I have over 20 mugs and only like drinking out of two of them

[Deminism]

I like nice round mugs not coffee mugs, no dark colours inside and no matt textures. No fancy shapes and no silly handles. I don’t know how we have so many that I don’t like.

@Pagwatch the heathen. You’ve packed his bags right? Or is “away” code for under the patio?

Oh I can't stand a novelty mug. How can you enjoy your tea if you're drinking out of some giant china pineapple with a face?

I made a newish friend a cup of tea in my favourite mug the other day and when she said "ooo, nice mug" I liked her even more. It's a good yardstick, I reckon.

I have the same problem, however I do need a different mug for tea and coffee.

Me too! I told DH that I’m perfectly normal

The worst thing is that an effective way of taming and organising your surfeit of mugs is to buy a mug tree (or several). However, they invariably come with six new mugs included, so you're back to square one. It's a bit like buying a new kitchen bin and finding that it already comes with a 'free' bin-full of rubbish.

On a related note, I hear that parliament is urgently trying to rush through legislation to make it illegal for gift and card shops to ever sell more than one 'World's Best Mum/Dad/Gran/Budgie/Teacher' mug by enshrining such nefarious practice in law as automatically-proven fraud. That might help us all a bit with this traumatising issue.

This made me smile! I thought I was the only one....:I have mug preferences for specific drinks, tea in certain mug for a certain time of the day

I hate mugs that are thinner at the bottom than the top.

And mugs with stupid little tiny handles.

And small mugs.

Or overly big one.

Or ones with words.

Or “funny” mugs.

On a related note, I hear that parliament is urgently trying to rush through legislation to make it illegal for gift and card shops to ever sell more than one 'World's Best Mum/Dad/Gran/Budgie/Teacher' mug by enshrining such nefarious practice in law as automatically-proven fraud. That might help us all a bit with this traumatising issue.

4 children. Not ONE "Best Mum" cup

I do have 3 "quirky quip about liking gin" gin balloons though.....

Yep, me too!!
They've got to be fine china. I have 2 different sizes, the bigger one for the first brew of the day and the smaller one for subsequent brews. If my dh makes me a cuppa in another random mug, then I pour it in to one of the china mugs.

I have a special mug that's only used for my cup of tea that comes after my cup of coffee on Saturday and Sunday mornings. I don't bother using it during the week in the rush to get out of the house - it would be wasted. Thin white china, big bowl, delicate handle.

I made mistake of opening a random cupboard at work yesterday.
Stuffed with mugs never used!! Maybe.... 70 of them?

I have been known to take surplus to charity shops in past.

I am eyeing that cupboard up...

delicate handle

They give me the rage.

Of course you use different mugs for tea and for coffee. What fool says you don’t?

Maybe I should set up some sort of swap with the people who like fine china mugs - I hate them but have several. I like my mugs chunky.

I am enormously fussy about mugs. So much so that I am slightly nervous about disclosing the extent of my fussiness, even on an anonymous forum

I only drink out of a Dunoon mug, porcelain (dear god, no stoneware), Lomond shape. Even then, the colours must co-ordinate, but not match. So I have a variety of patterns within this shape, with different colour ways. Current favourite is the Blobs range, in red (bi will accept the blue and green, but they’re not a patch on the red). I also like the Slapdash, Hoopa and Piazza.

I probably have about 25 of these Lomond mugs in different patterns and colour ways, all coordinating (but of course).

DH has broken my last 3 favourite mugs. All irreplaceable, due to bring hand made pottery. I tend to buy them in obscure farm shops etc, and never find out who made them.

I'm back to my trusty and ancient mugs from university (16 years ago!).

DH is a philistine about mugs and doesn't see the difference between one or another.

I have a league table of mugs..... some (almost all) never touch my lips. But I feel like it’s good to have them lingering about to remind me how good the good mugs truly are. Other less picky family members make good use of them all. In my childhood home, offering to put the kettle had to involve asking for mug selections too - I’m from a long line of choosy sorts. I think you’re entirely normal OP.

I like my mugs chunky

Yep.

I like Le Creuset mugs. They are a good shape.

I only like my Star Wars ones oops

I have a large mug for my morning tea, a different, smaller fine china one for coffee and another one for my evening cuppa.

I also have a special spoon for eating breakfast. My husband thinks I am a weirdo, I have NO idea why 🤷🏻‍♀️

I also have a special spoon for eating breakfast. My husband thinks I am a weirdo, I have NO idea why

Sorry but while mug preferences are normal and rational, cutlery preferences are weird and annoying. I know this to be the case because I'm fussy about mugs and DH is fussy about cutlery and it hypocritically really annoys me.

I like thin mugs. Proper china. I have 2 (tea, coffee), & 2 insulated mugs, as our house is pretty cold in winter. DH has approximately 743 mugs. And cannot bring himself to part with any of them. It's like a horrible jigsaw puzzle, trying to get them all into the cupboard.

I don't have any two mugs that are the same. They have to all feel nice in my hand and it also depends on the day; the time of day; and how I'm feeling as to which one I want to use. None can have dark insides, or be cheaply made.

My partner and I argue about the fact that I hate his mugs and would love to give them away.

I've just been bought the perfect mug after years of searching. I get a little thrill every time I use it.

I had a mug cull on saturday . I have now got just 10 left .
2 very dark plain blue
2 lighter blue with faces on them
1 roundish ( think a bit like a brandy glass ) strictly for cocoa / horlicks 2 very big mugs ( hold almost a pint each )
2 Christmas market mulled wine mugs .

I am getting rid of 7 other random mugs / cups mostly the V shape type or have got tiny handles .

How the hell did i get so many mugs ?

I too only use two mugs. I have an evening mug and a morning mug. There are a lot of other mugs in the cupboard but they are not my mugs. I should throw them away.