# Cup storage- up or down? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 20, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332 "2008-02-20T00:00:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/21 "2008-02-20T16:16:21Z")
Everything gets stored up, with the exception of martini glasses (those are stored in an alternating up/down pattern so they won’t take up as much room) and wine glasses (always down, since the set we have is a little top-heavy and I feel they’re more stable upside-down) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/22 "2008-02-20T16:17:26Z")
We keep ours right side up. Just the way both of us always have. If it’s been awhile since we’ve used ne, then we’ll give it a quick wash before using it. Oh, and our toilet paper goes over the top, like God intended it should. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/23 "2008-02-20T17:11:43Z")
Glasses are stored upside down. In the dishwasher. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/24 "2008-02-20T17:15:06Z")
Everything comes out of the dishwasher dry (maybe not clean, but they’re _dry_, dammit) and they go in upside down. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/25 "2008-02-20T17:20:13Z")
I just drink out of the carton. ---
**Author:** ![redtail23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/26 "2008-02-20T17:35:33Z")
Upside down. I’m not that concerned about a little dust on the rims. Unfortunately, I have lived with several roomies who want them upside-up. So I also blow into cups prior to usage. I have twice _(twice!)_ almost ingested dead flies prior to the institution of such practices. Once as a small child, which was rather…traumatic. Side note: did you know that housefly wings are chewy? ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/27 "2008-02-20T17:36:50Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] I just drink out of the carton. [/QUOTE] That’s pretty much my option too. I store my glasses upside-down because I only use them when guests come over (not often). Otherwise I drink out of a water bottle I replace as needed. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/28 "2008-02-20T17:40:39Z")
Ours are kept upside down. I fecking hate it, but suck it up because I hold a minority opinion. My main reason is (as above) I don’t see the point in washing the glass if you’re going to put the rim in contact with a surface that’s only washed once a year. Even _bits of peeling paint regularly sticking to the rims of coffee mugs_ have not done enough to change opinions on this subject. I just resign myself to rinsing glasses and mugs before I use them. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/29 "2008-02-20T17:41:15Z")
Upside down, of course… like all civilized people. We have shelf paper that is… rippled? Is that the word?.. so condensation isn’t an issue. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/30 "2008-02-20T17:44:57Z")
Upside-down. There’s a _lot_ of dust in my apartment. I’m not sure why; maybe it’s the neighbourhood. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/31 "2008-02-20T17:47:08Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] Upside-down. There’s a _lot_ of dust in my apartment. I’m not sure why; maybe it’s the neighbourhood. [/QUOTE] So you’re gonna grind the rim that will be touching your lips into that dust? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/32 "2008-02-20T18:09:15Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] So you’re gonna grind the rim that will be touching your lips into that dust? 😕 [/QUOTE] Cleaning the rim is less annoying then cleaning the interior. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/33 "2008-02-20T18:52:07Z")
Every bar I’ve ever been to has a rack that hold their glasses in a downward facing posistion. That is how my glasses get stored too, except ones that that store better in a different posistion such as my mason jars. Shot glasses are stored facing up so you can see/read the glasses. My mugs are in the freezer awaiting alcoholic beverages. ---
**Author:** ![BrknButterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@BrknButterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrknButterfly)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/34 "2008-02-20T19:05:03Z")
Mine are right side up. No reason why. Just put them that way without even thinking about it. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/35 "2008-02-20T19:38:35Z")
We have two sets of glasses. My sister’s get alternated, because then we get more in the cabinet and it looks neater. Mine get stored open side up. ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/36 "2008-02-20T20:00:07Z")
Rightside up. Upside down seems to trap residual particle board chemical stink. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/37 "2008-02-20T20:24:40Z")
Upside down, put away dry. However, I have a habit which my mother deems “maddening”, in that - no matter what I’m about to use the glass for - whenever I take it down from the shelf, I immediately rinse the entire thing under running water. I don’t know how or why I got into this habit, but I was very small when it began. I’m sure it’s a waste of water, but it’s deeply ingrained at this point, and hard to stop. I’m not even that squicked out by the “EW GERMS!” thing, and I certainly don’t live in the world created by Lysol. It just feels like I’m _supposed_ to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/38 "2008-02-21T04:29:58Z")
Hah! You’re all wrong! Half the glasses are stored upside down, half, downside down. It lets you cram more of 'em in the cupboard! (if the vast majority of your non-stemware is cmprised of pint glasses, anyways) ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/39 "2008-02-21T04:41:32Z")
Right side up. The air is cleaner than the shelf. ---
**Author:** ![Sanity\_Challenged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sanity\_Challenged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanity_Challenged)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332/40 "2008-02-21T04:44:23Z")
Upside down…but that’s just because that’s how they get loaded into the dishwasher, where they will remain until the sink is full of dirty dishes again. Yay for bachelor life. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-storage-up-or-down/438332.md?page=3)