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I always thought that if the cup were collapsible (like these http://bit.ly/8sdxDD)--it would really help with carrying them. Even if they only collapsed down to the height of the insulated strip; that would help immensely.
DCI is cute, but I agree with North - it's just another travel mug (without a handle).
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The DCI cup is a great visual gimmick, but otherwise no real improvement on a normal travel mug. It fails the practicality and convenience tests on a couple of counts: it's heavy, breakable, not spill-proof, and, once dirty, sits dirtily in your bag and can't be reused until you wash it. Those are four of the problems you might look at. Another one, which is related to the weight problem, is getting people to remember their to-go cups. I have one I love, but it's heavy, so I don't carry it unless I'm planning to get coffee somewhere before I leave the house; even then, if it's dirty, I sometimes don't bring it. I wonder if you could get a lightweight fold-up mug cheap enough to sell 3 in a pack, or have coffeeshops sell them for cheap enough that people would just buy an extra, like the $1 reusable bags Whole Foods started carrying and everywhere else copied.
Places with municipal composting can compost paper cups, which means less impact for the same number of paper cups.
It's an interesting concept. If nothing else it raises awareness around the problem, and that's a good thing right? But it doesn't solve the bigger problem that we are focused on, which is how to design something that is both practical, convenient and also sexy and desirable. Would love to hear your thoughts.
http://www.dcigift.com/product.cfm...
I'm curious to know what your thoughts are of the "I am not a paper cup" design by DCI [http://www.dcigift.com/product.cfm...].
While interesting because it visually mimicks the cup that you are trying to replace, it still doesn't seem to be as functional as one might like. I used to work in a store that sold these items, and we got frequent complaints that they leaked. [Spillage is NO FUN.] But I think more importantly, these cups are also ceramic, which doesn't make it very durable for folks constantly on the move.