New Mugs - At the Store

Okay, so about a month ago, or at least the beginning of this month, I was at a Tuesday Morning store. I normally don't like going there, but I decided to come along (read: was dragged) with a relative of mine. A good decision it was, too, for the store had a ginormous selection of mugs from which to choose! Unfortunately, my camera's batteries were near dead, so I only got a chance to take a few shots.

The first mug in this evening's showcase is a fairly large mug. The body of the mug is yellow, with a white, black-spotted handle. In the blue box, in large, what appears to be Papyrus font, reads megalomaniacally, "I am the Queen." While I'm not sure about how well it would be against coffee scalds, I'm certain one may drink like a queen with this large mug.

Our next mug was just beside the Queenly Mug. This mug is ribbed in shape, painted in what I think is an awesome shade of dark-leaf green. Certain to hold well to coffee scalds, though it may not hold as much caffeinated goodness as the preceding mug.



Now, almost all the mugs there were fairly priced, ranging from two to three dollars. However, some were ludicrously expensive. Case in point, this rather nice, royal blue mug. This particular mug is made of a sort of stoneware material. And yes, you read that price tag correctly: they wanted $16.99 for their mug. While it is a nice mug, it cannot hold as much coffee as can the Queenly Mug, and, though it should be good against coffee burns, I can't imagine anyone willing to pay so much for a single mug when they can buy five mugs the same size, or larger!, for the same price. And note the top price: $34.00. I'd hate to be the person who paid that much for that mug.

Another item, or set of items, I found oddly expensive was set up on a shelf just a foot or so away. This creamer/sugar bowl set is finely decked in gold paint, with hand-painted cheetahs along the sides. The price for this set? $49.99. And that's with the prices "slashed." Their original price was, sit down for this, $150.00. I remember getting my own sugar bowl at a fraction of their "lowered" price. Certainly, they could have afforded to "hack and maim" the price further to at least meet that of two of my sugar bowls. Well, I will grant them that the bowl and creamer were rather large, but not by much.


Our next mug is sure to be a delight (or a disgust) to teachers! This mug is lean and tall, dressed in hand-painted apples. The leaves are peculiarly blue, but the depiction is otherwise elegant. The material itself is rather thin, and might not do well against conducting the heat of the coffee to one's hands, subsequently burning them. However, this mug might do well with apple cider, warmed or chilled (but not at the near-boiling temperatures of the high-octane).



Our final mug is a short, but rather cute mug. It is white, with mint-green handle and lip. In fact, all the colour added to the mug is exclusively mint-green, excepting for, of course, the outlining of the illustration: an adorable rooster (with red crest, waddle, and yellow beak, though mint-green through the rest), and some sort of plants. It seems to be somewhat thin, and may not be completely coffee-burn free, but it does seem to be a nice mug for an afternoon cup of coffee.

That concludes this set's worth of coffee mugs. Please return soon for either some filler material or more mugs! And please, don't forget to send me images and descriptions of your own mugs, along with your name (or nombre-del-Internet) to my e-mail at metal_enthalpy@yahoo.com. I'd love to post them!