Drink Trays, Cultural Differences & Missing Reply Button

[Clarence]

IT WAS A DRINK CARRIER

Coffee shops or fast food places



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drink_carrier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molded_pu ... fer_molded

I actually save these, they are great to use while starting bonfires etc - I have a bunch in my shed for when I light my firepit

1: Is tangible? : Yes
2: Is a guess what? : Yes
3: Made of plastic? : No
4: A very common item? : Yes
5: Made of wood? : No
6: Does the item appear in Cushion Chronicles? : No
7: Bigger than a bread box? : No
8: What did Personguy Miss? : Apparently everything
9: General Every Day Use? : No
10: Natural? : No
11: Is it made of more than one material? : Yes
12: Would you find it in a workshop? : No
13: Does it require some form of electricity? : No
14: Is it something a layperson would own? : Yes
15: Is it a kitchen item? : No
16: Does it have an effect on a person directly? : No
17: Is it a tool? : No
18: Is it a household item? : No
19: Is it decorative? : No
20: Does Clarence own one? : Yes
21: Is it portable? As in, not attached to something else? : Yes
22: Do you put things in it? : Yes
23: Is it often made from leather, in addition to the other materials? : No
24: Does it have moving parts? : No
25: Can Clarence make one himself? : No but I can barely make supper half the time.
26: Is it some kind of toy? : No
27: Is it cabbage? : No
28: Everything? : No
29: Is one of the materials it's made of metal? : No
30: Could this be bought in a normal shop? : No
31: Is it colourful? : No
32: Does Clarence think that Lalou would be able to make one herself? : No it wouldn't be the same
33: Is it used in business? : No
34: Also, are you sure it is not cabbage? : Yes
35: It is obviously a souvenir coffee cup made from a meteor fragment : No

[Shay]

Haha I never would have guessed this.

[Clarence]

I know, right? It was my greatest item to play ever.

[Beany]

I'm not making a whole thread to complain about your answers, but that looks plastic to me. Also made of one material (though I guess it could be made from different materials), and the average person, to my knowledge, does not own one.

But very good item.

[Clarence]

14: Is it something a layperson would own? : Yes

The question is would a layperson own it and yes, I am a layperson and I own a bunch in my shed. Other people save these things too for fires or crafts or to be lazy and not toss them out. Or if they neglected to throw it out and it's in their car, it's owned.

Think of many times you've had this item, did you not own it at the time? Sure it's of no value but you would have had total posession over it.

Also it is made out of multiple materials. There's a video I was going to share that shows it being made. It's molded Pulp, like cardboard and made out of all sorts of crap.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molded_pulp

I do apprecieate your questions but always feel the urge to back up my answers I feel these are correct but everyone sees things differently. It's all about perspective. That's what can make this game go crazy sometimes - please free free to discuss this some more

[Beany]

Think of many times you've had this item, did you not own it at the time? Sure it's of no value but you would have had total posession over it.

I've never used a cup carrier, so can't really argue this one, but it's a bit of a grey area. I imagine if the carriers were worth more than about tuppence ha'penny, they'd insist on collecting them back in, but it's easier to make them disposable than it is to make them reusable. Of course, in England we use trays, which are wipe-clean. Much more eco-friendly. My point, though vague, is that it's like the cup itself - plastic and cardboard cups are cheap and not worth cleaning, whereas mugs are. They'd let you keep the cup, yes, but not the mug, because the cup's going in the bin anyway. I'd say they still own it, but they don't give a damn if you take it.

The layperson thing is tricky. When I asked that I meant the average person, so while some people may keep hold of them, in general one wouldn't.

[LaLou]

I've never seen one of those and I would not have guessed it. What is it made of?

[Clarence]

Here is the link for the third time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molded_pulp

[Clarence]

I've never seen one of those and I would not have guessed it. What is it made of?

I thought assumed every country / place had restuarants and coffee shops and etc with these bevervage holders, they are a dime a dozen.

Whoops, just like when making NELG I did not consider other countries

[Shay]

Well now I'm curious. I know they have McDonald's in several countries across the world and these drink carriers are used at every McDonald's and Burger King here. So what do the drink carriers look like at the McDonald's on the other side of the ocean?

[Clarence]

Yes, please tell! I'm going to make this it's own thread

[Beany]

Aha! A reply button has appeared.

McDonald's and Burger King here have trays instead. If you're doing a take-out option they usually don't give you anything.

[Clarence]

What if you're 1 person picking up 4 milkshakes for others???

[chex]

We have trays here as well, for dining in. But when one person is picking up dinner for the entire family, they give you the carrier.

[Clarence]

I guess overseas when you go through a drive through you have to juggle the drinks

I'll have to remember to bring some along if I travel there

[Wesley]

Though several materials go into it, it is homogenous; the answer to "multiple materials" is misleading. Based on this logic, the cement sculptures of lions at the New York Public Library are made of multiple materials. If you told someone that, they would be briefly confused.

[LaLou]

I've never seen one of those drink carriers over here.

[Clarence]

That blows my mind

[LaLou]

It means nothing. It's been years since I visited McDonalds. Maybe by now they do have those trays. I just have not seen one ever.

[Clarence]

Ok, so here's what you do.

Go to McDonalds and order 4 drinks and ask for a tray.

See what they are about to give you.

and then suddenly go "Oh no! I forgot my wallet!"

Apologize and leave