This article is about the empty cup used for tea in Player-owned houses. For the empty cup for a standard cup of tea, see Empty cup.

An Empty cup is an item used to make a cup of tea in the kitchen of a player-owned house allowing the player to temporarily boost Construction by 1 level. To obtain this item, players may take one from the unlimited stock on any low level kitchen shelf. See the table below for specifics. This item can be used with a pot of tea creating a cup of tea. Complete directions on how to make tea can be found here.

Note: If a player leaves the house in any way, then this item will disappear from their inventory.

A cup comes in three different colours depending on the shelf that it was taken from. Despite the different types of teapots, the boost only depends on the type of cup used.

Tea cup		Shelf (Construction level)	Boost
	Clay empty cup	Wooden shelves 1 (6) Wooden shelves 2 (12) Oak shelves 1 (34)	+1
	White porcelain cup	Wooden shelves 3 (23) Oak shelves 2 (45) Teak shelves 1 (56)	+2
	Gold trimmed porcelain cup	Teak shelves 2 (67)	+3