Hey Kimberly.
I want to kick off with a bit of empathy here, because there's almost nothing worse than plasticky coffee. You can take the most expensive bat-shit coffee and mix it with double cream, but if you're drinking it out of plastic, the smoky, nutty flavour is instantly transformed into a very weird 'salesman't hot car' taste which, surely, reduces productivity and morale in the workplace?
Luckily, I've been here many times and have got a few suggestions for you. My personal preference is to buy a deeply offensive mug, and just give people direct eye contact while drinking from it. But mine doesn't have a lid - so here are a few that are tailored to meet your needs...
If you're feminine, but not twee
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| Enhance you're 'I AM AN ADULT' side with this Caffè Club Floral Cornflow Coffee To Go Mug 0.35l, Villery & Boch, £24.90 |
This Villeroy & Boch 'to go' porcelain mug with lid is the grown-up version of a Starbucks cup. Look at that delicate floral trellis, the badassary of the ergonomic lid design. The best news is that the lid is ceramic, so a little sturdier than the mug itself, and is easy to sip from on the go. I'd say that the only downside is, if you find yourself having to stand during your commute to work (i.e. you're a Londoner) you will probably drop it, or smash it against someone's face when they don't let the passengers exit the train before boarding.
If you only drink fresh herbal rose-petal infused spice tea
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| Why have a social teapot when you can feel forever alone with this mug / tea Strainer YO-YO Set, Bodum, £13 |
Ok Kim, I'm very well aware that you stipulated that it was coffee that you like to drink, but this Bodum mug + strainer is just too pretentious to leave out. You put whatever fucking weird tea is available at your nearest specialist exotic tea shop in the lil' net bit, clip on the lid and strut around London like the hipster you are. I'm sure you can shove some Kenco in there too and it'll do the same job.
If you're a viking
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| Vintage wooden Scandinavian tankard, Etsy, £26 |
I don't want to rule out the possibility that you're a viking, and in all honesty, this wooden tankard is a fucking bargain, so even if you're not - it might be worth investing in it just to house loose pennies or discarded lighters.
I like the idea of aggressively sitting there drinking coffee at my desk with a steaming lidded stein that's CARVED OUT OF WOOD. Also drinking out of this will be entertaining on a packed Jubilee line train. You might want to enhance your look a little bit to ensure that people understand the situation, and your unique heritage.
If you're a classy, working woman who just wants to get shit done
Ok this is the real deal. Joco have dedicated their entire business into answering your question, thereby solving your problem. Their beautiful glasses keep that coffee tasting delish, but the rubber coating on the lid and the sleeve ensure it never gets too hot, and not a single drop is spilled. They come in three sizes that handily match barista measurements (sometimes I do think in terms of grande / venti when choosing a mug) and there are about 100,000,000 different colours too. This is one of the classiest things i've ever seen - I would probably fancy someone who had this if I saw them walking along the street, unless I could sense that the coffee they were drinking contained soy milk and/or vanilla syrup. That would be a turn off.
If you're a classy, working woman who just wants to get shit done
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| 12oz reusable glass coffee cup, Joco, £22.99 |
Ok this is the real deal. Joco have dedicated their entire business into answering your question, thereby solving your problem. Their beautiful glasses keep that coffee tasting delish, but the rubber coating on the lid and the sleeve ensure it never gets too hot, and not a single drop is spilled. They come in three sizes that handily match barista measurements (sometimes I do think in terms of grande / venti when choosing a mug) and there are about 100,000,000 different colours too. This is one of the classiest things i've ever seen - I would probably fancy someone who had this if I saw them walking along the street, unless I could sense that the coffee they were drinking contained soy milk and/or vanilla syrup. That would be a turn off.
You're an 100 year old woman
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| Richard Ginori 1735 Val D'orcia mug with lid, £105 - for the woman who likes to sit down and not move while drinking |
When you said you needed this mug for 'work', did you actually mean you needed it for sitting around in your country estate, surrounded by priceless paintings, waiting for old age to take you 'beyond the grave'? If not, sorry for the misunderstanding, but just in case I thought i'd put this pensioner-millionaire appropriate mug in front of you, just in case you like delicately hand-painted china and vintage paintings of grapes.
Hope this was helpful - let me know if you decide to go with any of them. Personally - for me - it's the tankard.
This has been Hannah.
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Hope this was helpful - let me know if you decide to go with any of them. Personally - for me - it's the tankard.
This has been Hannah.
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