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Rating:yay no more fighting :)By Jade Docking on 7/10/2014 10:25:54 AM

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Omgosh where do I start I love these cups my kids love these cups! My children love the fact their names are on bright colours so my 2 youngest that can't read well can find their cups so easy. There is no more arguing over who's cup is who's and less dishes because instead of a new cup every time my children stick to their own colour cup. I highly recommend these cups easy to clean very versatile simply a amazing idea. I have recommended my colour to my family and friends my children always show them off swell another thing about my colour cups is my children feel so special and independent because they have their own things in the kitchen. I love my colour cup!

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Love these cups!!By kym coleman on 26/09/2014 1:16:37 PM

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wow! didn't think I could fall in love so much with a simple cup! fantastic but simple idea. my kids no longer fight over whos cup is whos and are happy to reuse their cups over and over instead of just getting a new cup from the cupboard, yay less dishes for me. easy to see at a glance who has left their cup lying around instead of taking it up to the sink. now all I need are plates, bowls and cutlery with names on them!!!

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Great!!By Louise Smith on 18/09/2014 1:26:11 PM

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No more of my kids fighting over whose cups is whose!! 
We love them. Good size, They even fit a whole can in them, perfect for hubby.
Great sturdy, see through design.
I love the assigned colours, I can see them, for when Im not wearing my glasses lol.

• Size, colours, versatile
• the black ring gets caught on the join in the label when turning

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The best cup ever.By Fiona on 11/09/2014 10:06:14 PM

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These cups are absolutely wonderful they are a great size for both adults and kids.
they have solved many an argument over who cup is who between my kids. The colour on the name disc are great and the plastic is very durable. They have also cut back on washing up as each child has been allocated there own cup for the whole day.

• The bright attractive colours for the names
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Incredible conceptBy Melanie de la Garde on 10/09/2014 6:48:58 PM

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As soon as these cups arrived my kids were begging to use them.

With a cup each there was no fighting at meal time... amazing.

They washed up really well in the dishwasher and my concerns about the labels coming unstuck was unwarranted.

The idea that you can swap the names on each cup meant there was no reason for someone to complain someone had their cup and even us adults used them in the evenings as they were so easy to use.

A great size, universal main colour and dishwasher safe, means ease of use for my family, without all the arguments and odd mismatched cups cluttering my cupboards.

• Professional, great quality, easy to use.
• More colour choice for the cup labels.

The Cup will Never Give Up

 "Never, ever give up" is what Diana Nyad long-distance swimmer said when she finally achieved her lifetime ambition.  She is first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage this past weekend.  It took her five tries but she never gave up.




   We have worked hard to get to where we are and now our product is competing against two other products on the internationally known QVC website in their Sprouts program. The prize - an invitation to become an official QVC vendor.   The QVC Sprouts program is designed for inventors with innovative products to assist them and help them grow their product with less risk.

  We are excited to be competing .... and we will Never, Ever Give Up.  Help us succeed.     
  

VOTE FOR THE CUP!

Startup Story

Everyone has a story, a story of how they got to where they are now which is filled with childhood memories, life experiences, and personal accounts. I had to reflect for quite some time to put the pieces of my life together to see how I ended up creating a family kitchenware product.

I can say I was influenced by my grandmother, a top regional Tupperware distributor. My drive and determination came from years of dedication and commitment in competitive swimming. Twenty-five years in engineering related fields gave me that curiosity to solve problems. Four kids who inspired me with a problem to solve.

When I reflected on a childhood memory I recall visiting my grandmother and having mock Tupperware parties. She would show us all the prizes she had earned; jewelry, gold plated pen/pencil set, and a Kimball piano. Growing up we played with the latest Tupperware toys and when my sisters and I were older we had Tupperware auctions from the boxes she would send filled with beautiful plastic bowls, cups, stacking canisters, salt & pepper shakers and all those kitchen gadgets. I loved that tiny Tupperware bowl key ring with the removal lid. I believe my childhood experience helped me to create a exceptional product.

I was interviewed by StartUp Smart last week and it really made me sit down and think about why I created a version of a product that has been around since before Christ. Looking back on the history of the cup the paper disposable cup came along in 1906 to combat the spread of germs caused by drinking from a communal cup. Plastic cups arrived in the sixties and the nineties brought variations of the cup through colour, texture, application and decoration. But none have brought another function (dynamic personalization) for the cup, until the MyColourCup. I envision the MyColourCup as the next evolution of the cup that will become a household name. This is my new drive and my determination to make this vision become true.

Read the interview by StartUp Smart; http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/start-up-profiles/2011-03-14/mycolourcups.html

Check out the next evolution of the cup:  http://www.mycolourcup.com/

Twist-id Products - the start

I didn't set out to start a company.  I set out to fix my family.  Okay maybe that's a bit harsh, I set out to train my family on how to reuse the cups they already were using.  I was sick of seeing cups scattered throughout the house, on the coffee table, on the kitchen counter.  And sick of  no one owning up to any of them.  And sick of seeing heaps of cups in the sink.  And the one thing I hated the most was the call before dinner and the one request I had of my 6 member tribe was to bring their own cup to the table.  They would all file in    and go for a brand new cup in the cupboard.  Oh yeah, that's all we needed is more dishes to clean.

Instead of getting mad all the time I devised several plans to change this behaviour.  Drying racks and names on placemats but what I really needed was a changeable cup with all the family members names, a personalized changeable cup. 

Surely there was a plastic cup that could be personalized on the market that I could use in our home to distinguish one cup from another?  It had to have easily changealbe names, be fun to use and dishwasher safe.  I knew what I wanted but no one made it, so I got the idea that I could make it myself.  I told myself it would be fun and I needed a change in my life.  What I didn't realize was that I have a lot of growing to do.

Check out the cup I finally made;  http://www.mycolourcup.com.au/

Everyday Life

It all comes down to the everyday things in life that mean the most. I guess thats why I embarked on this journey of producing the MyColourCup product so that I could have more time for those important things, my family. At this stage of the product life cycle I’m just waiting for the manufacturer to produce these personalized plastic cups. So I have had plenty of time to think about why this venture is so ingrained in my head and why I’m so actively pursuing this change of life.

I have a great job that I have been doing for the past 17 years that pays well, my eldest is attending university, my youngest is going to make my hair turn grey and my husband not so sure about this idea, yet he is starting to come around. The first thing that came to me is that I need a change, I’m in a rut, and I definitely can’t have any more kids. But my first motive is that I want this product for our family and I want to prove to myself that I can do something different, new, and challenging. I want to show my kids that you can do anything that you put your mind to. I have tried to involve them in all the steps that I have gone through depending on which kid is interested. They mostly think I’m crazy or going through some mid life crisis. I guess I can say this since I just turned 47 this month. I just saw the movie “Up”. It was a bit depressing at the beginning. But the theme came through loud and clear. The everyday things in life are what you will cherish most, so don't let them pass you by. And my life is all about my kids, which I try to put myself in their shoes every day.

My 10 year old Zach has been my biggest fan of this idea, he is my little entrepreneur. Anything to make money he is in. When I first started working on the design and name of the cup he was ready with flyer in hand to spread the word throughout the neighborhood. It wasn’t going fast enough for him. But it has sparked some interest in him to do something for himself. He now has his own eBay account with my help and is trying to sell some of his unwanted toys.

I have been working on a video to be uploaded to YouTube to demonstrate the MyColourCup product. I wanted it to be entertaining so I have involved the two youngest boys as actors. My oldest son has benefited from my interest in video production. He is an avid skateboarder and is constantly videotaping him and his friends then uploading to YouTube. So we have been working side by side with our dueling kitchen computers giving each other support.

I really don’t have an eye for design/colour so I have gotten some pointers from my daughter who is currently in university studying graphic design. I have tried not to burden her too much with my constant consulting. She has given me some basic help with colours and format. I think she thinks I’m crazy but I hope she knows I’m having fun.

Talking about fun that’s all my seven year old knows. He is constantly reminding me by his actions and words that life is fun. Like the other day when we are in a hurry to get to footy on time he is busy eating his cereal with a plastic newspaper bag on his hand. So each and every one of them I hope will look up to me and know that they too can succeed and have fun in life by just trying or as the Aussies say “just give it a go”.

The product that takes the quesswork out of knowing who's cup is who's http://www.mycolourcup.com.au/