cup carrier 10 these attachment points along adjacent bails 45 and tabs 65 assist in the winding and unwinding of cup carriers 10 on spool 70 following engagement with a suitable cup 80 cup engaging portion 20 surround a circumference of cup aperture 30 and permit upon insertion of cup 80 into cup aperture 30 frictional contact between cup engaging portion 20 and cup 80 as shown in fig4 6 as best shown in fig6 cup engaging portion 20 preferably engages a generally tapered sidewall of cup 80 preferably above an approximate midpoint of the sidewall such that a center of gravity of filled cup 80 is below cup engaging portion 80 when cup 80 is fully nested within cup aperture 30 cup engaging portion 20 frictionally engages the tapered sidewall of cup 80 alternatively or in addition cup engaging portion 20 may nest against a lip or upper flange of cup 80 thereby preventing disengagement of cup aperture 30 from cup 80 according to an additional preferred embodiment of this invention shown in fig7 cup carrier 10 may include one or more removable rings 75 that at least partially line one or more cup engaging portions 20 as shown removable rings 75 preferably are severable from cup engaging portion 20 along a perforated or similarly weakened division from cup engaging portion 20.