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To drink wine out of a mug?

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GlowUpMum · 25/12/2025 18:35

So that everyone else thinks it’s coffee or tea 😂AIBU?

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ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 26/12/2025 10:17

soupyspoon · 26/12/2025 06:24

You've never been to a travelodge have you!!!

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I have - but it was a while ago. I think they can differ in quality, some have been upgraded, others more basic.

soupyspoon · 26/12/2025 06:24

ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 25/12/2025 23:31

No water glasses in the bathroom ?

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You've never been to a travelodge have you!!!

GymBergerac · 26/12/2025 05:36

Well I got a nice new mug for Christmas, and a bottle of Baileys. I was sitting on the sofa and couldn't be bothered to get up for a glass, so I drank the Baileys from the mug. One of the nice things about being an adult is being able to do this kind of thing 😁

supersonicginandtonic · 26/12/2025 04:52

@ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy nothing 😢

NameChange14192089 · 26/12/2025 01:05

If that's what you want to do, go for it. I prefer to drink it straight from the bottle.

ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 25/12/2025 23:31

supersonicginandtonic · 25/12/2025 23:07

I've been drinking wine from a mug this evening. Staying in a travelodge. There are no glasses.

No water glasses in the bathroom ?

ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 25/12/2025 23:29

Not unreasonable to drink your wine out of whatever you choose - but why do you need to pretend ? What’s it to do with your sister?

PollyBell · 25/12/2025 23:14

GlowUpMum · 25/12/2025 20:36

I’m not an alcoholic.

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Ok right we beleive you, when there is no other vessel I will drink out of a mug but I dont care who sees, you are scared someone sees you drink alcohol and you think you dont have alcohol issues?

soupyspoon · 25/12/2025 23:10

Im of the opinion that the vessel makes the drink taste different. There are particular mugs in the house that I cant drink tea out of, its just not as good.

So no. You cant drink wine out of a mug, drink it out of a proper glass with a stem

supersonicginandtonic · 25/12/2025 23:07

I've been drinking wine from a mug this evening. Staying in a travelodge. There are no glasses.

WLnamechange · 25/12/2025 22:58

Im an alcoholic in recovery and hiding alcohol in plain sight is the oldest trick in the book OP. Why you so bothered about your sister knowing if its really not a big deal??

Fundays12 · 25/12/2025 22:53

GlowUpMum · 25/12/2025 20:36

I’m not an alcoholic.

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Why hide it then? Its a fluorescent question as I really dont understand the need to hide it.

helpfulperson · 25/12/2025 21:03

GlowUpMum · 25/12/2025 19:14

What do you drink in the mug?

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Red or white wine. Depends on my mood. It's for things where it would feel odd to be sipping away out of a wine glass but I need something to get me through it.

Dontyoulooktired · 25/12/2025 20:59

shhblackbag · 25/12/2025 20:43

Then why care what your sister thinks? It's your house.

I thought of my alcoholic friend who hid her wine in a water bottle. So, I think it's not a good idea, but I have bad associations.

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If OPs anything like my dad was, she won’t stop banging on about drinking.

Some people are so fucking sanctimonious about it, it’s best just to hide it from them.

shhblackbag · 25/12/2025 20:43

GlowUpMum · 25/12/2025 20:36

I’m not an alcoholic.

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Then why care what your sister thinks? It's your house.

I thought of my alcoholic friend who hid her wine in a water bottle. So, I think it's not a good idea, but I have bad associations.

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GlowUpMum · 25/12/2025 20:36

Fundays12 · 25/12/2025 19:14

No my granny used to drink vodka out of a mug. She thought we couldn't see her drinking booze. Hiding alcohol consumption is the start of a dangerous spiral.

I’m not an alcoholic.

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GlowUpMum · 25/12/2025 19:14

helpfulperson · 25/12/2025 19:10

I have a special mug I use for evening zoom meetings for boring but necessary things like charity AGM's / organisation committees I'm involved in.

What do you drink in the mug?

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Fundays12 · 25/12/2025 19:14

No my granny used to drink vodka out of a mug. She thought we couldn't see her drinking booze. Hiding alcohol consumption is the start of a dangerous spiral.

Countduckula52 · 25/12/2025 19:13

If it’s shit wine, fine. If it’s good wine it’s a NO! Only fine crystal and a very thin wine glass will do. The thinnest of the thinnest crystal.

helpfulperson · 25/12/2025 19:10

I have a special mug I use for evening zoom meetings for boring but necessary things like charity AGM's / organisation committees I'm involved in.

Placestogo · 25/12/2025 19:09

No - my mil did this but she had an alcohol problem

Cabinqueen · 25/12/2025 19:06

I can recall drinking vodka and tonic from a pint measuring jug, because the host had just moved house and she couldn't find the glasses so no judgement here...😁🤣

PennyLaneisinmyheartandmysoul · 25/12/2025 19:05

Ah @GlowUpMum your thread will have brought so much joy… from those who get you, to those who delight in their apoplexy at your audacity to have wine in a mug! 🤣Feliz Navid! 🥂

Whosthetabbynow · 25/12/2025 19:03

I seem to recall drinking wine out of a gravy boat back in the day, at a house party where all the drinking vessels were being used

tuvamoodyson · 25/12/2025 19:00

Yes.