Handy Travel Mugs as Promotional Mugs

There is nothing handier during a fun run other than a travel mug holding a freeze-cold water inside. During a rainy morning, you have your thermal mug with you with a hot coffee or hot chocolate inside it. Travel mugs are great as promotional mugs, too, not only because they are very useful, but also because most travel mugs appear trendier than common office mugs.

There are common differences between a travel mug and the usual office mug. Their differences are enumerated below:

1. Covered Top. Travel mugs are usually covered with a tough plastic. This is necessary to avoid spillage. The top cover has a slit, retractable or not, that lets one sip slowly to prevent scalding and dripping. It also protects the beverage inside the mug from dirt or dust. This is especially useful for hot beverages.

2. Thermo Material Construction. Travel mugs are usually constructed with a thermal material. This thermal material will prevent hot beverages from cooling or leveling at standard temperatures too quickly. On the other hand, it protects the cold beverage inside from heating up to standard temperatures. The thermo material used can either be metallic or heat-resistant plastic.

3. Tough Handle. Travel mugs are also constructed with a handle that is usually made of tough, heat-resistant plastic. These types of handle are very useful in thermo-metallic construction of mugs so that the hand is well protected from the heat or cold of the beverage inside. The handle is also constructed such that sufficient room is provided for a firmer grip.

4. Plastic Base. Thermal mugs are usually constructed with a plastic base so that heat conduction will not happen especially on mugs that are made of metallic walls. It protects the surface of any furniture were you intend your mug to sit. Plastic bases of travel mugs are especially applicable for the protection of the leather dashboard of a car.

5. Double Wall Insulation. Most travel mugs are constructed with a double wall insulation to maintain heat and cold. The double wall insulation is made of metallic or tough plastic.

The common designs for travel mugs are slender and tall, which are often able to hold more volume than the standard promotional mug. The travel mugs are made as such to fit right inside a travel bag: tall enough for easy reach and slender enough for compressed bag space. A tight cover prevents spillage yet can be opened easily for sipping.

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