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If you are right-handed, glance to your right, and vice versa if you are left-handed. If you are a true ambivert, congratulations. Anyway, there is a pretty good chance that on either side, there is going to be a mug. Coffee, tea, perhaps just water, it does not matter; we humans love a good, sturdy vessel to drink from.
The “Mug Life” internet group is dedicated to sharing the more creative, unique, and unhinged mugs people actually drink from every day.
So pour yourself another mug of your beverage of choice, scroll through, upvote your favorite posts, and comment your ideas below.
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#1
Finally Have Something Cute Enough To Post! Infuser Mug
WindySwede 2 years ago
Yes, I would like to have! (The inside https://preview.redd.it/finally-have-something-cute-enough-to-post-infuser-mug-v0-9xkn2p9skbva1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7e70e8e96b47eae4aec688d5aea91f8850feb927)
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Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
I have this mug, but it doesn't get used because I get scared of breaking them when they're expensive mugs lmao.
Sheryl Thompson 2 years ago
Can you tell me where you got yours from please, I've looked on lots of sites but cant find it anywhere.x
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#2
This Mug Is My Spirit Animal
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
I have one that says 'happy to help' on it... but when you drink from it, on the bottom is a hand flipping the bird.
#3
I Still Can’t Believe I Made This Mug
Penguin Panda Pop 2 years ago
One does not simply drink from this mug. One savours the delicious beverage contained inside.
Wintermute 2 years ago
Savour? I don't think so. One quaffs mightily from this mug.
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Mugs are one of those items that we tend to just have way more of than necessary. Realistically, you will never be drinking from more than one mug at a time, yet true mug aficionados could probably use a different one each day of the week without breaking a sweat. Like t-shirts, the design is simple, but the possibilities are endless when it comes to colors, designs, and even shapes.
Of course, the true sign of a mug fanatic is the steady escalation in size, as some people wield mugs large enough to become a deadly weapon and deep enough to fit an entire pot of coffee. While there is little academic literature on this, one wonders if there is a sort of dominance display happening when two mug fanatics work in the same office.
#4
Ceramic Winter Mug
Cat Conatser 2 years ago
I literally just said that ⬆️ out loud then read your comment. 💜 Kismet
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My New Mug From Etsy Is So Cute!
baby frog 2 years ago (edited)
i’m so scared of bees but i still think they’re cute so this gets an upvote
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baby frog 2 years ago
sorry :( if you see this comment don’t look at the picture :)
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Mermaid Tail Grip, Beautiful Design. I Think It's Original And Comfortable To Hold, That's Very Important In Cups!
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
I used to have a mug with a whale tail for a handle. The tail stuck out rather than looping back onto the mug. Sadly, it got broken during one of the several moves I made in the 2000s.
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These days, custom designs, just like the aforementioned t-shirts, can be made and ordered in print shops or online. While there is less control over the shape and materials, people now can have almost anything they want to be put on a mug, which turns this drinking item into a vessel and display piece of a person’s creativity.
#7
He Punch
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
I would have trouble holding the paw, as it has that great big mitt on, but it's a very cute mug. Just don't tell the cat. I don't think "cute" is what he was going after.
Duckie Measles 2 years ago
Definitely more decorative than for drinking. I'd use it to hold pencils :)
#8
My ‘Mushroom Dude’ Design I Had Put Onto A Mug ☕️🍄
#9
I Wonder What Colors This Porcelain Cup Is Compounded By?
Magpie 2 years ago (edited)
The colour is from a reactive glaze. "What Is Reactive Glaze? Simply put, reactive glaze is a broad term for the unique finishes resulting from a non-formulaic firing in the kiln. This means that because of the higher heat boiling process, it cannot be predicted how the finish will end up looking. Therefore, no two pieces of reactive glaze dinnerware are identical. Whether due to oxidisation or chemical reaction during the process, the finish is notable for its completely spontaneous visual outcome and organic aesthetics."
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
Gorgeous mug! I love the colours and the little bird perched on the handle.
Audrey G 2 years ago (edited)
You can find it on Etsy, as YuzuPottery, and on Instagram as Handmade in Seattle
Load More Replies... Part of the ubiquity of mugs also comes from the fact that they are great gifts, particularly for smaller events or if one does not know the recipient that well. Prices have a decent range to them, you know the item will be useful, and it’s often on display, so one doesn’t have to feel like the gift was received, then discarded. Plus, you can very easily add some personalization, like the aforementioned print or design to make it stand out from the millions of other factory-identical mugs.
#10
My Daily Reminder Mug
Louise Stange-Wahl 2 years ago
OMG! Please where can I get one! I tried an image search and nothing came up. I live in New Mexico not far from Roswell (who have the coolest street lights and the only McDonald's in the world with a big UFO going into the roof!) and YES everything you hear about the UFO incident in Roswell is TRUE! Just ask the relatives of those involved! Roswell-st...f5926c.jpg 
LadyHermit 2 years ago
Always 🖤 but please no cow abductions.... unless they take over the aliens, then I'm all for it.
#11
I Got The Mug For Christmas!
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
My aunt was a sucker for anything peacock. She would have loved this mug.
Louise Stange-Wahl 2 years ago
This is truly one of the most spectacular mug (and it's own saucer!) I have every seen...incredible!
Lyone Fein 2 years ago
This is a tea cup and saucer. Not really in the mug category. It is so refined.
#12
Double Cup Template For The Valentine's Day
There are also people who take their obsessions a bit too seriously. Charles Hubbell was a Tennessee man who accumulated almost 30 '000 mugs in a pretty unique collection before he passed away in 2019. Hopefully, his collection was preserved after his passing, but at the very least, one could probably build an entire house just from the materials required to manufacture and paint 30 '000 mugs.
#13
A Mug I Made For Myself
VioletHunter 2 years ago
Maybe he wakes up and yawns when you fill the mug with coffee.
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#14
Cawfee
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
I need to add this to my collection >.> (aka mugs I love but won't drink from because that means they are at risk of being broken if i take them out the cupboard :') )
#15
Bad News, My Shelf Broke And All Of My Mugs Shattered. Good News, It Gave Me An Excuse To Order This Beauty
Setting aside the modern office or tea parlor, the mug design is one of those truly ancient things we still use today. Clay mugs, made by early potters, date back to between 6000 and 3000 BCE, while there is some indication that the first wooden mugs were even older. After all, we’ve needed to drink things since forever, and scooping up water with one’s hands seems downright annoying.
#16
Purplicious Mugs
#17
Good Morning, Just Joining
My fiancé and I go to a lot of estate sales and we got this at one a while back. I'm currently 36 and being sterilized in the fall, so this is one of my favorite mugs. Hope y'all think it's as funny as we do. Look forward to sharing more of our funds in the futur
Jane No Dough 2 years ago
When will they be sharing their funds and how do I apply?
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Pascal’s Swagger 2 years ago
I’m 42 this year. I wish it meant I couldn’t get pregnant, but the ol’ ute is hanging in there
#18
Amazing Art. What Do You Imagine When You See These Cups?
Auntriarch 2 years ago (edited)
Ah, now I'm seeing a peacock in the Guilin mountains
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Early clay mugs suffered from how thick the vessel's walls had to be, so only people with larger mouths could use them without discomfort. Mugs better suited to our actual bodies came about with early metalworking techniques in about 2000 BCE, when gold, silver, bronze, and even lead were used. It’s a good indication of how important a good mug is, that the first metals were used to make them.
#19
This Mornings Mug - With This Big Mug I’ll Probably Have A Good Day And I Wish You All One Too!
#20
I Used To Think I Had A Problem, Then I Found This Sub. I Still Think I Have A Problem. (Xmas Themed And Others Are In Other Cabinets)
Jane No Dough 2 years ago
I had a sizable collection that I adored. I had to limit myself so I had a rule that the mug must be handmade. It helped curb my hoarder tendencies. But my ex managed to trash most of them, so now I enjoy viewing other's little treasures!
H.J. carlson 2 years ago
Ex was an idiot ! He could have made $$$ at the flea market! 😁
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David A Paterson 2 years ago
I want "Oh! the places You'll Go". For good days, positive prediction. And for bad days, "you know where you can go, don't you".
Diplodocus Dinosaur 2 years ago
You don’t have a problem; you are a collector of nice things! 😊
#21
A Little Corn Mug I Made For A Mug Collection Called Pudgy Pals
These days, the full force of our creativity and scientific knowledge is used to make cutting-edge mugs. From fuddling cups that limit spillage, to mugs that change color or reveal images when heated, we are positively spoiled when it comes to options. Never before have there been so many materials, shapes, and colors to choose from, which possibly explains why everyone has at least a few, different mugs.
#22
Smoking Kills, Y'all
Pickles, Pennies, & Ponies 2 years ago
I remeber this as a poster in my sixth grade classroom.
#23
Thrifted Musical Mug
Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
Does anyone know if it's an actual song or just aesthetically pleasing?
David A Paterson 2 years ago
I played it on piano. It's a pretty little tune but not one I know. Does anyone know if it's safe to hold, or just decorative?
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it annoys me so much that the notes inbetween the lines don’t actually touch the lines
#24
Finally, A Cat That Doesn't Wake You Up Until You're Ready
Chocolate llama 2 years ago (edited)
I guess it wakes you up by pusheen its ears into your eyes... ?
Diplodocus Dinosaur 2 years ago
The design is cute but a problem. Maybe you can drink from the face side to avoid the ears.
In fact, people have so many mugs, that we have even had to innovate storage methods. The mug tree is one example, which is great on ships, as long as the base is well secured to the floor, while others will instead present their collection as a visual display, mounted and behind glass. But for most of us, the everyday cupboard is enough.
#25
Got This From A Former Neighbour
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 years ago
I get lady garden vibes from this. I’ll get back in the gutter now….
Jp@nda 2 years ago
What??? Wtf is a lady garden? If it means vagina, I still have no idea what you're talking about, it looks nothing like that
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#26
Nothing Super Special, But It Spoke To Me And I Had To Get It
LadyHermit 2 years ago
And they summoned me over to join in with them/To the Dance of the Dead 🖤🖤🖤 Or Totentanz.. or Danse Macabre.... 💀🖤💀
#27
I Saw On Facebook, Wish It Was Mine
Rebecca O’Donnell 2 years ago
It’s a play on a store’s name, Bath and Body Works
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Some might start to question the form of the mug, as it’s not that different from a cup or glass. The simple way to tell them apart is to focus on the handle. Mugs, traditionally, carry very cold or quite hot beverages, which, naturally, change the temperature of the item's walls. A handle allows for it to be handled, no pun intended, without discomfort to the user's hand, similarly, no pun intended.
#28
Recent Tj Max Purchase
Lex <3 (they/them) 2 years ago
Dumb me will actually try to water plants with it -_-
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Huddo's sister 2 years ago
My only negative thought (that I usually don't give voice to) is that I hope the spout isn't hollow because it would be hard to clean and I would also probably end up wearing my tea as it splashed back into the main cup as I drank. It is gorgeous though!
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
is TJ Max (presumably US/Canada) the same as TK Max is in the UK?
Andrew Dunford 2 years ago
I So much hope that the purchase you're bragging about is the mug and not, whatever that pale, insipid muck it's unfortunately containing?!?
#29
Thursday Kitty Kat Vibes
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Someone doesn't want her stupid walk for her stupid physical and mental health.
Binky Melnik 2 years ago
Looks as if someone is taking her cat out for a drag. At least this one almost made me smile; I apparently don’t “get” mugs, and so can’t even understand why someone’d make a sub for ‘em! Good grief; people get goofy over the WEIRDEST things! (Hey! Quit making faces at my collection of playing cards!) (At least I don’t bore anyone with ‘em; they’re in a drawer and only ever see the light of day when I feel like reminiscing).
#30
When A Friend Sends You The Purfect Mug
CheshirePhrogg 2 years ago
Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature, An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature
These days, we have the technology to limit heat or cold, but most people still feel comfortable with the classic, flat-based, handled mug. Why fix what isn’t broken? These tend to have flat walls, that make it easy to display images and texts with a bit of personal flair. And if you want to see other interesting mugs, look no further, Bored Panda has got you covered, you can find our other collections here, here, and here.
#31
Just Got A New One For Spring Mood Boosting
#32
Couple Favorites I Made
Jane No Dough 2 years ago
Casual, beautiful and functional! Everything one needs in a mug. Just add really strong delicious coffee.
#33
I Have A Very Talented Friend Who Does Incredible Things Like This, What Do You Think?
#34
Some Mugs I Made That Are Inspired By Stained Glass Window Art
#35
Got This Mug For Christmas And It Instantly Became A Favorite
#36
Found This Sweetheart At A Local Shop
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Please don't hate me, but it's giving me toilet bowl vibes. I mean, I see the rabbit. I get it. It's cute. But it also makes me think of toilet bowls. I know I'm weird.
Purple light 2 years ago (edited)
The ears are part of the lid (deksel in Dutch)
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#37
So Excited About My Ds9 Mug Find!
#38
My Favorite Mug , It’s A Little Heavy But I Love It
Rob(erta) Roy 2 years ago
It's so good! I took a personality test and I'm Barley..
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Oh, to have that large a mug of caffeinated goodness.
#39
As A Collector I Always Try To Buy At Least Two For My Collection. Sometimes I Buy More. Space Pizza Cat 200 Produced. Deneen Pottery/Scotty Russell Illustrator Series
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
I have to admit, I never thought to see the phrase "space pizza cat".
#40
My Newest Mug - A Christmas Gift From A Friend!
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
No creamer when you're using this mug, just milk.
#41
I Don’t Usually Keep My Own Mugs, But I Really Loved This Cozy Bear
#42
I Didn't Know This Sub Existed Until Today. Here's My Current Favorite!!
#43
The Images Didn't Upload Properly The First Time I Tried Posting This, But Look At My New Mug!! It Was Made By Horacio Casillas
#44
Found A Great Mug For Myself
#45
New Fav Mug
#46
Work “Muglife!”
#48
My Husband Proposed To Me On Our Nashville & Memphis Trip, And Surprised Me Yesterday With This Little Find!
Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
Now her song Jolene will be stuck in my head...not really a bad thing :)
#49
As A Denim Enthusiast, This Thrift Find May Just Be My New Favorite Mug. (Or Should I Say… Jug?)
#50
Herculade
VioletHunter 2 years ago
I feel like whoever uses this will knock out some teeth sooner or later.
#51
This Is Now The Best Thing I've Ever Owned
#52
Cryptid Coffee
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
That looks like the Owl from Happily Ever After that smokes cigars
#53
My Collection. I Just Got Rid Of 10 Mugs After Christmas...it Didn't Help
Jessica Bertram 2 years ago
i want the porg+ let's arrange a raiding session and relieve this person of their overabundance!
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Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago (edited)
I saw a comment on a post further up (or maybe in the comments below the post) that said someone's "favourite mug" was plain white with grooves up the side, but it turned into a mushroom.. whoever that was, since I have forgotten whilst scrolling.. IS THIS YOU? >.>
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
I love the dark blue one on the bottom shelf, the patterns look extremely similar to a spoon rest that I have
#54
United States Of Chickens
#55
New Starbucks Animal Mugs Here In Manila
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago (edited)
reminds me of the fact I literally ordered one of the black cat halloween seasonal items from Starbucks Japan... it was a lot of money, to get it shipped etc, and I bought it on a manic whim. Worth it though.
#56
A Birthday Gift From My Friend
I heart Boo-BI-es 2 years ago
I think you meant that the frog looks like a FUNgi...
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#57
Beaster Bunny
#58
Snagged My Daughter’s Mug Today
#59
What Will The Jungle Explorer Be Looking For? A New Life For Sure
Paul C. 2 years ago
Company I worked for sold Pension Annuities. They had hundreds of mugs made with the company logo on the side and not one person in the Marketing Department noticed they said Anunaties on the side. That is until they gave them to us in the Postroom to send out to branches and agents. Cue "most" having to be destroyed 😘.
#60
Thought I’d Show Off My Collection So Far
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
I love the dog. Bouche is looking forward to soup in the fish mug.
#61
Dollar Store Find!!!! This Mug Sums Me Up Pretty Good. I’m A Cancer Zodiac, And I Reeeeally Don’t Do Mornings Well
#62
Best Gift Ever
#63
Found At An Asian Grocery Store Near Me
Chronically Online Panda 2 years ago
Always nelieve in yourself guys (the cats are cute though!)
#64
One Of My Favorite Mugs
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
If you tell me my fortune, I'll pay you the bunny.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 years ago
I can predict the future if you have house rabbits. Everything that is within their reach will be chewed/destroyed and you won’t care because they are adorable!
#65
Starbucks Been Here Series Mugs
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
I also collect these, though mine are the style that came before this.
Amy Manning 2 years ago
I miss those. And I'm missing 2 in order to have one from every state I've lived in. But they're super expensive on resale. :(
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#66
Spring Finds
#67
My Vintage Octagonal Brutalist Mug I Thrifted
Petra Schaap 2 years ago
black shiny and not concrete? not brutalist. I had one like these back in the nineties and they dont drink well at all.
#68
Mom Gave Me This Mug As A Early Valentine's Day Gift
#69
Picked Up This Beauty From Facebook Marketplace Today!
#70
Got This For 25cents At A Garage Sale, 10 Years Ago. Still One Of My Favorites
#71
A Very Little Mug, Tell Me What You Think?
Jane No Dough 2 years ago
Incredible work, but I wouldn't want to open a cabinet in the dark and have it looking back at me!
DarkGlassSphere 2 years ago
I think it's awesom. Give vibes to be thoughtful, it is what you need for a coffee. Textures and colours are perfect. How small is it?
#72
I Regret Not Buying This. I’m Trying To Downsize My Mug Collection Though
ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
That sounds like a challenge I could make happen. I spill everything in the morning ... constantly
#73
One Of My Newest Mugs. Drippy Beavis And Butthead
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
Reminds me of that scene in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." C'mon, you know which one.
#74
Couldn't Not Pick This Up At The Charity Shop Today
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Ok, nevermind what I said about the rabbit mug. This one definitely gives out toilet bowl vibes.
#75
My Latte Came With Daisies From Germany This Morning
#76
My Mug From The Monet House & Gardens In France
#78
I'm Slowly Building My Novelty Mug Collection
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
I have a teacup that is very similar in style to the glass mug, only its in pink/gold rather than red gold. It gets used exclusively for Kashmiri Chai, because ~aesthetic~
Teresa Thomas 2 years ago
I was looking at one similar to the far right for my mom for Christmas
#79
Can’t Believe I Found A Set Of 8 Anchor Hocking Glass Mugs For $4.50 At My Local Thrift!!
#80
Obsessed With The Irregular Pottery Style Of This Mug And Saucer Set
#81
Found My New Favorite Mug Today
#82
My Cacti Friend Told Me About This Sub (Which Is So Cool Btw) And That You Guys Would Like My Mug!
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
...needs to be a bit bigger. that thimble of coffee aint gonna do much :')
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Chronically Online Panda 2 years ago
I love these posts where they're just cute and silly things
ConstantlyJon 2 years ago (edited)
My nephew gave out mugs at his wedding as the wedding favors. You got to use it for your drink for the reception and then just keep it. They went thrifting every weekend for months and months during their engagement to collect the couple hundred mugs available. I got one that has an original gameboy on it and it's now my favorite mug.
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago (edited)
My favorite mug doesn't look like much by itself; it's kind of round and squat, it's got vertical grooves, plain white. Buuuut when you put its lid on, it looks like a toadstool mushroom!
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
aaa, I believe your mug is up on that list in someone's cupboard. (I read these comments first, then went back through, saw it, commented that I saw this comment... but it's literally the mug you described :) )
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Landithy 2 years ago
Feeling a little shabby with my regular-a*s insulated travel mug, but it is practically spill proof, keeps my coffee warm, and is bright orange, so I will be safe from hunter's.
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
If you wanna jazz it up a bit, you could put stickers on it?
Load More Replies... Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
So... this was the mug I got for my birthday last year lmao, I'm yet to use it though, since I've been using my beloved witches brew mug. I'll also add that there was an addition of a coaster with "coffins & coffee".. that's currently on my desk being used. >.> muggymugmu...71-png.jpg 
Suck it Trebek 2 years ago
I love collecting mugs. Drives my husband insane. But each one "speaks "to me!
Chronically Online Panda 2 years ago
I love these posts where they're just cute and silly things
ConstantlyJon 2 years ago (edited)
My nephew gave out mugs at his wedding as the wedding favors. You got to use it for your drink for the reception and then just keep it. They went thrifting every weekend for months and months during their engagement to collect the couple hundred mugs available. I got one that has an original gameboy on it and it's now my favorite mug.
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago (edited)
My favorite mug doesn't look like much by itself; it's kind of round and squat, it's got vertical grooves, plain white. Buuuut when you put its lid on, it looks like a toadstool mushroom!
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
aaa, I believe your mug is up on that list in someone's cupboard. (I read these comments first, then went back through, saw it, commented that I saw this comment... but it's literally the mug you described :) )
Load More Replies... Landithy 2 years ago
Feeling a little shabby with my regular-a*s insulated travel mug, but it is practically spill proof, keeps my coffee warm, and is bright orange, so I will be safe from hunter's.
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
If you wanna jazz it up a bit, you could put stickers on it?
Load More Replies... Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
So... this was the mug I got for my birthday last year lmao, I'm yet to use it though, since I've been using my beloved witches brew mug. I'll also add that there was an addition of a coaster with "coffins & coffee".. that's currently on my desk being used. >.> muggymugmu...71-png.jpg
Suck it Trebek 2 years ago
I love collecting mugs. Drives my husband insane. But each one "speaks "to me!
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