How many fluid ounces do you drink?

Starbucks announces their new 31-oz. size cup, source here.

Originally Posted by LA Times

SEATTLE (KTLA) -- Coffee addicts nationwide have a new reason to be thankful for that big drink in the morning. Seattle-based premium roast shop Starbucks announced Sunday they will be unveiling their largest cup size yet - the 31-ounce "Trenta."

Named after the Italian word for the number "30", the new "Trenta" will offer 7 more ounces and cost 50 cents more than the already popular "Venti" size. The new size will be available only for iced coffee, iced tea and lemonade drinks.

The "Trenta" will be unveiled in 14 states including Hawaii and Texas on Jan. 18 and will debut in California Feb. 1. The drink is expected to be nationwide by May 3.

Starbucks says unsweetened drinks in the new size will have fewer than 90 calories and sweetened versions will have less than 230 calories.

I don't know how you feel about Starbucks (my roommate works for one, so I try to remain neutral), but if I EVER be getting one of these monstrocitized cups, it would be for water. Thirty-one fluid ounces is almost nearly half the recommended daily intake of water for most people. If I'm on my way to work at the mall and I happen to be walking past it, I might get it in water, but just imagining walking around with such a big cup almost seems ridiculous.

more frivolous 'beef' I have w/ the chain that has nothing to do with the topic:

I've actually gone into a Starbucks, got a shot of espresso and asked for the barista to fill my SIGG water bottle with water. The guy was a dick and declined, so I told him to get me a Venti-Ice-Water which they cannot charge you for. "And I won't be needing the lid, thanks," I said so politely. After downing my espresso shot, I filled my water bottle from the cup, drank the rest with a straw, and handed a different barista (who saw the whole ordeal and I'm sure thought of me as a bitchy customer) the empty plastic cup and asked her nicely to recycle it for me since the store only had trash cans.

For the most part, I'm okay with Starbucks. What bugs me is that they pretend to be the planet-conscious capitalist monster that they are totally not. They do offer like a 10 or 15 cent discount if people bring in their own cups, but there's a special code that the cashier has to enter so you always have to constantly remind them "oh, is that price with the personal cup discount?"

Jam it back in, in the dark.