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ImissyouBR1 · 2022-10-14T19:50:57+00:00

I know this is frivolous but my Grandad used to have 2 Christmas mugs. I don't remember a lot of the detail but were hand painted with holly and robins...I'd love some vintage Christmassy mugs. Can anyone recommend any? These are my favourites so far! [[https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-christmas-robin-fine-china-mug-400ml-red-multi/p6335602 John Lewis Christmas Mugs]]

Justhereforthechristmasthreads · 14/10/2022 20:58

B&M have some lovely ones that won't break the bank

Robin Mug

Holly Mug

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ImissyouBR1 · 14/10/2022 21:02

You're a Christmas genius! @Justhereforthechristmasthreads They are so perfect.

At those prices I could afford 2 of each

Thank you :)

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Justhereforthechristmasthreads · 14/10/2022 21:16

You're welcome. I saw them in the shop the other day and loved them 🙂i have lots of mugs but may be tempted as well

thefiddlerselbow · 14/10/2022 21:26

They had some nice initial ones in Home Bargains. Also worth a look in Homesense

PhilistineWazzock · 14/10/2022 21:32

I was in asda today and they had mugs to match these plates but I can't see them online.

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ImissyouBR1 · 14/10/2022 21:38

Oh I love those Asda plates.

I might buy the plates too 🤣

fiddlers we don't have homesense :(

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TheYearOfSmallThings · 14/10/2022 21:39

Those ASDA ones are lovely.

junebirthdaygirl · 14/10/2022 21:47

Often see Christmas mugs/ plates in charity shops. Think they come out of elderly people's houses as they are cleared out. Have helped to Lear a few and there is always Christmas mugs and other dishes.

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ImissyouBR1 · 14/10/2022 22:10

Thanks June I hadn't thought of this. So I might have a look around the charity shops and ask what they have.

What is it about vintage christmassy things that make me feel warm and fuzzy? 😍 DH said he feels the same but his grandparents never had anything like that so it's not necessarily a childhood reminder

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BaconAndAvocado · 15/10/2022 09:01

PhilistineWazzock I ordered those plates from the Asda website a couple of days ago. Just off to check I’d they’re still there.

BaconAndAvocado · 15/10/2022 09:03

Yep! Still there. Choose Christmas from the top, then Home. 👍🏻

FistFullOfRegrets · 15/10/2022 09:07

@ImissyouBR1

youll definite find them in Charity Shops, but possibly not too much choice for a few weeks yet until people start getting their Christmas stuff out if the loft.

it would be cheaper & nicer to rehome some which will otherwise end up in landfill, especially when you want older style mugs.

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ImissyouBR1 · 15/10/2022 09:14

@FistFullOfRegrets I definitely will.

I don't often buy new but when I buy Christmas themed things, I buy it to last my life and hopefully pass down to the children.

My other grandparents had M&S mugs since the 70s, I have them now. Even the sound of the cup on the saucer brings back memories of tea with my Gran. 😍

That single memory and feeling in my heart is absolutely priceless!

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RockingMyFiftiesNot · 15/10/2022 09:18

Tesco and Sainsburys usually have a range of tasteful Christmas mugs.

BaconAndAvocado · 15/10/2022 09:19

I have many Christmas mugs. My favourite is my Emma Bridgewater Christmas robin mug, beautiful.
I do like the look of those B and M ones too!

Bearsporridge · 15/10/2022 09:23

I have random mismatched Christmas mugs from charity shops. Well worth a look.

I loved your comment about the sound of a cup and saucer@ImissyouBR1 I could almost smell my granny’s perfume there for a moment.

FistFullOfRegrets · 15/10/2022 10:15

@ImissyouBR1

obviously buy new if you want to! No judgement at all! (I very rarely buy much second hand. I don't buy much 'stuff' anyway and I know exactly what I want when I do. Size/colour/shape but I do buy jigsaw puzzles & books sometimes. My Christmas Tree was £1.50 in a Charity Shop 12 years ago! & I have a few decorations that were in the Charity Shop by the church on Christmas Eve one year with a sign to say they needed homes before they became landfill and I couldn't leave them there with only 10 minutes until closing!!

I just thought you might find some older, more classic designs that way.

Enjoy your new mugs! I like getting my Robin one out each year,but it's quite small.. There are so many I like, I love the Wrendale ones. I might get one for Coffee (I like separate tea/coffee mugs).

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ImissyouBR1 · 15/10/2022 10:26

Oh my gosh, I wish I never googled Wrendale! 😍

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SunnieShine · 15/10/2022 10:29

Justhereforthechristmasthreads · 14/10/2022 20:58

B&M have some lovely ones that won't break the bank

Robin Mug

Holly Mug

They are lovely!

Prettypennies · 15/10/2022 15:02

The holly b&m one is very pretty in real life! Was tempted the other day to pick one up

FistFullOfRegrets · 15/10/2022 15:04

ImissyouBR1 · 15/10/2022 10:26

Oh my gosh, I wish I never googled Wrendale! 😍

Yep sorry! I tried not to make it too easy by adding a link.

SageRosemary · 15/10/2022 15:15

Some lovely ones here

www.dunnesstores.com/search?keywords=christmas+mug

ThreeRingCircus · 15/10/2022 17:39

That Holly B&M mug is lovely..... I think I'm going to have to visit my local store 🤭

I'm always on the lookout for Christmas mugs, bowls and plates as I'm a bit mental and have started building up a collection. They live in a large box in the loft then in December I bring them down, swap them with all of my normal mugs and crockery and put my normal stuff up in the loft to come back down again in January and swap back round. It means the Christmas mugs don't clutter up the mug cupboard all year and I get very excited when I bring them all out.

I need to get a life 😂

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ImissyouBR1 · 15/10/2022 18:27

ThreeRingCircus · 15/10/2022 17:39

That Holly B&M mug is lovely..... I think I'm going to have to visit my local store 🤭

I'm always on the lookout for Christmas mugs, bowls and plates as I'm a bit mental and have started building up a collection. They live in a large box in the loft then in December I bring them down, swap them with all of my normal mugs and crockery and put my normal stuff up in the loft to come back down again in January and swap back round. It means the Christmas mugs don't clutter up the mug cupboard all year and I get very excited when I bring them all out.

I need to get a life 😂

Oh god I want a box of christmas crockery in the loft 🤣 you're a bad influence!!

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Sunfl0wer20 · 16/10/2022 16:01

Next have this which I think is lovely. I have now gone down a massive rabbit hole and am planning on changing all ours - ooops