Dave’s coffee shop was losing too many paper cups—but no one knew why. Determined to solve the mystery, he checked the security footage and discovered the culprit: his own barista, Barry!

Barry had a peculiar habit—he wasn’t just using one cup per order, but six. When Dave confronted him, Barry rattled off a list of bizarre reasons, from insulation to aesthetics.

The Great Coffee Shop Conundrum

Kartapack

A small coffee shop owner, Dave, was struggling with a bizarre problem. Every morning, he’d set out 

, only to find that by noon, most of them had vanished—without ever being used!

Confused and slightly suspicious, he installed a security camera. What he saw was shocking.

"Barry," Dave said the next morning, "I watched the footage. Why on earth did you use 

Barry looked sheepish. "Oh… well, the first cup was too hot to hold. So, I put another cup around it."

"Insulation!" Barry said. "I saw someone on TikTok say double-cupping was bad for the environment, so I thought triple-cupping would be 

Barry scratched his head. "That was for stability."

"For aesthetics. A layered look is very trendy right now."

Barry grinned. "Backup cup. In case the customer wants a refill."

Dave buried his face in his hands. "Barry, we’re going broke on cups!"

Then, inspiration struck. He did a quick Google search and shouted, "

 that don’t need double-cupping, triple-cupping, or whatever madness you’re up to. And they’ve got 

 that are actually designed for heat insulation."

Barry sighed in relief. "So… no more six-cup lattes?"

—saving money, cutting waste, and making 

Barry’s cup-stacking days a thing of the past.

 If your barista is stacking cups like a Jenga tower, 

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