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12 local coffee shops where you can BYOM (bring your own mug) and get a discount

Coastal Peaks Coffee charges $1 for customers who bring their own mugs, which they can fill up at a separate table.
Coastal Peaks Coffee charges $1 for customers who bring their own mugs, which they can fill up at a separate table. mhenney@thetribunenews.com

Hey, coffee enthusiasts: Did you know that there’s way to help the environment and save a little pocket change, too?

A number of coffee shops scattered around San Luis Obispo County offer customers a discounted cup of joe if they bring in their own reusable mug.

Check out the list (and the deals) here:

SAN LUIS OBISPO

Coastal Peaks Coffee

Bring your own mug and coffee – hot or cold – is only $1. An extra perk for those who want hot coffee: There’s a self-serve station so that you don’t have to wait in line.

Location: 3566 S. Higuera St., No. 100, San Luis Obispo

Scout Coffee

Scout Coffee offers a 10-cent discount to anyone who brings their own coffee mug.

Locations: 1130 Garden St. and 880 E. Foothill Blvd., San Luis Obispo

Scout Coffee is located on East Foothill Blvd. in San Luis Obispo.
Scout Coffee is located on East Foothill Blvd. in San Luis Obispo. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com

Linnaea’s Cafe

At Linnaea’s Cafe, anyone who brings in a reusable coffee mug receives a 25-cent discount. If someone purchases a Linnaea’s reusable mug at the store, they’ll also receive one free cup of coffee.

Location: 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo

Cappucino by barista Chris Burd at Linnea's, which is the original San Luis Obispo coffee house.
Cappucino by barista Chris Burd at Linnea's, which is the original San Luis Obispo coffee house. David Middlecamp dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com

Sally Loo’s

Anyone who brings their own mug to Sally Loo’s receives 25 cents off any drink that they purchase.

Location: 1804 Osos St., San Luis Obispo

Blackhorse Espresso & Coffee

In its three San Luis Obispo locations, Blackhorse Espresso & Coffee discounts 10 percent off any drink if it’s in a reusable mug.

Locations: 3590 Broad St., Unit 150, 1065 Higuera St. and Unit 101, 796 E. Foothill Blvd.

Kreuzberg

Bring a reusable coffee mug to Kreuzberg and get 75 cents off your purchase.

Location: 685 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo

The Nautical Bean

The coffee shop charges people who bring their own mug $2 – the size of their smallest coffee – no matter the size of the customer’s cup.

Location: 11560 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo

NORTH COUNTY

Bru Coffeehouse

At Bru Coffeehouse, patrons receive a 25-cent discount when they bring their own mug.

Location: 5760 El Camino Real, Atascadero

Joebella Coffee Roasters

Joebella’s gives customers using reusable mugs a 10 cents discount.

Location: 3168 El Camino Real, Atascadero

Spearhead Coffee

Get a 10 cents discount if you bring your own mug to Spearhead Coffee.

Location: 619 12th St., Paso Robles

SOUTH COUNTY

Steaming Bean

Steaming Bean will charge customers for the smallest sized drink no matter the size of the mug they bring.

Location: 1651 Shell Beach Road, Shell Beach

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

The Pismo Beach shop offers a 20-cent discount to customers with reusable mugs.

Location: 354 Five Cities Drive, Pismo Beach

This story was originally published July 12, 2017 at 1:35 AM with the headline "12 local coffee shops where you can BYOM (bring your own mug) and get a discount."

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