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Someone keeps stealing my mug!

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ScottyTeapot · 23/01/2019 16:18

A petty little grievance here, but I have an oversized coffee mug that I keep at work - it’s pretty, and is personalised with my initial. At the end of a day, it goes into the dishwasher with all the other mugs and the cleaner puts them back in the cupboard for the next morning.

However – my mug keeps going missing!

I work for a company that provide oodles of branded promotional mugs, of which there’s loads available to staff – I do feel that the size of my super-mug is the reason it goes walkies.

Can’t work out who it is – I’ve never caught them I the act, and it could be a case that whoever it is, doesn’t know it’s specifically mine, as our offices are all quite separate. However, it’s blatantly someone’s personal mug!

But how do I stop them doing it?

Thought about a pass-agg message in the bottom, written in Sharpie, but it wouldn’t last long.

As I said, it’s not important in the grand scheme of things, but it’s just so bloody rude!

Help me get them told, MNers!Grin

OP posts:
SchadenfreudePersonified · 25/01/2019 13:27

It IS very beautiful, Powkin

Envy
StealthPolarBear · 25/01/2019 13:29

Firgoodnesssake do you never eat in cafes or restaurants?

SchadenfreudePersonified · 25/01/2019 13:31

It also seems to be unique Powkin - I have just done an online search, and while there are millions of capricorn mugs, there are none like yours.

Guard it!

With your very LIFE!!!!!

Wheeesht · 25/01/2019 13:31

Oh polite 'has anyone seen my Kermit the Frog mug' type emails are my favourite in the passive aggressive office email genre. You just know they're barely keeping a grip on their rage and are retching at the thought of anyone slobbering all over their precious vessel. Grin

Serin · 25/01/2019 14:15

I'm ridiculously possessive about my mug but I love it. It was given to me by a patients family years ago and is one thing I'd have to take with me if I emigrated.
I take it home with me.
Every single night!

powkin · 25/01/2019 14:26

@SchadenfreudePersonified heehee - I think my friend got it on Chinese ebay, she lives in Hong Kong and loves buying me very random —tat— gifts!

I will get one of my very nice co-workers to look after it during Mat Leave! I have so many mugs at home we really don’t have room for any more and I tend to need a giant mug in the mornings!

jessycake · 25/01/2019 14:53

I bought my husband a mr grumpy mug and It went missing after day one and my daughter had a personalised bristol stool chart mug at work that went walkies too . So now cheap old mugs all the way and no one ever nicks them

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