Starbucks Mug - Honest

[Big Jim]

This time there really is pictures of the Starbucks 14 oz Mug. It may very well be an ideal mug for larger brushes.

Pictured by itself.



Pictured between a typical Tall Hotel Mug and a Target Espresso Mug. Both are the same diameter. The Tall Hotel is too tall to reach the brush into effectively. It is probably a 10 oz mug, 12 if you fill it to the brim. The Target Espresso is close to the same size as an Old Spice Mug and works well with small brushes.



Here it is next to my Ronald Reagan Library Mug. Perhaps my favorite mug. The Ronald Reagan Mug is the same diameter at the top (about 3.6". The Ronald Reagan is about 3 1/2" tall and somewhat tapered. The Starbucks is about 4" tall and nearly straight, with a little taper near the top of the bore.



Here it is between two vintage mugs, an Old Spice and a Franklin Luxury. The Starbucks is about the same diameter as the Franklin Luxury, but the Luxury is shorter. Both are pretty much straight sided. The Starbucks feels more substantial.



Here it is next to a grocery store soup mug. The soup mug is tapered and works great with large brushes.



And here Starbucks and Old Spice are next to brushes I'm likely to use with each one. My Whipped Dog 30 mm Silvertip Beast next to Starbucks and my Heaven Horse High Mountain 20 mm mounted in a Buterscotch Whipped Dog handle next to an Old Spice.



So here you see it alongside several commonly used mugs. At $8.95 at any Starbucks it is easy to find. Decide for yourself if there is a place for it in your shave den.

 

[one2mny]

at least you found use of something from the develish java co.!

 

[Rick2035]

Big Jim,

Great that you found something that works. I have tried the Starbucks city mugs (not sure, but they look the same size as yours) and found them to be just too heavy for the handle design (tips down), too thin to hold heat, and too wide for my 22mm knot. Lots of clinking which drives my girlfriend - who's still trying to sleep - crazy. Too bad really, they're nice mugs.

What does work for me is an old Army mess hall coffee mug I "liberated" years ago in Korea. It's just under 4 inches wide, maybe about 5 inches deep with a thick handle and thick(!) enough to keep the heat throughout a three pass shave. Best part is the brush "rides" the inside silently as I swirl up lather.

Still, happy you found what works. Happy shaving!

Rick

 

[Big Jim]

When you get right down to it, that's what matters, whatever works for you. These wide and somewhat squatty Starbucks mugs work quite well, certainly much better than their more common taller mugs.

Although it is the 14 oz Starbucks mug that caught my attention, my favorite is probably the Ronald Reagan Library mug. It's just a little shorter and a little better tapered.

The Starbucks mug will be a lot easier to find though.

 

[GellWroomed]

Can't beat it.. have a coffee then rinse out for a shave, i've used a cafe nero cup before nice shallow bowl.