Starbucks spout plugs

For years I’ve dealt with the maddening effects of Starbucks spitup — that horrible squirt of scalding coffee that shoots up when you run or walk briskly with an over-full cup.

At last, the jolly green mermaid (or, given the recent logo change, should I say, scantilly-clad brown mermaid?) has come up with a true innovation in coffee cup paraphanlia — a little green stopper to stop the spitup.

Bonus: the spout plug also has a long end that can be used as a stirrer.

For some reason, this made me unusually happy this morning.