# What's the Proper Way to Drink Out of a Tervis? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 1, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587 "2017-08-01T16:10:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/1 "2017-08-01T16:10:22Z")
Like most of America, I drink out a Tervis cup while at work. Ms. Cups does as well and we had an interesting exchange this morning. She always fills her cup and throws the lid on all willy-nilly. So I made sure to correct her by putting the spout on the same side as the label. This means the label (in her case a Green Bay Packers logo) is facing you. I told her how she needs to do it this way. She balked at the idea and said "no, it needs to be the other way because then other people can see the label while you’re drinking. I can see the logic in this, but I don’t agree. I want to see the label because it’s my favorite thing and I like to look at it. If it’s facing the other way all I see is ice and water. So which is the proper way to drink out of a Tervis cup? Spout on the same side as the label? or the opposite? Note: I’m only talking about cups with a definitive picture/logo. Obviously if the cup is a 360 degree argyle pattern it doesn’t actually matter. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/2 "2017-08-01T16:16:41Z")
I never heard of a Tervis cup. I don’t think anyone here drinks out of one. So my vote is the fourth option – “None of the Above” ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/3 "2017-08-01T16:18:37Z")
No useful reply but rather than post a “WTF is a Tervis cup??” I googled it, so some ignorance (even if not particularly meaningful ignorance) has been fought. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/4 "2017-08-01T16:23:25Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > No useful reply but rather than post a “WTF is a Tervis cup??” I googled it, so some ignorance (even if not particularly meaningful ignorance) has been fought. I Googled it too (not knowing either), an am now sharing to help dispel ignorance far and wide. [https://www.google.com/search?q=tervis+cup&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwixtNPmuLbVAhVHjz4KHYkFBD4Q\_AUICigC&biw=1024&bih=649&dpr=2#imgrc=Svz\_gu6ICpRQYM:](https://www.google.com/search?q=tervis+cup&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwixtNPmuLbVAhVHjz4KHYkFBD4Q_AUICigC&biw=1024&bih=649&dpr=2#imgrc=Svz_gu6ICpRQYM:) ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/5 "2017-08-01T16:28:01Z")
Spout on the same side as the label. It’s easier to line up with my chin (and my lips) that way. I’m not so concerned that I or others see the label. I just don’t want coffee down my shirt again. And, as of 12:24, 100% of the pollsters agree with me. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/6 "2017-08-01T16:41:31Z")
I too had to google it. So that’s what they’re called! I didn’t vote because “I’m an old man, who friggen cares!” wasn’t an option. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/7 "2017-08-01T16:47:08Z")
I voted the 3rd option as “I don’t look to see where the label is when I put the lid on.” ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/8 "2017-08-01T16:47:43Z")
There was no “however they end up when I’m done screwing the lid on because I could not care less” option. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/9 "2017-08-01T16:49:08Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > No useful reply but rather than post a “WTF is a Tervis cup??” I googled it, so some ignorance (even if not particularly meaningful ignorance) has been fought. Same here. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/10 "2017-08-01T17:37:45Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Like most of America, I drink out a Tervis cup while at work. You sort of lost me right there, Sparky. Like others in the thread, I had no idea what a Tervis cup is. And having established that, I can state it is not my drinking vessel of choice. No offense to your other half but purposefully setting the spout so that others may behold the label is -really don’t want to be too harsh here- let’s just say lame. But I’m not here for the mild put-downs. I was in a convenience store once buying myself a cup of coffee and an older gentleman took it upon himself to instruct me on the proper lid placement on cups containing hot beverages. The mouth hole, or whatever the hell you call the part of the lid you drink out of, should be directly opposite of the fold part of the cardboard cup. In that way, you can reduce the chances of unwanted spillage. [_shrug_] Works for me and I’ve been doing it that way ever since. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/11 "2017-08-01T17:39:31Z")
People call these “Tervis cups” specifically? Clear tumblers (lid or no lid) have been around a long while. The “Yeti” name brand seemed to come from nowhere a few years ago … maybe “Tervis” is like that. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/12 "2017-08-01T18:19:25Z")
I figured the brand name of the tumbler was ubiquitous enough that it would have sufficed, like saying Kleenex for tissue. I guess color me wrong huh? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/13 "2017-08-01T19:13:13Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I figured the brand name of the tumbler was ubiquitous enough that it would have sufficed, like saying Kleenex for tissue. > > I guess color me wrong huh? Not nearly, at least around here. Would be an interesting thread topic, though – “_Does everyone use this name for this common object?_”. I am curious: are Tervis cups kind of fashionable where you are? Around here, especially in 2015-16, the Yeti metal tumblers were _the thing_. Now there are many cheaper practically-the-same competitors, so the “coolness” factor has perhaps waned. When I went over and looked at Tervis’ website … the look of those tall, clear plastic tumblers was very familiar. Those have been around for a long time. But I’ve never heard of the specific brand name “Tervis” applied to them. And … as it happens, Tervis makes their own Yeti-like metal tumblers, too. Though they are about in the same expensive price range as Yetis. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/14 "2017-08-01T19:36:21Z")
Another Googler here. Canada must be a mug country. I guess I have seen those Tervis things, but never heard them called that. My lids would be going on randomly; it seems rather OCD to care about where the logo is. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/15 "2017-08-01T19:42:19Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Not nearly, at least around here. Would be an interesting thread topic, though – “_Does everyone use this name for this common object?_”. > > I am curious: are Tervis cups kind of fashionable where you are? Around here, especially in 2015-16, the Yeti metal tumblers were _the thing_. Now there are many cheaper practically-the-same competitors, so the “coolness” factor has perhaps waned. > > When I went over and looked at Tervis’ website … the look of those tall, clear plastic tumblers was very familiar. Those have been around for a long time. But I’ve never heard of the specific brand name “Tervis” applied to them. > > And … as it happens, Tervis makes their own Yeti-like metal tumblers, too. Though they are about in the same expensive price range as Yetis. The whole notion of calling them “Tervis” is because that’s always the brand I’ve seen with them, so it’s what I associated with the product. To be honest, I don’t remember seeing much of them until college/after college (2008) and I’ve seen a ton of them in every office I’ve worked in since. Again, it could just be a double-walled and decorated tumbler (plastic, never metal), but usually from Tervis. Therefore, whenever I see one NOT branded by them, like the one I use coincidentally, I think of them as knock-off versions of the name brand. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/16 "2017-08-01T19:50:20Z")
My wife and I took mom to Charleston last year and she loved the Tervis store. They bought a couple of cups for gifts. That’s why I had heard of them. In full disclosure, I was basing my (initial) response on a Panera Bread coffee _Yeti_ I use most days. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/17 "2017-08-01T20:02:51Z")
There is absolutely no advantage to using any degree of effort whatsoever to orient the label in any particular direction. The only appropriate measurement of whether a cup is being used correctly is if it safely delivers liquid to your pie hole. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/18 "2017-08-01T20:04:59Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Another Googler here. Canada must be a mug country. I guess I have seen those Tervis things, but never heard them called that. > My lids would be going on randomly; it seems rather OCD to care about where the logo is. > > Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk I promise you, Americans drink from mugs too. I personally don’t know anyone who uses that style of cup, although I’m sure they are popular with lots of people. Most folks I know use mugs. That said, I like my logos/designs facing out. Just seems right to me for no explicable reason. ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/19 "2017-08-01T20:06:03Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Not nearly, at least around here. Would be an interesting thread topic, though – “_Does everyone use this name for this common object?_”. > > I am curious: are Tervis cups kind of fashionable where you are? Around here, especially in 2015-16, the Yeti metal tumblers were _the thing_. Now there are many cheaper practically-the-same competitors, so the “coolness” factor has perhaps waned. > > When I went over and looked at Tervis’ website … the look of those tall, clear plastic tumblers was very familiar. Those have been around for a long time. But I’ve never heard of the specific brand name “Tervis” applied to them. > > And … as it happens, Tervis makes their own Yeti-like metal tumblers, too. Though they are about in the same expensive price range as Yetis. Tervis cups are ridiculously trendy around where I live. I think they’re kind of dumb, myself, not to mention expensive. But I drink from a Camelback I’ve had for five years. I know people who have to buy one in every city they visit, even to the point of making special trips to Tervis stores. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587/20 "2017-08-01T20:23:00Z")
Are these Tervis cups primarily used for cold beverages, or hot, or both? Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-way-to-drink-out-of-a-tervis/792587.md?page=2)