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Keep Cup almost had it right with a reusable coffee cup that came in standard cafe sizes. Too bad the cups themselves weren’t very good and getting replacement

Keep Cup almost had it right with a reusable coffee cup that came in standard cafe sizes. Too bad the cups themselves weren’t very good and getting replacement parts was very difficult.

jackvalentine 3y ago
> Too bad the cups themselves weren’t very good and getting replacement parts was very difficult. Can you elaborate? I've had my keep cup for 6 years now and the lid/band have held up. The cork band has a bit of a crack in it but I've ordered a replacement one quite easily... https://au.keepcup.com/shop/replacement-part https://au.keepcup.com/shop/replacement-part
- glenngillen 3y ago
  The lids have a tendency to warp at the mouthpiece. I don’t know if it’s from the odd cafe serving coffee above drinkable temperatures or what, but of the 4 I’ve got only one lid is still usable.
- 2muchcoffeeman 3y ago
  The original lids warp all the time. The cost of a replacement lid is $17AUD plus shipping $9AUD. I can't buy a lid where ever cups are sold. And a new medium cup is like $19 which I could just walk outside and buy when they were everywhere. Their new line starts at $38AUD! By contrast, a cheapo stainless double insulated cup with a twist on lid is my longest lasting cup ever. It cost me $10. Close to 10 years. Still going strong. And the steel is probably more recyclable than the Keep Cup.
nerdponx 3y ago
Measure coffee by weight and you can accommodate a pretty wide range of reusable cups/mugs.
- 2muchcoffeeman 3y ago
  This doesn’t work in a cafe setting. Keep Cup sizing follows normal take away cups.
  - nerdponx 3y ago
    I don't think it'd work at Starbucks, but at the smaller local cafes in my area I could definitely see it working. Definitely would be more effort and would require some extra dedicated space at the counter though. Also it's really only a problem for drip coffee. Just about everything else is either measured beforehand (espresso+milk drinks) or made in a single-serving carafe (pour-over).
    - 2muchcoffeeman 3y ago
      Well, Australia barely has any Starbucks. So that's irrelevant here. Standard size coffee cups here are the measure. The ratio of coffee to milk in milk drinks is determined by the cup size as they are poured to the top. Keep Cups were sized to match what was normally used so it was a drop in replacement.

Keep Cup almost had it right with a reusable coffee cup that came in standard cafe sizes. Too bad the cups themselves weren’t very good and getting replacement parts was very difficult.

jackvalentine 3y ago

> Too bad the cups themselves weren’t very good and getting replacement parts was very difficult. Can you elaborate? I've had my keep cup for 6 years now and the lid/band have held up. The cork band has a bit of a crack in it but I've ordered a replacement one quite easily... https://au.keepcup.com/shop/replacement-part https://au.keepcup.com/shop/replacement-part

glenngillen 3y ago
The lids have a tendency to warp at the mouthpiece. I don’t know if it’s from the odd cafe serving coffee above drinkable temperatures or what, but of the 4 I’ve got only one lid is still usable.
2muchcoffeeman 3y ago
The original lids warp all the time. The cost of a replacement lid is $17AUD plus shipping $9AUD. I can't buy a lid where ever cups are sold. And a new medium cup is like $19 which I could just walk outside and buy when they were everywhere. Their new line starts at $38AUD! By contrast, a cheapo stainless double insulated cup with a twist on lid is my longest lasting cup ever. It cost me $10. Close to 10 years. Still going strong. And the steel is probably more recyclable than the Keep Cup.

nerdponx 3y ago

Measure coffee by weight and you can accommodate a pretty wide range of reusable cups/mugs.

2muchcoffeeman 3y ago
This doesn’t work in a cafe setting. Keep Cup sizing follows normal take away cups.
- nerdponx 3y ago
  I don't think it'd work at Starbucks, but at the smaller local cafes in my area I could definitely see it working. Definitely would be more effort and would require some extra dedicated space at the counter though. Also it's really only a problem for drip coffee. Just about everything else is either measured beforehand (espresso+milk drinks) or made in a single-serving carafe (pour-over).
  - 2muchcoffeeman 3y ago
    Well, Australia barely has any Starbucks. So that's irrelevant here. Standard size coffee cups here are the measure. The ratio of coffee to milk in milk drinks is determined by the cup size as they are poured to the top. Keep Cups were sized to match what was normally used so it was a drop in replacement.