Can You Fill Up My Travel Coffee Mug Please?

Finally, I have had enough.

I go to Dunkin Donuts for coffees almost every morning. Every morning, I carry my large coffee in Styrofoam cup to work. After I am done, I flow the Styrofoam cup into the trash. Almost everyday, I feel bad that the cup will stay in our environment doing more harmful things for a long time. I did that for a few years. Finally, at the turn of this new year, I decided to put my thought into action and bought a travel mug from Dunkin Donuts. At first, it was a little awkward to ask the people at the counter to fill my mug. However, I got used to it. I did the math and the little awkwardness is well worth the reward.

Say if I buy 3 coffees every week (lots of us buy A LOT more that 3 coffees every week). Every year, I will save the environment from 3x52=156 Styrofoam cups. Wow! That's A LOT of trash saved! Not to mention, it is a lot easier to carry a travel mug than a Styrofoam cup. You don't have to worry about running into people and SPILL BOILING COFFEE ALL OVER YOUR BODY (granted it hasn't happened to me yet). Nor, do you have to worry about dropping and consequently, God forbid, LOST YOUR COFFEE (okay, that hasn't happened to me neither). Plus, you travel mug shows a lot more personality than a Styrofoam cup that everybody else uses. Already, I think people around me wants to get their travel mug because it looks better.

So, get your mug ready. Next time when you go buy coffee, say, "can you fill up my mug please?"