The large family I lived with (one of them) left a couple coffee mugs next to my bed, and one under my pillow, because I must have mentioned that I collect them.
One had a nice signature on the bottom from one spouse to another, on their anniversary, and the others were more commercial, like maybe they were adopted from a garage sale.
It's the thought that counts, right?
I wondered (the dream wondered) how much a blue-striped coffee or tea mug could be.
Perfect little stripes, with gold trim.
Well it must be a popular dream.
$103 (on sale from 184) for two mugs, sounds pricey.
Why?
*I* always used to remark to myself that I must have great taste, because I leak it out all over the place in retail stores.
Whatever I pick is the finest and the most expensive item.
Whether it's a computer-keyboard or a television or clothes.
I got burned on the clothes, they only looked nice in the store.
The keyboard was a bluetooth one from Microsoft, and they wanted $250.
I couldn't afford it then or now.
The televisions were deeply unsatisfying...it's what's on a tv, not how it looks that matters, but in a store you aren't thinking about TV shows.
It's the thought that counts, right?
I wondered (the dream wondered) how much a blue-striped coffee or tea mug could be.
Perfect little stripes, with gold trim.
Well it must be a popular dream.
$103 (on sale from 184) for two mugs, sounds pricey.
Why?
*I* always used to remark to myself that I must have great taste, because I leak it out all over the place in retail stores.
Whatever I pick is the finest and the most expensive item.
Whether it's a computer-keyboard or a television or clothes.
I got burned on the clothes, they only looked nice in the store.
The keyboard was a bluetooth one from Microsoft, and they wanted $250.
I couldn't afford it then or now.
The televisions were deeply unsatisfying...it's what's on a tv, not how it looks that matters, but in a store you aren't thinking about TV shows.
That brings me back to mugs. Why the hell someone decided any mug should cost zillions...unless my mind is picking up commercials in my sleep.
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Google suggests the word "vintage," as if these were popular many years ago.
I don't know, I only just heard of them.
Not 6th-grader style either, all wobbly lines.
No horizontal lines either.
No, the closest one is the first one I found on Google above, but the price went way up since google first advertised it (I lost the google link.)
I don't know, I only just heard of them.
Not 6th-grader style either, all wobbly lines.
No horizontal lines either.
No, the closest one is the first one I found on Google above, but the price went way up since google first advertised it (I lost the google link.)
The computer on Google senses my interest and raised the price!
See? Good taste.
Maybe "Blue Bananas" or "Elvis" mugs would be cheaper??
Maybe "Blue Bananas" or "Elvis" mugs would be cheaper??
AI salesmen, what a concept.
There's a very oversized version of what I want, and decent-sized ones for twice as much.
A model holds the mug and you can see the colors change as you hover over the different selections.
The only sensible one is the plainest one, and it's way too big,
But I might get it.
I'm not sure why.
A model holds the mug and you can see the colors change as you hover over the different selections.
The only sensible one is the plainest one, and it's way too big,
But I might get it.
I'm not sure why.
Why are stripes "Vintage" or "Retro" anyway?
I'm pretty old and I don't remember these at all.
I'm pretty old and I don't remember these at all.
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