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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lauren Gould

I never leave home without my trusty, leakproof Owala coffee mug

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Owala’s SmoothSip coffee mug has never let me down. Photograph: Courtesy of Owala

I refuse to drink mediocre coffee. After about two months at my internship office, drinking the cheap, bitter and acidic blends that were available to me, I now prefer the soy latte I make at home and would like (with my trusty Moka Pot) to bring it with me wherever I go.

Yet carrying a travel mug full of coffee came with a risk: would my MacBook, notebooks and lunch emerge dripping with coffee, forcing me to fork over $1,000 and spend $20 on an overpriced salad? Or, would my belongings emerge miraculously unscathed and dry?

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