smartcafe hot cafetiere mug

Eight years ago whilst traipsing around Lakeland stores in Glasgow I happened to come across a couple of travel mugs which looked slightly different to anything I had seen for a long time. Being a fan of Lakeland stores usually affords this kind of purchasing experience, because the company who pride in finding unique gadgets for the home as well as novel products that lend a helping hand have gone from offline stores and hard copy catalogues to a complete overhaul of online shopping experiences. Clearly, there are other fans of Lakeland, and not all of the shoppers and fans are women! At the ... more

I'm not one for spending hours in the kitchen, so with the possible exception of the kettle there isn't really much in there I could write a review about. I love to drink coffee and tea though and when I'm home alone and fancy a change from the instant coffee I find this item is particularly handy. I'm no coffee snob, as I say I can drink the instant too, but I do enjoy a good coffee and I like to buy beans and grind them at home (coffee grinder, I do use more things in the kitchen!) There's enough washing up to do every day without buying some complicated machinery to make coffee with, so I ... more

Once in a while I find something whose simplicity is exceded only by its usefulness. The Smartcafe cafetiere mug pushed all my buttons and has been in constant use since I found it last weekend. Background ************* I drink coffee, my husband drinks tea. It's our only really significant incompatibility. At home, I pretty much only drink cafetiere coffee. Lest you think that's extravagant, I should say I buy cheap ground coffee in Aldi. I have a variety of small cafetieres but I'm always a bit annoyed that they're a bit too big for a single cup and I hate waste. As I make a cup every few ... more

I have two of these mugs, one for me and one for the ogther half as they are so versatile and well designed, I bought them both in John Lewis in a sale and paid £8 for the pair which was about 25% off the normal retail price if my memory serves me right. There were lots of colours to choose from and we have a dark green one and a red one. These are great when you are on your own and only want to make a single cup of filter coffee and not a whole cafetierre. These are extremely well designed with a small plunger to allow you to add the filter coffee directly to the mug, add the water and then ... more

Juggling the children and work is a hard task , every morning after seeing them of to school getting a coffee and breakfast is a no no, I have to leave for work so eating and drinking on the go style. I love coffee it sees me through the day, starbucks is my favourite place to get a take away coffee but costs a fortune everyday. My husband purchased a travel mug from poundland it was hopeless and leaked, I have one of those cups with a clip on lid made to look like a paper cup also hopeless. I finally settled on the Smartcafe hot cafetiere travel cup and this is one that suited me and is a ... more