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Question: Why do you choose a particular coffee mug?  (Voting closed: August 15, 2026, 13:49:02)
Capacity - 9 (22%)
Logos / decoration art - 7 (17.1%)
Memories it triggers - 6 (14.6%)
Robustness and stability - 7 (17.1%)
To signal to someone - 0 (0%)
Whichever is to hand - 3 (7.3%)
Any old mug will do / quickest to hand - 3 (7.3%)
Ease of cleaning - 3 (7.3%)
Some other reason - 3 (7.3%)
I don't drink anything than needs a mug - 0 (0%)
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« on: August 10, 2026, 13:49:02 »
Here are five mugs that Lisa or I commonly drink out of.



Why do we choose these from all those we have to hand?  Which of us chooses which of those pictured?
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« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2026, 15:07:27 »
I don't drink tea these days, only coffee and water.
Any large mug that will hold two ordinary cups so I'm not constantly going to the coffee machine for a top-up.

Alcohol mainly at the weekends!
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« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2026, 15:10:18 »
I have voted - including one vote for 'some other reason'.  That is because I have a partial disability in my right hand, so I prefer to select a mug (or beer glass) with a handle, the dimensions of which I can pick up easily and securely.

As an occasional resident in Melksham, I am familiar with those mugs grahame has illustrated.  I tend to use one of their older mugs, branded 'Well House Manor' - purely for nostalgia reasons.

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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2026, 17:23:10 »
The Harz hex bottom left. Big and light inside so I can see it's been through the wash.
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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2026, 17:29:44 »
With my very grateful thanks to grahame for hosting this image (and for overlooking the fact that I nicked one of his mugs, years ago), here is my own collection:



Actually, bearing in mind that I am the only person in our household of three who actually drinks coffee, I was rather startled that I have apparently collected six mugs.  Shocked

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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2026, 17:39:23 »
Quote from: GBM on August 10, 2026, 15:07:27
I don't drink tea these days, only coffee and water.
Any large mug that will hold two ordinary cups so I'm not constantly going to the coffee machine for a top-up.

Alcohol mainly at the weekends!

I'm with that!

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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2026, 18:16:30 »
Being Left Handed, I'll only drink from a plain cup that has a handle on the left hand side   Grin
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« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2026, 18:20:16 »
Some of my favourites come from an artisan ceramics in Ronda, Andalusia.  My late brother toured southern Spain in his car in the early 2000s and brought back an axle bending quantity of kitchen ware from that establishment which takes pride of (kitchen ) place in the family pile in south Devon to this day.
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« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2026, 18:22:02 »
Quote from: PhilWakely on August 10, 2026, 18:16:30
Being Left Handed, I'll only drink from a plain cup that has a handle on the left hand side   Grin

Snap....and likewise for paint brushes, especially for stripey paint.
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« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2026, 19:14:07 »
I very seldom drink tea or coffee. Beer or water only for regular consumption, with brandy or port or gin, for a treat.
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It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
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« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2026, 20:28:56 »
I have met Coffee Shop forum member 'broadgage', and he seems to do remarkably well on that diet.

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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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