Recycling Plastic and Paper Cups to Protect Yogurt and Donuts In Transit

Problems
You have used paper cups which get squashed in transit.
You want to use them again after they are hardly used or not used.
Your yoghurt is in danger of spilling.
Your croissant or sandwich is in danger of leaving grease on your diary and paperwork in your bag.

Answer
A plastic or paper cup (or two or three) makes a great protective container for yoghurt. You can also used plastic of paper mugs as containers for biscuits, muffins, doughnuts, or cakes.

Story
One year I was delayed boarding a plane at Heathrow. We were given vouchers for food and drinks. I bought a strawberry yoghurt and other foods.  The plane was called and I had an uneaten, unfinished, not even started yoghurt. I thought it would be okay in a duffel bag. Wrong.

Unfortunately, when the plane landed, I discovered I had strawberry yoghurt over my diary, my guidebook and my bikini. I washed out the bikini at the destination, which removed a potential stain, but it still smelled of strawberry yoghurt for days.

I am not saying that a plastic cup is better than a proper, solid, capped container, nor even that it is just as good. I am saying it is better than nothing, when you are looking around and wondering, how do I protect papers and clothes from this potential spill?

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer. Please share your favourite posts.

Restaurant Vouchers How To Use Them To Save Money and Save Money Printing

Problem
I forget to use restaurant vouchers. If I print them it uses a lot of expensive coloured ink.

Answers / Tips
1 Make a list of the restaurant offers in your diary for the date when you want to use them, such as Saturday night or your birthday.
2 Make a booking online and attach the coupon so the restaurant can't forget and you can't forget. If they say, Sorry, we've cashed up and you should have told us earlier, you can say, but the voucher is attached to my booking.
3 Most places allow you to show the voucher on your phone because vouchers are sent to your phone and most people don't have a printer attached to their phone. The trick is to remember to show the voucher Set an alarm on your phone to remind you to show the voucher to the restaurant.
4 When printing set to black and white.
5 Ask restaurants to issue a black and white alternative version to save customers' money.

Story
I frequently get vouchers from Cafe Rouge. I accidentally set my printer to multiple copies and have dozens of copies of colour vouchers which will soon go out of date. I have stopped printing vouchers.

www.caferouge.com

Author
Angela Lansbury, author of How To Get Out Of The Mess You're In. (See Lulu and Amazon for my books.) Please save or share links to your favourite posts.