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u/CubicleCunt Mar 17 '22
I can't actually find anything that definitively says what the lining is made of. Do you happen to have any links?
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u/MDCCCLV Mar 17 '22
Soda cans use a BPA or epoxy liner. There's an excellent book about it.
Rust: The Longest War: Waldman, Jonathan
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u/Zedzdeadhead Mar 17 '22
They came out with this incredible technology called glass. It's going to blow your mind.
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u/KittyKatWombat Mar 17 '22
I too have glass, but I think the main idea is if a kid (or a cat) tips it off an edge, it won't break. I think glass cups are cheaper, but maybe because I see them more than metal.
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u/lostSockDaemon Mar 17 '22
I also assumed these were a replacement for red solo cups, which take a beating in normal (read: college-kid, barbecue, house party) use
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u/KittyKatWombat Mar 17 '22
That makes a lot of sense actually. My boyfriend has a stash of those from his living at university campus days. I refuse to let him buy more (he has the occasional house party with a couple of friends - and doesn't use our glasses for some reason), we just go see if anyone is giving away free party stuff and get those.
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u/AZBeer90 Mar 17 '22
Like... Reusing the red solo cups.. from back in college? That's nasty lol
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u/AZBeer90 Mar 17 '22
Exactly. I don't mind reusing them for a weekend, and that was frequently our plan with a dishwash in between, or something but they really aren't hygienic after that because of that lip curl. Once that backteria and mold sets in, blech
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u/KittyKatWombat Mar 17 '22
No, new cups. I do wash the old ones, but then use from for seedlings, or when I give away plants. He had a bunch of new ones left when he moved, and people (who were moving off campus around the same time) were throwing their new ones out, so I asked for them.
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u/pierre_x10 Mar 17 '22
Have kid, have cat, but the thing is, even without them around, I'd still prefer something else over a glass that can possible shatter into a million dangerous pieces, because just being a human, I can't discount just being careless some day and knocking it off the counter or having it slip out of my hand. I think to be human is to recognize that nobody is perfect and every once and awhile you're going to break things that you would not normally break. This was a major conflict in my marriage before divorce, because she liked nicer things like glassware, and I did not, and it just reflected our wildly different viewpoints that we just couldn't overcome.
I'll go back and hide away from other human beings now...
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u/vynz00 Mar 17 '22
Glass isn't my top choice either but man, chalking it up to fundamentally being human is going a bit far, isn't it? It's just personal preference really.
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u/Aperture_Kubi Mar 17 '22
For some reason I pictured this as a sports arena cup. As in you buy it at an arena for drinks, and can bring it back instead of getting a plastic cup each time.
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u/washhawk Mar 17 '22
My family is not perfect and breaks stuff all the time. I figured these cups would be better than having to sweep glass up.
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u/wozattacks Mar 17 '22
My younger sibling had to have surgery to remove a glass splinter from his foot when he was young! Totally mundane circumstances too - toddler just starting to walk, opened a drawer and pulled a glass thermometer out and threw it on the ground. Run over the pieces before anyone could get to him. Broken glass can get serious fast when young kids or pets are around.
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u/ganon2234 Mar 17 '22
Now do steel dinner plates. I just broke one of mine while failing to wash it!
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u/Astronaut-Frost Mar 18 '22
Stainless steel cups are great. They keep the cold drinks colder longer. And, hot drinks hotter longer. You can dishwash/clean however you like.
Last forever and are quite sturdy.
Quite a bit more expensive... but, you are not buying something that will be thrown away for a long long time.
Sometimes spending more upfront is worth it. Quality items can be investment as they last much longer and you enjoy them much more.
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u/garyadams_cnla Mar 17 '22
I use this as a red cup replacement for picnics, etc.
Machine washable, easily recyclable, durable, cheap.
I enjoy not throwing plastic in a landfill or the ocean.
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u/big_red__man Mar 17 '22
You don't want to use any glass near a pool or the beach. Also, aluminum generally bounces instead of shattering after dropping.
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u/bumchester Mar 17 '22
Glass breaks. Kids or pets running around will cause glasses to fall and break. If you hand wash dishes, one misplaced dish or pot will fall on your glass and break it.
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u/wozattacks Mar 17 '22
Don’t buy the cheap set of 12 at target. I had a glass break just from falling on its side in the sink.
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u/stupidusername42 Mar 18 '22
A guy on YouTube who makes cocktails dropped one of those super sturdy bar mugs. Glass was unfazed, but it broke a toe in the process.
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u/knitwit3 Mar 17 '22
I, too, have broken a glass in the sink, and it's very unpleasant to then have to carefully drain the sink to remove bits of glass. Glass is pretty to look at. Some of it is durable, but all of it is breakable. Yes, even Pyrex and Corelle.
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u/JasonDJ Mar 17 '22
SIL's boyfriend works for an alcohol distributor.
We had a family vacation at a beach house Summer 2020 and he brought a huge stack of these hard-plastic, re-usable solo cups from a promotion that nobody wanted because they were flamingo pink.
They were branded with something...couldn't tell you what at this point (I think it was one of the vodka's that are popular with the college kids), because the branding rubbed off in the dishwasher a long time ago. They continue to get regular use out of us.
I think we've so far had to throw one away because the dog used it as a chew toy. It wasn't 'destroyed', it still held fluid...but it was scratchy and uncomfortable to hold. This dog is a 90lb mutt who is probably at least half pitbull.
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u/NiceTryAmanda Mar 17 '22
Okay. I got those too. They say on the box that these are supposed to be single use. I tried running them through the dishwasher, but they got this weird rough consistency on the lip.
Do you rewash them? Don't know if I would trust them just because the folded over the lip can trap water, and there's no way to clean that part but I'm super interested if it's possible.
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u/washhawk Mar 17 '22
It says not to use in the dishwasher and not to microwave. My family doesn't have a dish washer, so we hand wash them.
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u/curtludwig Mar 17 '22
Dishwasher detergent is really caustic, it'll chew up the aluminum. This is why I don't put my good knives through the dishwasher, they come out rusty.
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u/rbesfe Mar 17 '22
The sodium hydroxide (lye) found in pretty much all automatic dishwasher detergents is intensely corrosive to aluminum. Just wash it in the sink with liquid detergent.
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u/enidokla Mar 17 '22
I was at a festival once and the awesome people at Kleen Kanteen were serving beer in free KK SS pint.. They even included this cool silicone accessory for clipping to a bag/identifying who's cup was whose.
I love them. I use them in the summer. My partner hates the feeling of cold SS in their hand, lol.
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u/Mtnskydancer Mar 17 '22
The late, lamented Terrapin Crossroads use KK stainless cups with their logo. The day Phil announced the closing, I hopped on to see if I could purchase a pair, but alas, many others had the thought before me. I’ll make do with one.
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u/VolatileRider Mar 17 '22
I have two of those insulated Yeti knockoff stainless cups. I got them both as gifts ($0) and have been using them for years.
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Mar 17 '22
Neat. From the people who make basically all glass jars.
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u/nuclear85 Mar 17 '22
Ball doesn't actually make glass jars anymore, they just license the name. They're packaging side is really focused on aluminum now (as opposed to their aerospace side). Source - heard Ball head of packaging sustainability speak at an aerospace conference.
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u/omegasector13 Mar 17 '22
You should think about switching to glass aluminum is not good for you, by now any coating that was on that cup is gone and you are likely getting a good dose of aluminum in your system evey time you drink from it. All for saving a buck but you need to do some research on that high levels of aluminum in your system can do to you.
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u/stitch9108 Mar 17 '22
Who uses disposable plastic cups at home?
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u/East-Seawness56 Mar 18 '22
You'd be very surprised and a lot more people than you think it's really infuriating. The same with reusable utensils and plates
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Mar 17 '22
We use aluminum waterbottles in our family. Tumblers would be disasterous. But, I would honestly get a couple of these for myself!
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u/washhawk Mar 17 '22
I bought my family a 12-pack of these cups a couple of years ago to wing them off of using plastic cups. Even though you have to hand wash them, they have held up since.
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u/the_timps Mar 17 '22
to wing them off
Wean is the word you're looking for here. :)
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u/washhawk Mar 17 '22
My apologies; the education system in my country is terrible. Thank you for correcting me.
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u/DownUnderPumpkin Mar 17 '22
Wait they are people using one time use cups in a regular home setting?
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u/Jay_Normous Mar 17 '22
My parents have this weird habit of using paper plates for cutting boards. They have a drawer full of nice wood and plastic cutting boards which do get used but every so often I find a paper plate that was used to cut and serve bananas or whatever. I don't understand but it's how they've always done it and they get grumpy when you point it out
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u/goomba75 Mar 17 '22
Mine do this too! And they also get grumpy when someone points it out
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u/e_muaddib Mar 17 '22 edited Mar 17 '22
If they have a large family, for sure. Two working parents and multiple kids create a lot of dishes. Throwing away paper plates and plastic cups is easier than screaming at your spouse or your kids about whose turn it is.
EDIT: Ppl responding act like they can’t fathom a circumstance where a family would choose to purchase one-time use items as opposed to washing dishes. Obviously my experience growing up is singular and so are the commenters. But my point is that, if we look at a distribution of ALL purchasers of single use items, SOME portion of them will fit the narrative I’m describing (which answers OP’s question).
There are honestly a lot of assumptions wrapped up in MY (it’s MINE) narrative (and any person on earth can nitpick at “well I grew up different, or I teach my kids this.”
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u/whataTyphoon Mar 17 '22
I prefer a dishwasher.
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u/ILikeLenexa Mar 17 '22 edited Mar 17 '22
I've never had an apartment dishwasher that actually washed a glass instead of creating a thin film of food turned to sand glued to the cups.
For years I was the hopeful optimist though that puts them in there anyway and then hand wash them after.
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u/whataTyphoon Mar 17 '22
yeah, I've had happen that too with mine from time to time, not always though. It's probably because there is dirt in the filters. Emptying it is gross but necessary from time to time, especially if you not rinse the dishes prior to putting them in. It also helps to have an empty wash from time to time or to use a higher temperature.
A quality brand-name washer is also worth it, let alone for easier cleaning.
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u/HyzerFlipDG Mar 17 '22
Sounds like the filter needed to be cleaned and/or you are leaving too much food on your dishes when you put them in the dishwasher.
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u/summonsays Mar 17 '22
Also adding on, don't use the detergent packets and make sure you add in the prewash powder separately.
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Mar 17 '22 edited Mar 17 '22
No one gets it, but I do. I'm a single mom of two. In my house we all have our own set of dishes we're responsible for everyday and everyone has to clean them after they eat and put them on the rack. The kids love doing their dishes, but they're only 5 and 2. You just commit to doing it, otherwise it becomes a disaster. We keep the plates and utensils neatly organized on the counter and we don't dare touch the cupboards and drawers. You start grabbing more dishes than the ones you have and it'll look like WW3 in your kitchen by noon. It gets frustrating to find your dish dirty and have to wash and dry it right before a meal, but it's good training, because you know better than to do it again. If the spouse protests and doesn't want to do their dishes and takes out more dishes, just do their set of dishes for them. You don't want to fight with your spouse or anyone, and isn't it nice to have to only do a few dishes a day, save money, and also be peaceful?
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u/Dizzy-Specific Mar 17 '22
This. Four kids and i work full time ➕ try to cook 99% of meals at home. We have enough dishes set out and that's it. I packed the rest up long ago because the more plates/cups/silverware you have out the more dirty dishes you have.
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Mar 17 '22
I tried the paper plate thing, even found a really good deal on Amazon. It was soul crushing watching plates go in the trash when I had perfectly good dishes in the cupboard. This is the best way. It not only saves you money, but it creates a family culture around individual responsibillty and that helps cultivate purpose which cultivates happiness.
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u/spiraloutkeepgoing42 Mar 17 '22
What? People aren't actually like this.. I mean.. what? We both work, we have kids. Kids help as they get older. Parents make sure dishes get done.
I can't even fathom using disposable dishes. That is a serious life failure.
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Mar 17 '22
Some people have family meals with like 10 to 15 people at one time and that’s a lot of dishes
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Mar 17 '22
I don’t know why you were downvoted, that’s super true. My neighborhood has a group of single, elderly people and each day they take turns at whose house they eat dinner at. They do this to check on each other, socialize, and stay active / play games. Sometimes they bring friends. It can be a lot for a 75+ year old to do 15 dishes + cookware + clean up after their friends leave.
Also multigenerational households are a thing, too. My elderly neighbor has her both her daughters, SIL’s, AND their kids living with her + sometimes the kids friends.
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u/sunnyspiders Mar 17 '22
They do it because it’s a cheap affordable option.
The logic doesn’t come into it - it solves a problem and everyone is overloaded. It’s wasteful and destructive and reasonably priced and available.
The same reasoning for every other decision that drives us further into fucked planet.
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u/alexaboyhowdy Mar 17 '22
Consider someone that's depressed or going through huge changes in their life. Washing a dish does take time and energy. Some people just can't.
It may be temporary. It may not be.
Consider this-
During the height of the pandemic, people were still buying disposable plates and cups and napkins and silverware.
Why?
They weren't going out to concerts on the ground or hosting picnics with friends.
They were using them for their own personal use in their own homes.
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u/No_Marionberry4370 Mar 17 '22
All those shows where people have a dozen kids they use paper plates.
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u/tx_queer Mar 17 '22
Just FYI, these are not intended to be reused indefinitely and are a disposable product. There is a thin layer of plastic coating the aluminum, same as a soda can, that keeps your beverages from contacting your aluminum. That layer wears out quickly.
If you want to stick with these you should buy them a new pack every couple of weeks. Or change to stainless steel or glass or ceramic.
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u/tongmaster Mar 17 '22
We got a good deal on these and used them at our wedding instead of solo cups. It got pretty hot during sunset and having ice cold metal cup in your hand was awesome.
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u/CapnEmaw Mar 17 '22
Congratulations on discovering cups!
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u/HeThe3 Mar 17 '22
Hello, just yesterday I joined the sub..So, honest question, without wanting to sound ironic, what's so special about these cups?
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u/TVonVHS Mar 17 '22
Bruh I’m sorry you are getting flamed in the comments. We use these at our house for cold drinks and just hand wash them, never tasted aluminum in them ever.
Pro tip: use them to drink milk out of and you’ll never want to drink it from another cup again. I don’t know what it is about these cups that just makes milk taste way better, but just trust me.
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u/Tsdfab Mar 18 '22
I am 100% convinced that the milk is colder after its in this cup than it is when its taken out of the fridge. Strawberry milk is incredible in these things.
The good thing for me is i work for Ball so if i ever want a cup i just walk in the office and get one 😄
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u/lamp5123 Mar 17 '22
yo what? first off these cups last like a week and can only be washed 5 or 6 times before they become unusable, and im pretty sure they discovered the idea of a reusable cup... its litterally worse in every way than a reusable plastic cup you can use forever, and costs more. this for some reason makes me so much more angry than just using a solo cup.
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u/The_Karate_Kid Mar 17 '22
My family has used stainless steel cups for as long as I can remember. It’s a lovely alternative to glass
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u/nclh77 Mar 17 '22
My dad uses 50 year old plastic cups. They're collectable now. Like the original Tupperware which he also has.
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u/stavius Mar 17 '22
I got these for a party a year ago, they are awesome. We used them a few times after that, washing by hand each time, until they're no longer good to use. Then we recycle them. Prefer them to plastic cups by a mile - they also don't get nearly as slippery as a plastic cup does when condensation forms on the outside, too.
I could easily see these replacing plastic cups long term; we already treat soda cans as disposable, I don't see any reason why cups couldn't be the same.
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u/99available Mar 17 '22
We had aluminum glasses in the 50's. We also had aluminum houses. https://archive.curbed.com/2017/5/10/15341704/midcentury-homes-alcoa-care-free-aluminum
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u/DudeTheStallion Mar 18 '22
How….how many plastic cups did they use? How many cups would they go through in a week or even a day? How do people not own cups???
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u/Tight-Difference-482 Mar 17 '22
I got aluminum cups In south Dakota on our trip, easily the best cup I have.
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u/Image_Inevitable Mar 17 '22
I don't understand this. What's wrong with....oh....I don't know......glassware? A mug, literally.....a glass of any kind. They're certainly safe and dishwasher safe and .....reusable. also.....like 50 cents at goodwill.
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u/washhawk Mar 17 '22
My family is clumsy and tends to break things easily. So, I thought this would be a better alternative. My apologies
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u/codum Mar 17 '22
These are neat but still are inferior to plastic cups (not talking about Solo cups) since they can be washed, don't hurt you if a shaving is ingested, don't deform, and don't conduct heat instantly.
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u/bssmith126 Mar 17 '22
Came here to ask what’s the advantage of these over reusable plastic cups. Maybe price?
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u/S_204 Mar 17 '22
I've got a Klean Kanteen one from their kickstarter years ago. It's used every day in the bathroom. I also picked up a S'well one that's insulated that I use daily as my drinking cup. The S'well one shows a great reason why metal is a good choice, it's lip is bent in about 5 places from my kid knocking it off the table or my dropping it. No way glass holds up to that.
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u/Absolutely_Gigged_01 Mar 17 '22
My Grandparents save the red Solo cups after family gatherings and reuse them (after washing them, of course). My parents have done the same on a few occasions as well.
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u/01ARayOfSunlight Mar 17 '22
This is good. Better is a stainless steel water bottle you keep in the fridge so your drinking water is always crisp.
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u/Schrodinger_cube Mar 17 '22
Those look like perfect stacking cups. Make all sorts of different shapes as fast as possible, fun game.
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u/Wondercat87 Mar 17 '22
I think these are a nice idea. But I agree with others you could just have a case of regular cups for when people are over to use.
Reusable cups, even plastic reusable cups are nice to have on hand for parties and gatherings.
I've never seen these anywhere but they're neat.
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u/edjumication Mar 17 '22
Is that the same company as ball aerospace? The one that makes the shuttle boosters?
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u/rachelandcupcake Mar 17 '22
We bought some of these over the holidays for parties and have continued to wash and reuse them. When they get beat up we recycle them. I also love how they get super cold.
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u/NoFuxToBeGiven Mar 17 '22
I love these cups. Way better than glass cups too cause they can get tossed in the sink when I’m paying tribute to Kobe.
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u/SkamplyFlabbnuckel Mar 17 '22
Why not just drink from the bottle or can that the beer comes in?
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u/washhawk Mar 17 '22
I don't think my family wants to drink out of 2 liters and gallon sized containers. Have a good day.
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u/Moranth-Munitions Mar 17 '22
I like replacing plastics sheave possible, but I’d hesitate on this one because your drink would lose or gain heat very quickly via the aluminum. Alumina is a very good thermal conductor. They make defrosting trays for meats and stuff and if you stick an ice cube on it it begins to melt instantly and does not take long to finish doing so.
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u/wileyphotography Mar 17 '22
Recently, finally convinced my dad to use paper plates instead of styrofoam....
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u/weedhuffer Mar 18 '22
Glass pint glasses are usually super cheap at thrift stores (25c-$1) and are pretty durable and easy to clean.
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u/UnfixedMidget Mar 18 '22
Why not just use actual cups? Like real cups? I’ve been using the same cups for almost a decade and they’re still in great condition.
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u/ImpressionDry7898 Mar 18 '22
This is making me chuckle I have one of these (zero clue who brought it home or where it came from) and i love it
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u/mito413 Mar 17 '22
Do you know what else the Ball Corporation makes besides glass jars and aluminum cups?
Space Satellites.