Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Let's Go For a Swim...in Coffee!


Now you may think you are a huge coffee drinker and you might order the Grand Latte every morning.  But even you, the avid coffee drinker, has never seen a coffee mug this BIG!


The coffee loving folks at GourmetGiftBaskets.com have just earned the Guinness World Record for filling a coffee mug with 2,010 gallons of coffee!!!!  Now they probably don't carry this size at your local coffee shop, but if you wanted the equivalent, just order 32,160 cups.    The previous record, set in 2007, was for 911.5 gallons of coffee in a single cup.   Even by combining these two records, the yearly intake of coffee by Americans has them beat.   Can you believe that the  American public, on average, consumes 146 Billion cups of coffee every year! 

This highly caffeinated Guinness event took place at the  Blog World Expo on October 15 under the supervision of GourmetGiftBaskets.com's CEO, Ryan Abood.   The brewing began at 4am and continued with an average of 250 gallons per hour.  Abood and his GourmetGiftBaskets.com family not only broke the Guinness Record, but they also raised money to benefit breast cancer awareness and the Susan G. Komen's Passionately Pink for the Cure.  Through donations from samplings of the coffee and pictures with the HUGE mug, GourmetGiftBaskets.com was able to make a difference for breast cancer awareness.

If for some reason you have never heard of GourmetGiftBaskets.com, let me tell you a bit about them.   GourmetGiftBaskets.com offers an extensive variety of gifts for every occasion.  Whether you are celebrating, congratulating, or wishing someone well, GourmetGiftBaskets.com has the perfect handmade gift basket for you.  All of their food products contain award-winning and critically acclaimed ingredients.   With GourmetGiftBaskets.com you will never struggle to find the perfect gift again.


Gift baskets prices range from about $34 to around $250.   If you are looking for a gift within a specific price range, GourmetGiftBaskets.com’s website is easy to navigate.  You can also search for gift baskets relating to a specific theme or celebration.  If you need a gift quickly, GourmetGiftBaskets.com offers same day delivery on many of their unique baskets.

Disclaimer: I wrote this post in hopes to win a GourmetGiftBasket.com sweepstakes.  All opinions are my own.  I have had a chance to enjoy a GourmetGiftBasket, and I truly loved it!

7 comments:

Kristen Andrews said...

that is a really big coffee cup

Amy said...

I wish I could have delivered to my door every morning! The baskets too!

Guilty of Gossip said...

that is awesome.

Rachel Renee said...

Hey, that looks like MY coffee mug! LOL

Bella said...

I would love to go for a swim in that, especially if I could take some of their snacks with me!

Noelle said...

That is one big cup of coffee. Congrats to them.

Unknown said...

That's a coffee cup!!!!!!!! First, thing every morning is make a pot of coffee in my kitchen.