I’ve always wonderedβ
Why do we use bowls, plates and mugs,
So breakable,
Noisy,
And wasteful?
I can’t begin to tell you,
How many of these I’ve broken,
Either by accident,
Or frustration,
Why not, at the least,
Just use plastic ones?
I dropped my mug, last night,
And it hit the desk leg,
βWell, that’s that then,
Time to get a new one,
He said;
I don’t actually remember,
Having to buy plates or bowls,
βAlways rented furnished places,
Which came with their own,
And I felt deeply uncomfortable,
As I stood there in the shopβ
Which of these various mugs,
Should I choose?
Does it even matter?
When they’re only going to be broken?
About a month ago,
I researched this same problem,
βSurely, there’s some stronger material,
That does the job just as well?
(And isn’t plastic),
And I googled,
‘Bamboo tableware’,
And lo and behold,
This is indeed a thing!
Now standing there,
In Morrisons,
Having surveyed what was in front of me,
I turned around, in desperation,
Just in case, on that shelf behind meβ
Oh my god,
Some bamboo mugs!
Very-cheaply priced,
Too!
Cheaper than the ceramic mugs,
But being advertised,
As replacing coffee cups!
βNo, thank you,
You’ll replace all my cups,
Bye-bye,
Horrible,
Ceramic crock of sh**e,
I’ll save my eardrums,
My sanity,
And my money π.
F**k you capitalism!
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Yay for bamboo cups!!!! π Now I’m going to Google bamboo cups and Morrison’s. π
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Hahaha! Morrisons isn’t going to be that useful for you over there π€£. I find the name Morrisons funny, because it reminds me of going shopping when I was youngerβ originally we always went to Morrisons, and it was the only big supermarket at home at the time. It’s not as mainstream as the others lol.
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I figured it was some kind of grocery store lol. We have pick n’ saves here π Also Walmart lol! Tell me more about this far away land π
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I’m going to have to buy a drinking glove though, as these cups have rubber sleeves for insulation rather than handles, but I have no chance of keeping track of the sleeves.
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A drinking glove π My first idea was wrap the outside in a damp paper towel…. But I’m also blonde and that could be bad somehow…..π
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π€£. I’m not blonde and that would be sad somehow… π
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Such a brilliant idea!!! πππ€
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Thank you! π.
The ones I bought were dishwasher safe, but the main downside for most people might be that you can’t microwave them.
My solution is now to drink drinks whilst they’re warm π, and for reheating food to heat it in another container first.
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I don’t have any bamboo plates or bowls yetβ I couldn’t find any cheap sources of them, and choices for any of these things are very limited. But I’m sure those things are common in Japan/China so presumably with more research I’ll be able to find some.
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Actually it’s not bad, here are two examples:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/BIOZOYG-Organic-Bamboo-Eco-Friendly-Crockery/dp/B07PRH5RSL/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Bamboo-Dinnerware-Eco-Friendly-Multiple-Healthy/dp/B07GZ8BVFN/ref=pd_sbs_201_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07GZ8BVFN&pd_rd_r=50b3c1c5-a8b7-402a-9293-daf1c576f3b2&pd_rd_w=Wik4n&pd_rd_wg=NQI1s&pf_rd_p=96cae456-8d7a-4bc1-91c7-9b20b4dfd7c9&pf_rd_r=41DQD1HX49EY3FXYG9AS&psc=1&refRID=41DQD1HX49EY3FXYG9AS
Japanese style ones on ebay:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR6.TRC0.A0.H0.Xjapanese+style+bamboo+bowl.TRS0&_nkw=japanese+style+bamboo+bowl&_sacat=0
And Asda has some bowls! Going to buy one now!
https://groceries.asda.com/search/bamboo%20plate
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Oooh, you’ll have to let me know if it’s any good ππ€
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Cool, will do! π
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