well I tried

So I guess if you suggest/ask several times if someone wouldn't prefer a mug to a styrofoam cup and they keep insisting on the styrofoam cup and that person happens to be a board memeber who you can't really be more forceful with...

I guess I tried. Tried to do my bit for both my concession budget and the environment. Tried.

sigh. It's amazing what odd little things can take the wind out of someone's sails.