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Coffee Cup Fashion?

Posted by Alex Zalben



Generally, I don’t like waste. I’m not the most green person in the world (I have my laptop running all day, so let’s be honest here), but neither do I feel it’s necessary to get my lunch in a to go bag, if I’m only walking a block or two and then eating it.

I guess my point is, if there’s an option NOT to waste material in my daily life, I take it. Sadly, the option I’m about to present is really for the ladies out there, but if you’re willing to add a piece of outer-wear to your permanent collection, and you drink a lot of coffee, then I might highly encourage you to purchase one of these.

What is one of these, you might ask in a highly awkward sentence structure kind of way? Well, I’ll tell you. Bentwood Designs has created the Coffee Cuff, a bracelet, that also fits perfectly around your take out cup of coffee. It comes in three different woods, Bird’s Eye Maple, Black Walnut, and Benge*.

I guess the question is, do you have a wrist the size of a cup of coffee? Actually, that’s not the question, it’s A question, but a relevant one. Also, how often do you use java jackets, and if the answer is never, it’s probably not worth it.

Personally, if I wore bracelets made for ladies (which I don’t, fyi), this would be great for me, especially as I hate lugging around travel mugs, and never remember to do so. This way, even if I am wasting the throw-away coffee cups, I am still being a wee bit green. And a wee bit green is better than not green at all.

[$68 CAD, Bentwood]

*I got the benge from diving once… Not pleasant. I died.


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Alex Zalben is a writer living in New York City. He's written for McSweeney's, Modern Humorist and PulpSecret.com. As one-fifth of the sketch comedy group Elephant Larry, he has been written up in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and pretty much every other major publication. Their blog was named one of PC Magazine's Top Blogs for 2007, and they recently won an ECNY Award for their viral short, "Minesweeper: The Movie." Alex did not know love until he bought his first Mac.

Steph Auteri is a freelance writer and proofreader who has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press, Playgirl, and other bastions of fine writing. She maintains a professional site https://www.stephiswrite.com, and also blogs about freelancing over at Freelancedom. You can keep up on her day-to-day by visiting her Twitter page.

Diana Vilibert is a freelance writer, among other things. Born in Lithuania, she now lives in New Jersey, where she doesn't have to walk to work ten miles in the snow, barefoot, uphill both ways. Diana cannot afford most of the products she writes about because she buys too many pairs of heels to make up for her shoeless childhood. She's written for MarieClaire.com, Janemag.com, and CosmoGIRL!.

Shaun Seneviratne is a dude just like anyone else. Just your average guy that raps Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to strangers on the subway at 4 a.m., doesn't chew his food because he believes it's a waste of time, and sleeps next to a scale replica of the Ghostbusters headquarters. He can rest easy knowing Egon, Peter, Ray, and Winston have his back. He currently lives in northern New Jersey, plays bass in Rapid Cities, and recently started a tumblr.

Laureen Mahler is a writer and editor who lives in California, where the sun never sets and everyone rollerskates to work. She coedits Beeswax Magazine and spends the remainder of her time as a freelance writer and letterpresser. She truly believes that someday she will master the ultimate multitask of blogging while letterpressing, though that might mean that she'll need a second pair of arms.

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