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Glass thermal coffee cups with a difference

14/10/2013

Glass thermal coffee cups with a difference

Im always on the lookout for that special coffee cup - I've got more cups that I do space for said cups, but these ones just looked so, classy. They remind me of a retro cup and saucer combination, but with the benefit of thermal insulation.

The shape is very classic, which is great for a flat white or cappuccino, but I was a little concerned by how fragile they looked - so, as you would expect, I was nervous to actually use them with my usual clumsiness, but they have survived a few of my accidental knocks and a few rounds in the dishwasher.

I've got two sets of these glasses to give away (I had three, but I'm keeping one!). You've got the chance to win one - just tell me in 5 billion words or less (by leaving a comment below), one thing you have smashed in your lifetime. (bonus points for smashing world records, or ex boyfriends things etc). Winners announced in one week.

15 Comments

Paul Huntley

15/10/2013 01:09:53 pm

Hi,, I smashed a similar kind of cup ..
I bumped it off the kitchen bench,,I cringed as it bounced ,as I went to catch it ,I knocked my coffee Tamp also ,& it hit the cup ,mid air & smashed it .. Worst shot I ever pulled !!! LOL..

Jonathan Wong

15/10/2013 01:17:33 pm

Last week I smashed the world record for number of freebie contests entered without winning anything. About to smash it again :P

Gary Neil link

15/10/2013 01:26:34 pm

Every morning I smash down a perfect shot of your daily blend!!!!

LEE TYLER

15/10/2013 01:36:31 pm

I smash my friend every week at the gym when I get my boxing gloves on, Its extreme fun while getting a good cardio workout ! A quick daily blend latte before class helps me keep up the stamina.

Angela

15/10/2013 02:11:24 pm

i smash my arm into the toilet door just about every morning being half asleep . Then smashing my big toe on the castor wheel of the bed trying to go back to bed. Swearing my head off in a lady like fashion. Then have my 3 dogs jump all over me cause they are wanting to be fed, all at 5 am.

Tammy Cross

15/10/2013 02:19:00 pm

So,.. this is embarassing... but I had a first date who 'smashed' through a full length glass door on his way out of the loungeroom after a coffee at my PARENTS place! (I was living at home then). Huge shards of glass fell to the floor like stalactites! AND he bled on the carpet (small flesh wound only!). I had to leave a note on a chair saying "I'll explain in the morning".. AWKWARD!

Kirsty Rutherford

15/10/2013 02:35:06 pm

I hung a very large mirror on my wall, using those adhesive stick on picture mounting tabs. Ten minutes later I was outside and heard a rather disturbing crash....turns out you really do need to let the sticky things adhere for 12 hours before hanging anything!

Jo-Anne Sayce link

15/10/2013 06:09:10 pm

I smashed my car last Christmas - I was backing out of my driveway and just as I got out to close my gate my mobile phone rang and I was distracted and did not pull the brake on and actually left the motor running and it in reverse - I turned around to see my car gliding across the road on it's own and ran into a tree. Oops - not happy!!!!!

moyle eppelstun

15/10/2013 03:12:16 pm

when i was 20 something and i use to drink beer and wine [just coffee and water now] i got so smashed on beer then into a cask of red, i was trying to woo my now wife over the phone, playing the electric guitar and singing until
I fell off the stool smashing the guitar in half and the head of the guitar went through the amp, ya gota laugh!!!!!!

Britta Wilson

15/10/2013 03:34:52 pm

When I've got a deadline for an assignment looming, I manage to smash it out by pulling an all-nighter and drinking your daily blend!

Jeremy

15/10/2013 08:57:32 pm

C4/5 in my spine. Every morning after my carers get me up we reward our efforts with a coffee; endless banter- and complex scoring system (is it in a cup that doesn't leak, is it hot, aroma, dregs, taste, and presentation) with baristas from Kampala, Bemboke, Nairobi, Whakatane, Helsinki, Islamabad all in the mix !

sharon

16/10/2013 12:07:05 am

as a little girl I lived in a household where the boys bathroom was ONLY for BOYS! and the girls only for the girls. I was being naughty this day and decided to run quickly to bathroom whilst knowing my dad was getting ready to go away on trip - I was pumped with adrenal and ran into the bathroom only to be so surprised by the heated floor!! (needless to say the girls bathroom didn't have one of these nor had I even heard of such a luxury) I skidded in my socks and landed on the toilet seat (wooden! again to my surprise) which didn't take kindly to my tough landing and broke right off the toilet basin and smashed in half on the floor with me on top of it!! ooooops. big trouble.

Natalie

16/10/2013 01:58:37 am

Dropping a hammer onto a glass roof .... SMASHING 2 panes but having to replace all 8 so that the glass matches!! Goodbye $3,000 :(

john henshall link

16/10/2013 02:42:26 am

I smashed my ultralight aircraft into a dead tree, I made the mistake of going off flying without first dosing up on my favourite coffee from the Coffee Bean Shop.
Result, bent aircraft, broken tree and bruised ego.

Sandy Kiely link

17/10/2013 02:46:59 am

Recently, whilst sipping Champagne, I gave some guests the spiel about why my Champagne glass was different to theirs. Purchased in 1981 whilst on holiday in Venice and hand made made in beautiful gold encrusted venetian glass, it was one of a set of 6. I was busy telling the story about the demise of the other 5, and the fact I had such fabulous use out of the glasses, which had cost a fortune back in the day... and then my old, diabetic and almost blind hound managed to knock the last one over & smash it. Ce la Vie! Beautiful things need to be used, not on special occasions, but ALL occasions!

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