Crafted exclusively for this year’s Holiday Pre-Sale, these hand-designed, handmade orca cups are guaranteed to bring an extra touch of joy to your morning coffee or tea. Not only are they absolutely lovely to look at, they’re also beautifully crafted right here in Tacoma with the utmost care and quality, using only recycled clay. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or your loved ones, you can’t go wrong with one of these orca cups.
Please note: These cups are being handmade exclusively for this year’s Holiday Pre-Sale, and as such are available in limited quantities. There are just (5) of each design available for purchase, and once they’re gone, they’re gone for good. These cups will not be available for purchase after the Holiday Pre-Sale ends on September 21.
“Each Downing Pottery piece is made with the guiding principle to ‘celebrate home.’ My pottery is functional, made to be used, but hopefully just a little bit special. The greatest compliment I receive as a maker is to hear that a piece of mine has brought joy into someone’s day — especially now.”
- Sarah W., owner of Downing Pottery
Orca Cup Quick Details:
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Limited Release! Only available during the Holiday Pre-Sale.
- Made with recycled clay
- Dishwasher and microwave safe
- Handmade locally by a small, woman-owned business
- Makes a great gift for yourself or your loved ones!
✨ Round out your orca kitchen with one of our limited-release handmade orca spoon rests, too!
Size
As each orca cup is handmade from start to finish, the exact size will vary, but they are approximately 4” tall and can hold about 12 ounces of liquid.
Materials
These cups are handmade using recycled porcelain and stoneware clay and lead-free glaze. Check out the behind-the-scenes process of making recycled clay here!
Care
These cups are dishwasher safe. They are also microwave safe, but be sure to use caution as the cup will get quite hot!
Packaging + End of Life
These cups will arrive completely unpackaged, with plenty of reused packing material to keep it safe in transit.
With proper care, these handmade cups should last a lifetime.
Origin
Handmade locally right here in Tacoma, Washington.
Ethical Guarantees
Give-Back Program
Made in the USA
Palm Oil Free
Vegan
Washington Local
Woman-Owned
🌎 You care about the planet. So do we.
Look. I get it. It’s HARD to be an EcoWarrior. Someone who cares about the planet and wants the most sustainable products available - from the ingredients to the packaging to the way that product gets to your hands.
It seems like everywhere we turn, someone, somewhere, is greenwashing us.
But our superpower at A Drop in the Ocean is sorting through the BS, calling it out, and making sure our products are the absolute most sustainable and truly zero waste products we can find.
So on top of all the things we mentioned above about what makes our handmade orca cups so sustainable, here’s a few other things you should know:
- We’re actually practicing what we preach behind the scenes. Each year, we track and record all of our trash, and we wrote a whole blog post on it. The tl;dr version is this: on average, we produce less than 0.5 pounds of trash each month. Everything from the packaging our products come in down to the Sharpie we use to write “Fragile” on your box is zero waste to its core.
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We’re an online-only zero waste store - which is highly intentional. It may seem counter-intuitive, but online shopping is actually more sustainable than in-person. I’m a data nerd at heart and I love diving into the research, and there are countless studies that have shown that online shopping is the most sustainable way to get your everyday essentials. Don’t believe me? Check out our whole blog post on the sustainability of online shopping.
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We ship ugly boxes. Your order from A Drop in the Ocean is not going to arrive in a pretty, branded box. It’s gonna show up in a reused tea box, or a donated Amazon box, or maybe even an inside-out Girl Scout Cookies box. All of our shipping materials are always 100% plastic-free and reused as much as possible, with curbside-recyclable paper tape and a post-consumer recycled paper shipping label. It won’t be pretty, but it will be zero waste.
Got more questions about our zero waste products or our practices behind the scenes? Just send us an email! I’m always happy to chat all things eco.
