For hundreds of years, drinks were served in glasses or mugs, with few other options.

But recently, a new trend for pouring beverages into anything but a normal cup has emerged - and it's driving people mad.

In a bid to be even more inventive and creative than other bars, venues have started serving drinks in a variety of very unusual ways.

From plastic bags and lightbulbs to even a mini laundry basket, frustrated drinkers have shared the most annoying vessels they have ever been served.

They have started pleading with bars to give them normal cups by tweeting pictures of the weird vessels using the hashtag #WeWantGlasses.

And some will make you long for the days when a mug or a glass were your only options.

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One bar serves its cocktails in upside down lightbulbs - leading to Twitter users calling for glasses instead of these kooky vessels

Some bars have even started serving cocktails in measuring jugs, rather than opting for more traditional glasses

One Twitter user took umbrage with the fact Revolution bar serves a cocktail in a plastic bag

Another man was disgruntled when he was served a large jar wrapped in tin foil and topped with various dried flowers and herbs

Comedy actor and stand-up comic Chris Addison joins the ranks of those who hate being served a drink in a plastic bag, as opposed to a glass

Those calling for drinks to be served in glasses also hate the trend for pouring beverages into kooky jam jars