Steel pint pots

[bamber]

6 minutes ago, fur_q said:

Are thimble measures a hipster thing now!?

We used them when I worked a rough South London Yates' about 15 years ago.

I like Hipsters, I really do,

[ShakeyCrash]

When I went to green man they use plastic cups which you pay for (deposit kind of setup), and you can have a "fresh one" if you want each time (swap it out using existing deposit).  The benefit was reduced litter which was great, and the downside was having to carry a cup around with you at all times or you would lose your deposit. For me the benefits far outweigh the down side.

[slash's hat]

5 minutes ago, ShakeyCrash said:

When I went to green man they use plastic cups which you pay for (deposit kind of setup), and you can have a "fresh one" if you want each time (swap it out using existing deposit).  The benefit was reduced litter which was great, and the downside was having to carry a cup around with you at all times or you would lose your deposit. For me the benefits far outweigh the down side.

They do this at Twickenham too, a few enterprising Kidd were going round collecting the discarded ones to make some easy cash.

[bamber]

How Wonderful Steel Pint Pots are, while you're in this world...................................

 

[shoptildrop]

2 hours ago, ShakeyCrash said:

When I went to green man they use plastic cups which you pay for (deposit kind of setup), and you can have a "fresh one" if you want each time (swap it out using existing deposit).  The benefit was reduced litter which was great, and the downside was having to carry a cup around with you at all times or you would lose your deposit. For me the benefits far outweigh the down side.

Did this at Bluedot too, didn't seem possible to get you £1 mind but you were given a special Bluedot cup at the end.....we ended up collecting an assortment of colours/designs over the weekend as people were throwing them away 

We now have a fine plastic cup collection lol so will be bringing a few of these and my steel cup again this year

[Tables innit]

9 hours ago, MrZigster said:

Erm, what? Had you been at the spirits? I think you really missed my point there. That using the same paper cup over and over again to measure a pint and fill many steel cups (with beer), is akin to hipster bars using the same spirit measure over and over again to measure a shot and fill many glasses (with spirits, not beer, what on earth made you think I was talking about beer?)

Jeez, who let you run a bar

Very much lost in translation that. Soz.

[Watergirl]

Cambridge Folk Festival also have plastic cups and festival tankards that you may re-use.  They refill them for you and ask if you want them rinsed.  If you are in a hurry they will pour straight into the cup, grass and insects in them and all.

Are these other festivals less fussy about health and safety?  I never had any problems.  Agree with others that it is defeating the purpose if you cannot re-use a re-usable cup....

[musky]

20 hours ago, MattDavies__ said:

Really got to laugh now at the annual dissection/whingefest that occurs after the festival every year. Still waiting for one to equal a post I saw about Beautiful Days when someone was complaining about some kids' use of a bubble gun though!

 

[jfaragher]

On 18/03/2017 at 10:36 AM, fur_q said:

Are thimble measures a hipster thing now!?

We used them when I worked a rough South London Yates' about 15 years ago.

You mean you used them before they were cool, before everyone else was into using them?

Fucking hipster.