9oz Printed Paper Cups for Juice, Water and Party Drinks

Who buys 9oz cups

This size sits in a sweet spot for cold drinks. It holds a proper serving of juice or squash but is not so big that half of it ends up poured on the grass.

Most of our 9oz orders come from people running events rather than cafés. A printed cup gives a garden party, sports day or launch a finished, planned look.

Cafés do use the size too, often for iced drinks in summer. A 9oz cup of iced tea or lemonade sits comfortably between a small and a regular coffee cup on the counter.

Sports clubs use 9oz cups at the bar and on the touchline, often with the club crest on one side. The same stock then covers squash for juniors and water for players.

• Festival and outdoor event bars
• Sports clubs serving drinks at matches
• Schools and PTAs running fairs and sports days
• Juice bars and smoothie stands
• Party planners and venues hosting birthdays and weddings

Cold drinks and the 9oz cup

Cold drinks do not need the insulation that hot coffee does, so single wall is usually all you need. It keeps the cup light, cheap to post and easy to stack on a trestle table.

Iced drinks can cause condensation on the outside of the cup. Choosing a firm board and asking about lining options helps the cup keep its shape over a long afternoon. For cold-only menus, our range of cold drink cups collects the sizes that suit them.

If you also serve tea at the same event, the 9oz cup can do both jobs. Just add a sleeve for hot drinks so nobody burns their fingers.

Fill cold drinks a finger's width below the rim. That small gap stops spills when cups are passed along a crowded table or carried across a field.

Planning drinks for an event

Event orders go wrong when the numbers are guessed. A short plan before you ask for a quote makes it far easier to order the right amount.

Remember that people often take a fresh cup for each drink, especially outdoors. Two or three cups per guest over an afternoon is common, and more on a hot day.

Write your final number on the quote request and we will price it as it stands. You can always add to it later.

1. Estimate how many guests or spectators you expect
2. Decide how many drinks each person is likely to have
3. Add extra for staff, volunteers and spills
4. Pick a design that suits the event, not just the logo
5. Request a quote and check the free proof
6. Approve with enough time for printing and delivery

Designs that work at events

Bright colours and simple shapes read well across a busy field or hall. Stripes, polka dots and sports club colours all print cleanly on white 9oz board.

Pattern-led cups are popular for birthdays and parties where no logo is needed. Our patterned paper cups with your colours page shows the kinds of repeat designs that suit them.

For sponsored events, put the sponsor's logo on one face and the event name on the other. Both get seen every time a guest lifts the cup.

Weddings often use a single colour print of the couple's initials. It costs less than full colour and looks calm on a table set with flowers and linen.

Lids and straws for 9oz cups

Most event drinks are finished standing up, so lids are optional. They become useful when children carry drinks around or when cups sit on a table in the sun.

Flat lids with a straw slot are the usual choice for juice and smoothies. Ask for them when you request your quote so the lid and rim match, or browse our paper cup lids for every rim first.

At children's events, a lid also cuts down on sticky tables and spilt squash. Volunteers clearing up afterwards will thank you for it.

Paper straws suit most 9oz drinks, and a lid slot sized for them stops wobbling.

9oz cups for juice bars

Juice bars often use 9oz as their small or kids' size. It holds a full glass of fresh juice and looks generous when filled close to the brim.

Kraft board suits fresh, natural branding, while white shows bright fruit colours more clearly. Our printed juice cups cover the larger sizes many bars use alongside 9oz.

Some bars print the juice names on the cup itself and tick the flavour by hand. It saves on stickers and looks tidy on a busy counter.

Smoothie bars sometimes use 9oz for tasting portions of a new blend. It is big enough to judge the flavour and small enough to give away freely.

Price, proof and delivery for 9oz cups

Printed 9oz cups start from £0.25 per cup, with the exact figure set out in a written quote. Design help and a digital proof are free, and the proof is revised until you are happy.

Your 9oz cups are printed in 4 to 6 working days after approval and reach you by tracked delivery in 2 to 3 working days more. Delivery is free across the UK.

Event dates do not move, so build in time for changes to the proof. If your date is close, get in touch with our team before ordering and we will tell you what is realistic.

Mistakes with event cups

Most event cup problems show up on the day, when it is too late to fix them. These are worth checking well in advance.

It also helps to keep one unopened box back as a reserve. If the sun comes out and drinks fly, you will not be pouring squash into mugs borrowed from the kitchen.

• Ordering one cup per guest for an all-day event
• Choosing double wall for cold drinks, which adds bulk and cost
• Using tiny text that cannot be read from a metre away
• Forgetting lids for children's drinks
• Leaving the order so late that there is no time to change the proof

Hot drinks in a 9oz cup

Although this page focuses on cold drinks, 9oz cups also hold tea and coffee. Sports clubs often serve both from the same stock at winter matches.

For hot drinks, single wall with a sleeve or a double wall cup is more comfortable. If you only ever serve one, choose the wall to suit that drink, and see our cups made for hot drinks if tea is the main order.

Half-time at a winter football match is a good example. A printed 9oz cup of tea in club colours feels like part of the day rather than an afterthought.

Board, lining and food contact

White board makes colours pop, which is why it is the usual choice for event and party cups. Kraft board gives a softer, natural finish for juice bars and farm shops.

Food-contact board for your 9oz cups can be quoted on request, as can recyclable lining options. Say which you need in your first message and we will price them in.

If cups will be filled with drinks straight from a jug or urn, food-contact board is the sensible request. It is a quick note on the quote and saves questions later.