Nov 14th, '08, 16:51
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by teaguru » Nov 14th, '08, 16:51
Think Geek just came out with an awesome travel item.
Some might see travel shot glasses,
but I see travel tea cups.
And...
What the hell;
I see travel chawans too.
I want to buy...but my wallet is about to croak

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Nov 14th, '08, 16:56
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by Drax » Nov 14th, '08, 16:56
Hey, those look neat! As long as they don't have an odor. . .
Nov 15th, '08, 03:41
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by BonBon » Nov 15th, '08, 03:41
I noticed REI sells the same thing. Haven't seen the small shots before, but the bigger kind I've seen in the stores since last summer. Haven't really tried one yet as I found some folding cups that suited my purposes better. :p
Nov 15th, '08, 03:55
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by Vulture » Nov 15th, '08, 03:55
Teaguru. I think these would work fine for normal drinks but not HOT drinks.
Your going to burn a hand with those!
Nov 15th, '08, 09:05
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by teaguru » Nov 15th, '08, 09:05
Vulture wrote:Teaguru. I think these would work fine for normal drinks but not HOT drinks.
Your going to burn a hand with those!
It says in the description that they're made out of food-grade silicon, which stifles heat amazingly well. I have a number of kitchen items made from the same stuff, and they're amazing! They don't melt, they can take greats amount of heat, and they don't really get that hot. I can't see these cups being uncomfortable to handle.
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Nov 15th, '08, 10:33
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by chamekke » Nov 15th, '08, 10:33
Someone has GOT to order one of these and check it out. They look very tempting.
This concept reminds me a bit of a Japanese-style teabowl I saw on eBay 2 or 3 years ago. It looked exactly like a red raku chawan (aka-raku chawan), but was made of hard moulded plastic! At the time I considered buying it for a lark, but never actually got round to it - and someone else duly snapped it up. I've been kicking myself ever since!