Travel cup, $1

There are things you get for free. I never buy packing boxes because the greengrocer has dozens of sturdy boxes to give away each day. And I rarely run out of mascara before another fashion magazine has a free one stuck to its cover. This Nescafe Joe’s cup must have been part of the promotion for the coffee sachets originally, but I was happy to pay for the cup at the op shop because I loved the colour and design. It holds 230mls - a standard take-away coffee - and if you remember to use it you could save untold numbers of disposable cups from landfill.