To think she stole my Cath Kidston mug!

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I have quite a few CK mugs. I've grown tired of them in the last few years due to poor quality and a preference for neutral 'White Company' looking things.

There was however Winnie The Pooh collections out again recently and I bought the highly desired by fans mug. It's really lovely, I got 2.

I had a new neighbour round last night for some dinner who I discovered also liked CK. She was shocked that I had not one but 2 of the mugs! We got on quite well. DC are a similar age.

I went downstairs this morning and into my kitchen. One mug is gone. I never, ever move them from their place.

It's vanished. Nobody else has been here apart from DH who doesn't touch that sort of thing and doesn't have any need to use a mug anyway. I have asked and he says it really wasn't him, he has no idea.

AIBU to think she stole my mug?

My money is on your partner has broken it.

You invited her for dinner and she asked for nibbly bits? Honestly? And you told her to root in your cupboards while you went for a wee...

She definitely took it! I'd find a reason to pop round..

As much as I don't like to think the worst of people, her asking about it and then a sudden disappearance of said item after she has been over doesn't look good. It's difficult to deal with when you have no proof, someone nicked one of our iPads, we had had a lot of guests over a few days and it never turned up, so no idea who stole it.

I really want to know the outcome of this! Maybe she couldn't help herself. Cheeky cow 😠

I would send her a message asking where she put your mug. It’s ambiguous enough to make out you are wondering if she picked it up and put it down somewhere innocuous but to a thief it makes it clear you know she stole it.

I'm with @64sNewName - I cringed at nibbly bits.....

Could the kids have moved them??

So a new acquaintance asks if you have any nibbly bits in? thieving bastard has your mug - anything else she took a shine to?

Were you both on the

If so, maybe you hid the

A friend stole a mug of mine as well! She was more a friend of a friend but she came round a few times for a cuppa. This one time, she commented on a mug I'd got saying she liked the slogan, then once she'd left I went to get our cups to wash up and it wasn't there. I was looking under the sofa and everything- never saw it again 😂 she must've nabbed it. People are strange!

DC couldn't have been responsible as too small.

We were both on the Sours

Sourz not Sours! She brung it round

I was very Impressed

My guess is she took a look at it and in her sourz haze dropped it and hid the pieces in the bottom of the bin.

But I'd still have a bloody good root through her cupboards as soon as you can just in case. MN examples alone tell us that there are real CFers out there.

I'd probably check your kitchen bin first, tbh if you haven't already. She might have went over to look at it and accidentally broke it so hid it in the bin. If it's not there, I'd make an excuse to call round on a whim (so she doesn't have time to hide if if she has it) and see if you can see it in her kitchen. If you can't see it, I'd probably wait a week or two and then if it still hasn't shown up, ask her and DP if they know where it is. One might confess knowing you won't let it go weeks later. If still nothing, I'd reluctantly have to let it go.

At least for next time you know to hide the mug. CFs everywhere if she has taken it.

What did you feed her if she needed a snack after dinner?

Who goes on a Sourz session on a school night???

Go round, ask if she has any 'nibbly bits' and then root through her cupboards to retrieve it

Like a pp, if pots or pans are missing in our house, you can guarantee my DH has either broken or burned them and hidden the evidence.
Make your DH take a lie detector test before accusing the neighbour

Tell her that you have a confession that you have two of those mugs, one for drinking from and the other is used as a penis beaker.

That way if she has stolen it she won’t be sure which one she has and at least won’t get the enjoyment of drinking from it.

It’s a shame they took Jeremy Kyle off air .

What was she wearing? Mug sequestering clothing?

I very nearly stole a mug once - it was almost perfect.

I definitely know it wasn't DH. He wouldn't hesitate to confess (always goes if he breaks something), and it's in an area of the kitchen that's really only for display and he just wouldn't touch it.

As I say, he doesn't drink tea or coffee so he's 0 use for it.

cool user name.

Take the case to Judge Rinder, be right up your street.

It seems like such a bizarre and risky thing to do, why would she??