diff --git a/examples/structural/flyweight.cpp b/examples/structural/flyweight.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+class Tea
+{
+  public:
+    typedef std::shared_ptr<Tea> ptr_t;
+};
+
+class TeaMaker
+{
+  public:
+    typedef std::shared_ptr<TeaMaker> ptr_t;
+
+    Tea::ptr_t make(const std::string& preference)
+    {
+      auto match = availableTea_.find(preference);
+      if (match == availableTea_.end()) {
+        availableTea_[preference] = std::make_shared<Tea>();
+      }
+
+      return availableTea_[preference];
+    }
+
+    int getPreferenceCount(void)
+    {
+      return availableTea_.size();
+    }
+
+  private:
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, Tea::ptr_t> availableTea_;
+};
+
+class TeaShop
+{
+  public:
+    TeaShop(TeaMaker::ptr_t maker)
+        : maker_(maker)
+    {
+    }
+
+    void takeOrder(const std::string& preference, int table)
+    {
+      orders_[table] = maker_->make(preference);
+    }
+
+    void serve(void)
+    {
+      for (auto order : orders_) {
+        std::cout << "Serving tea to table " << order.first << std::endl;
+      }
+    }
+
+    int getPreferenceCount(void)
+    {
+      return maker_->getPreferenceCount();
+    }
+
+  private:
+    TeaMaker::ptr_t maker_;
+    std::unordered_map<int, Tea::ptr_t> orders_;
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+  TeaMaker::ptr_t maker = std::make_shared<TeaMaker>();
+  TeaShop shop(maker);
+
+  // No orders have been taken, so there are no available teas.
+  std::cout << shop.getPreferenceCount() << std::endl; // Output: 0
+
+  // Take some orders.
+  shop.takeOrder("half sugar", 1);
+  shop.takeOrder("with milk", 2);
+  shop.takeOrder("with boba", 5);
+
+  // We create a new batch of tea for each preference.
+  std::cout << shop.getPreferenceCount() << std::endl; // Output: 3
+
+  // Take an order with a previously requested preference.
+  shop.takeOrder("half sugar", 4);
+
+  // Since we have some tea from the last time this request was made, no new
+  // batch was created.
+  std::cout << shop.getPreferenceCount() << std::endl; // Output: 3
+
+  // Serve the customers.
+  shop.serve(); 
+
+  return 0;
+}