Sounds like a good compromise for sure! The question is less about how people exactly store their mugs/cups in all situations – we find that the rows only start when it comes to putting them in a closed cupboard and people have two options; turn them upside down or not. That’s the divisive issue in here anyway! (Maybe I’m just obsessed with it – my mother stores them upside down, but I can’t bear the idea of drinking from a rim that’s been on the surface, so I turn mine right way up…)
Cheers, Susan

Cupboard Susan??? Back to your roots girl!!

Whoops. My mother will NOT be happy.

We have a very small kitchen so this was one of the only ways to find space for all the cups we appear to have accumulated!

But cupboard is the right, natural, Irish, god given, god fearing word! Kitchen press is for stillorgan D4 types having gin and tonics in the afternoon, leafing through Nigel slater cookbooks muttering “umami” to themselves!!!!

To hell or to CUPBOARD!!!!!

Gasp! May God forgive you Swimtwobirds. I won’t. I’ll rename you Swimwithtwoheavystones if you dare to mistake me as a southsider. Its northside/culchie blood runs through these veins.

Prios is press as Gaeilge. May the lord have mercy on your soul.

Hi babe

Hi Magic. I was waiting for you on the X Factor thread. See you there 2 mins. X

I awoke to the cold dawn of reality, I awoke to a world without…The X Factor. I feel alone, I believe this is what they call hopelessness

I don’t get how storing them upside down and letting the excess water drip out means they’ll be cleaner? I think the shelf in the press will get dirty because of that and the normal accumulation of dust and dirt that happens in every press would mean that your putting the rim of the cup, the part that goes in your mouth, onto all that built up dust and dirt! And let’s face it who cleans out all their presses every week?? Storing the right way up is the way to go:):)

Which end of the cup would you rather have clean… the base or the rim of the cup. I’d go with the part that I drink from. Or to put it another way… would you lick your press? Upright cups all-the-way!!!

Oh I agree Conor – I tend to feel very strongly one way or another on the little things!
In truth, the C option is for those people who don’t feel as… ahem… strongly as you or I on these things. I know, I know – I can’t believe they exist either ;)

But what about those of us who do both?

Ah here. I even responded to your emails.

Réada, you can’t leave me up here on the shelf. (In the press.)

Aw shucks, Réada, thanks. But believe me, it’s a collaborative effort – the whole team has a good old rant in here every week about our pet hates and the ones that cause most division in the ranks get the nod for the Burning Question. Very scientific, isn’t it?
Mind you, we’re always open to readers’ suggestions too so if you have any other good ones, be sure to let us know!

At present you’re a very close second Gavan. And if Susan doesn’t desist from this “cupboard” nonsense she’s facing a swift demotion.

Mine are turned one up one down but if anyone in family takes time to empty d.w. It is a treat so no complaints here and about a cupboard being disgusting I clean mine and only clean cups and dishes go in

Bernadette. You disappoint me. But you call to mind the title of my first, yet unpublished, book: “Why Men Can’t Load the Dishwasher – and Why Women Wish They Wouldn’t Try…” :)

Reada
Let us know when that book is written . It sounds like a howl and I reckon would be my cup of tea !!

Thank you Eileen. It should be a best seller alright :D

Lies…

It was the same in my house growing up, glasses upside down and cups right way up.

Lol lol

I’ve just realised I do this too. Cups right way up and glasses upside down…. that’s just weird…

The only thing in it might be a bit of dust which can be easily rinsed with a bit of water but if the rim has being sitting in the dust and dirt and excess water thats dripped out of the cups that does be on the shelf then you’d have to clean the entire rim…effort:):)

You’re welcome! Although the comments are what make it I think…

Aaah Susan. App giving trouble and not loading in sequence and this came up so I opened. But now you have me intrigued…

I work Mondays so can’t really get my teeth into serious topics and love this one as its snappy and I’m a bit of a heckler anyway. Thank you Susan. You make Mondays bearable. :D

You’re very welcome. Thanks for the note about the app – we did notice a bit of trouble this morning so we’re looking at that.
If you like the Mondays one, you’ll love what we’ve planned – we’re going to do a special seasonal-related series of them every day from next Tuesday right up to New Year’s Eve. Oh yes – every day. You won’t get a tap of work done.