New Glass Smoothie Cups in store

They are made from heat resistant borosilicate glass. While being heat resistant isn't necessary for something cold, the other benefit of borosilicate glass is that it's lightweight and not too heavy to carry around when full.

Whether it's a glass water bottle or a smoothie cup, when something ice cold is in it, you're going to get condensation on the outside and you have an increased risk of it slipping out of your hands. This smoothie cup is protected with a silicone sleeve. It can be removed for cleaning if you want to, but it's really not necessary.

Using a minimal amount of plastic in this product, the lid is not made from plastic, it's bamboo. A silicone seal holds the lid in place in the cup and also padding around the straw. The bamboo lid does need to be washed by hand as bamboo does not like to be soaked in water for long periods of time and the heat and intensity of your dishwasher will ruin it over time.

While it's not its intended use, this is a really nice glass to drink from without the lid. You might be at a BBQ or a picnic, or you just prefer not to use a straw, so if this is you, it's nice to drink from. There is no thread or strange lip on the cup so you can simply remove the lid and drink from this with the added benefit that it's not going to slip through your fingers due to the silicone cover on it.

The straw is Tritan Eastman plastic, which is the least likely to retain flavours and smells from any of the plastics on the market. If you don't like the idea of drinking from a reusable plastic straw, you can always buy a silicone straw or stainless steel straw. As far as smoothie cups go, we find that silicone or silicone tipped is the safest. There are reported incidents of people tripping while walking with a rigid straw in their mouth and causing injuries, which is why we also love the fact you can walk and drink without the lid.

If you're grabbing a smoothie on the run, simply check on the board to see which size you should order to fill your cup. Bigger isn't always better. This is only big enough for the medium size Boost Juice Smoothie as their large 'regular' size is actually 600ml.

Most of the stainless steel smoothie cups on the market are a a lot wider at the top than the bottom. This taper makes it hard to get them in a lot of car cup holders. The glass smoothie cups from Avanti are straight up and down and 7.5cm in diameter. Check the measurements of your car's cup holder if you want to use it in the car. We do sell Australia's #1 car cup holder expander if you need a bit of extra room.

Available in 2 fresh pastel colours, a grey and navy (pictured above)