How many coffee mugs do you have (to use) ? - The DIS Discussion Forums

lovetoscrap · 11-13-2009, 08:33 PM

My family staged an intervention on me today.

My husband and daughter sat me down and told me that the time had come for me to clean out the coffee mug shelves (yes, plural). They said I have to admit my problem and begin to do something about it.

So I am here to say:

My name is Lovetoscrap and I am addicted to coffee mugs.

It started innocently enough. It was a great souvenir for a trip.

A coffee mug to make me smile each morning as it reminded me of where I had got it. Hersey Park. Great Wolf Lodge. Disney. Caymen Islands. Cruise ships.

But then locations began selling regular mugs AND travel mugs. I had to have one of each!

And then there are those places that I go that sell their travel mug and if you have one you get your coffee free or discounted in the future--you HAVE to buy one of those!

But sometimes you forget to bring it with you.

So you have to buy another one.

My last two sets of dishes have had AWESOME mugs with them! Not those cutesy dainty "teacups". MUGS. Real mugs. They are great for coffee or soup or tea or hot chocolate--especially for my kids, since I won't let them use my souvenir mugs!

And have you seen the mugs Disney sells??? One for each year!

Different ones for each park!

Ones for each character!

You must have an entire set, you know.

And we won't even talk about the refillable mugs I have to buy each trip (cause we all know that you can't bring them back and reuse them

)

Look, I'm not stupid.

I know that I have way more coffee cups than I could possibly use-- so some of them are just for display!

On a shelf in my dining room.

and. . . On a shelf in my bedroom.

and. . . In a display cabinet in my bedroom.

DD13 took ALL of my "everyday" coffee cups out of the cabinets. All the ones that are not considered "display only". And she counted them.

53

(that didn't include the one in the dishwasher or the one next to my computer)

Apparently my family things that a total of 53 (55) Coffee Mugs is too many.

Especially since I am the only one that regularly drinks coffee in the house.

So anyone want to help me out here???

How many coffee cups/mugs do you have in your house for actual use?

aprilgail2 · 11-13-2009, 08:38 PM

I have 8 that I use for company- other than that I have 2. My brother is a teacher so he is always getting mugs and trying to pawn them off on me but they go right in the trash- not cluttering up MY cabinets with his stupid teacher mugs!

The Princess · 11-13-2009, 08:53 PM

My husband said I better not bring anymore home (he really doesn't care) but I tell him sometimes I want a certain cup to drink out of ya know sometimes you want a mug sometimes you want china, sometimes you want a disney mug,sometimes you want a different shaped mug...it goes on and on so far he has fallen for it!!!! lol!!!

luvmy3 · 11-13-2009, 08:59 PM

I have tons. I get one everytime we go away, even if its someplace we have been before. Dh feeds my addiction as well and always brings me home one when he travels for work.

LuvOrlando · 11-13-2009, 09:00 PM

I have about 12 and they are all from WDW back when the parks used to carry mugs. When I couldn't get them from my vacations anymore I stopped collecting them. My favorite is a gigantic oddly shaped Goofy mug.

hrh_disney_queen · 11-13-2009, 09:01 PM

Wellll, I'm not as bad as you are

, but I do enjoy drinking out of my different mugs. So....not counting the china, company casual set, everyday dish set, I have roughly 15 ceramic mugs and 16 refillable mugs from WDW. I think I have enough. But whenever I am cruising Goodwill and find a mug with Disney anything, I buy it. What can I say, each mug means something so I enjoy all of them.

LadyZolt · 11-13-2009, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovetoscrap

My name is Lovetoscrap and I am addicted to coffee mugs.

DD13 took ALL of my "everyday" coffee cups out of the cabinets. All the ones that are not considered "display only". And she counted them.

53

NMAmy · 11-13-2009, 09:16 PM

Only one person in this house drinks coffee--DH. I have never personally purchased a coffee cup. Not counting the set that came with my grandmother's china, we have TWENTY-FIVE coffee mugs. People keep giving them to me as gifts.

I think since folks know I don't drink coffee, they must figure that I wouldn't have a mug around if I wanted some hot chocolate or tea.

DH has a wide selection for his coffee now.

I didn't include the refillable Disney mugs in that count since I use those as travel mugs for pop or water.

Meriweather · 11-13-2009, 09:22 PM

About 50.....we don't drink coffee, so they are used for tea mostly.
No travel mugs....just regular ones. Mostly Disney, but a couple others too.

pat fan · 11-13-2009, 09:23 PM

Well, I don't know if I have 53 or not, but I do have quite a few! I have 4 Patriots mugs and 2 Patriot travel mugs. 3 Disney travel mugs and quite a few Disney coffee mugs. Then I have "regular" coffee mugs...like mom ones and just pretty ones....really too many. Even I know that. But how do you weed them out? I've done it a couple times so now I just have the really important ones....you know a couple shelves worth

Harmless fun I say!!!

tinkerfan1 · 11-13-2009, 09:25 PM

I think you are the female version of my DH! He loves his coffee mugs! He loves his coffee, too! And, it doesn't matter if they sell the same travel refillable mugs on the next visit, he'll want to buy them again. I have to admit that I enjoy drinking out of my Disney mugs/travel mugs, too. It makes me think of all the happy memories made and yet to come at Disney World!

charming23 · 11-13-2009, 10:01 PM

We have 50 or more of them but that includes the 12 from our china set. My mom is addicted to travel mugs and I was lucky that the only one she felt she needed from our trip was the refillable one at the resort.

I too have a collection mostly disney but I do use them frequently.

kim929 · 11-13-2009, 10:11 PM

I have the same addicition.... Every where I go, I buy myself a mug ( my mother is bringing me a new one back from Disney Monday...) I to have display ones and drinking ones. We moved so all of them arent' even out yet. I will have to slowly bring them out, maybe rotate them. This addiction is secondary to my addiction to tote bags I have 25 of those.

4nana · 11-13-2009, 11:20 PM

Uggg, way to many, just donated a box full

! I'm guessing 50 or more mugs left in my china closet, not counting my 2 sets of china cups. We collect from each state/island visited, plus have asst gift ones of Mom/Dad, Grandparent mugs, Army, etc. The one I use every morn is a Mickey mug! Funny how coffee tastes the best in it!

clutter · 11-13-2009, 11:20 PM

I don't have room for 53, but I've got the inclination.

By the way, did you all see the silhouette ones that were new this year? There was a Pooh, Mary Poppins and Peter Pan. We went in August, and I'm STILL craving that darn mug. I'm thinking the Peter Pan one...

11-13-2009, 08:33 PM	#1
lovetoscrap Sees tag fairy posts that aren't there Please bring back the Gecko and dump the stupid eyeballs Just a timy bit dixzy Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Pits of DISpair: AKA- NOT WDW Posts: 16,649	How many coffee mugs do you have (to use) ? My family staged an intervention on me today. My husband and daughter sat me down and told me that the time had come for me to clean out the coffee mug shelves (yes, plural). They said I have to admit my problem and begin to do something about it. So I am here to say: My name is Lovetoscrap and I am addicted to coffee mugs. It started innocently enough. It was a great souvenir for a trip. A coffee mug to make me smile each morning as it reminded me of where I had got it. Hersey Park. Great Wolf Lodge. Disney. Caymen Islands. Cruise ships. But then locations began selling regular mugs AND travel mugs. I had to have one of each! And then there are those places that I go that sell their travel mug and if you have one you get your coffee free or discounted in the future--you HAVE to buy one of those! But sometimes you forget to bring it with you. So you have to buy another one. My last two sets of dishes have had AWESOME mugs with them! Not those cutesy dainty "teacups". MUGS. Real mugs. They are great for coffee or soup or tea or hot chocolate--especially for my kids, since I won't let them use my souvenir mugs! And have you seen the mugs Disney sells??? One for each year! Different ones for each park! Ones for each character! You must have an entire set, you know. And we won't even talk about the refillable mugs I have to buy each trip (cause we all know that you can't bring them back and reuse them ) Look, I'm not stupid. I know that I have way more coffee cups than I could possibly use-- so some of them are just for display! On a shelf in my dining room. and. . . On a shelf in my bedroom. and. . . In a display cabinet in my bedroom. DD13 took ALL of my "everyday" coffee cups out of the cabinets. All the ones that are not considered "display only". And she counted them. 53 (that didn't include the one in the dishwasher or the one next to my computer) Apparently my family things that a total of 53 (55) Coffee Mugs is too many. Especially since I am the only one that regularly drinks coffee in the house. So anyone want to help me out here??? How many coffee cups/mugs do you have in your house for actual use? __________________ SCRAPbooking, I love to SCRAPbook. Don't worry, you're not the only one that read it wrong! Another quality, content-rich post by LTS Tower of Tower Bus Lifts--the scariest ride in all of WDW! Grand Duchess of Airline Check Ins and UpgradesLady In Waiting of The Cheap Boxed Wine ChamberGrand Princess Royale of Cookieland

11-13-2009, 08:38 PM	#2
aprilgail2 Ikea- Swedish for CRAP Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NY Posts: 14,034	I have 8 that I use for company- other than that I have 2. My brother is a teacher so he is always getting mugs and trying to pawn them off on me but they go right in the trash- not cluttering up MY cabinets with his stupid teacher mugs! __________________

11-13-2009, 08:53 PM	#3
The Princess Smiles everytime a check is written Would go to Disney in a heartbeat Likes rootbeer floats at the MK Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, (Penn Hills) PA Posts: 1,038	My husband said I better not bring anymore home (he really doesn't care) but I tell him sometimes I want a certain cup to drink out of ya know sometimes you want a mug sometimes you want china, sometimes you want a disney mug,sometimes you want a different shaped mug...it goes on and on so far he has fallen for it!!!! lol!!! __________________

11-13-2009, 09:00 PM	#5
LuvOrlando DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Land of Confusion -Disturbed Posts: 4,444	I have about 12 and they are all from WDW back when the parks used to carry mugs. When I couldn't get them from my vacations anymore I stopped collecting them. My favorite is a gigantic oddly shaped Goofy mug. __________________ Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

11-13-2009, 09:01 PM	#6
hrh_disney_queen My DH has the hots for Stacey Momma wuvs her little kitty-kitty, oh yes she does, oh, yes she does I knew what he was before I touched him, just never thought they could MOVE that fast Join Date: May 2004 Location: In my laughing place Posts: 10,760	Wellll, I'm not as bad as you are, but I do enjoy drinking out of my different mugs. So....not counting the china, company casual set, everyday dish set, I have roughly 15 ceramic mugs and 16 refillable mugs from WDW. I think I have enough. But whenever I am cruising Goodwill and find a mug with Disney anything, I buy it. What can I say, each mug means something so I enjoy all of them. __________________ .... "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son." Dean Wormer

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11-13-2009, 08:59 PM	#4
luvmy3 When I drink I find its easier to watch my children because I see all 3 of them double, so all 6 of them of them take all my attention Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6,692	I have tons. I get one everytime we go away, even if its someplace we have been before. Dh feeds my addiction as well and always brings me home one when he travels for work.

11-13-2009, 09:16 PM	#8
NMAmy Can speak food in German He seemed so normal when I met him It's not like I'm getting any special sanitation type service I'm old school-I like my cartoon rodents to be mice Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 12,938	Only one person in this house drinks coffee--DH. I have never personally purchased a coffee cup. Not counting the set that came with my grandmother's china, we have TWENTY-FIVE coffee mugs. People keep giving them to me as gifts. I think since folks know I don't drink coffee, they must figure that I wouldn't have a mug around if I wanted some hot chocolate or tea. DH has a wide selection for his coffee now. I didn't include the refillable Disney mugs in that count since I use those as travel mugs for pop or water. __________________

11-13-2009, 09:22 PM	#9
Meriweather 86,028 posts and FINALLY.. a TAG! Time to share your chocolate! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WA, AZ, OKW, VGC Posts: 109,390	About 50.....we don't drink coffee, so they are used for tea mostly. No travel mugs....just regular ones. Mostly Disney, but a couple others too. __________________ Nancy

11-13-2009, 09:23 PM	#10
pat fan I'm leaving now so I don't have to witness what comes next Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: ma. Posts: 2,043	Well, I don't know if I have 53 or not, but I do have quite a few! I have 4 Patriots mugs and 2 Patriot travel mugs. 3 Disney travel mugs and quite a few Disney coffee mugs. Then I have "regular" coffee mugs...like mom ones and just pretty ones....really too many. Even I know that. But how do you weed them out? I've done it a couple times so now I just have the really important ones....you know a couple shelves worth Harmless fun I say!!! __________________ "Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be." -- John Wayne

11-13-2009, 09:25 PM	#11
tinkerfan1 DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Unfortunately, not Disney World Posts: 640	I think you are the female version of my DH! He loves his coffee mugs! He loves his coffee, too! And, it doesn't matter if they sell the same travel refillable mugs on the next visit, he'll want to buy them again. I have to admit that I enjoy drinking out of my Disney mugs/travel mugs, too. It makes me think of all the happy memories made and yet to come at Disney World! __________________ Pinkerbell

11-13-2009, 10:01 PM	#12
charming23 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 852	We have 50 or more of them but that includes the 12 from our china set. My mom is addicted to travel mugs and I was lucky that the only one she felt she needed from our trip was the refillable one at the resort. I too have a collection mostly disney but I do use them frequently. __________________ Me DM Cleo Caly Forget Edward Cullen, Adam Lambert Dazzles me. Donald Duck is #1 in my heart. Thanks praisehisname TR Elizabeth and the Seven Dwarves

11-13-2009, 10:11 PM	#13
kim929 Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 489	I have the same addicition.... Every where I go, I buy myself a mug ( my mother is bringing me a new one back from Disney Monday...) I to have display ones and drinking ones. We moved so all of them arent' even out yet. I will have to slowly bring them out, maybe rotate them. This addiction is secondary to my addiction to tote bags I have 25 of those. __________________

11-13-2009, 11:20 PM	#14
4nana God Bless America, land of the free & home of the brave. Godspeed & thanks to all our troops, especially our deployed soldier ^i^ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Empty Nest, Md. Posts: 6,911	Uggg, way to many, just donated a box full ! I'm guessing 50 or more mugs left in my china closet, not counting my 2 sets of china cups. We collect from each state/island visited, plus have asst gift ones of Mom/Dad, Grandparent mugs, Army, etc. The one I use every morn is a Mickey mug! Funny how coffee tastes the best in it! __________________ Keep the faith ^i^ Sandie ~~Mom of 4 ~ Nana of 13 ****** Grandchildren are God's reward for being a parent ~~~~~Life is a journey ~ love makes the trip worthwhile There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: 'One is roots, the other is wings.' ~~~~~ Grandchildren are God's reward for being a parent "For He shall give the angels charge over thee, to keep thee safe in all thy ways" Psalms 91:11 For my dear Mom ~ 16 yr cancer survivor

11-13-2009, 11:20 PM	#15
clutter Princess's Mom The TF is sorry that you were overlooked, we've been really busy lately! :) Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Virginia (DC 'burbs) Posts: 2,516	I don't have room for 53, but I've got the inclination. By the way, did you all see the silhouette ones that were new this year? There was a Pooh, Mary Poppins and Peter Pan. We went in August, and I'm STILL craving that darn mug. I'm thinking the Peter Pan one...

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