I -had- a favorite mug. It was my dad's and had his name on it. Last week I knocked it off the counter and broke it. :(

Oh, no Moonie. One of my new exchange students broke one mug my son gave me last Christmas. It was set of 4, little Japanese mugs. All that was left was part of the handle laying on the counter.

I have a favorite mug. My daughter brought it back from Vienna. Of all things.... it's a Disney mug. LOL

For sure. A set of 4, yellow, orange, blue and green, with brown interior. They're large, with a big handle that all of my fingers can fit in. I love them for coffee.

A large mug with the first two grandkids pics on it. It was a gift from my late husband, and the pics have faded almost beyond recognition. There is also a hairline crack at the handle.

I'd also used his mug--the same size, and with a commemorative pic of the motorcycle club to which he once belonged, in our younger days--since he passed away, but I broke it about a month ago. :(

I do have a favorite coffee mug. It's a heavy, white diner mug...I love it and wash it by hand every day after using.

A few nights ago, Robert had a yen for a 3-2-1 cake and used MY CUP, which was still on the counter. When he brought his little treat into the room, I had the funniest, fiercely protective reaction! I stared at him and said, "Don't use my cup again. You cannot use my cup again." My reaction shocked me!

We both laughed until our sides hurt, but I was dead serious and he knows it. Hilarious.

I have a favorite, an irish coffee stoneware mug, but I collect mugs so that I can switch based on my mood. I take my coffee outside to look at the view. Different mugs add to the experience.

I only have one funny one that I use. The rest are in sets of at least two. My latest purchases are the belly mugs from world market - they look a little like handcrafted creamers. Others are from mikasa, pier 1, crate and barrel.

Sorry about your broken mug, mama goose. :(

I have a favorite mug because of the shape of the rim. It forms a lip all of the way around so that I can pour water into my one-cup Keurig coffee maker. For a while after I got my machine, I used a straight-sided mug that I liked the looks of, but it was hard to pour quickly enough to keep from spilling. Now my mug makes me smile in the morning, even though I don't love the looks of it.

Not me, I care much more about what's in the cup. What cup, what color, what shape, I'm indifferent.

For those of you with a favorite cup or mug, how do you feel when you're traveling or near home having coffee or tea in a restaurant or coffee place and need to have your drink without your favorite cup?

Hi paper-wait,

Sort of like some dogs: not lovely ... but lovable, maybe?

o j

P.S. What may be the source material of the containers of the single-serve coffee grounds, does anyone know?

Are they compostable ... and what level of value may they add to the compost, in terms of nutrients needed by the plants?

@Elmer, I feel like I treat myself better at home, so maybe I don't need to buy this drink. Saves money.

Joyfulguy, you sly dog.....I'll bet that you already know the answer to your question about the individual coffee pods! They are an environmental nightmare, but some companies are working to improve them.

Elmer, my answer to your question is simply that I can enjoy a hot drink wherever I am, it makes little difference in regard to the vessel. Except at home; that's where my mug lives. I haven't ever considered taking it with me when traveling. I do that with my pillow, if possible, but not my coffee mug.

I LOVE coffee mugs/cups and I'd love to buy every cute one I see. BUT I use a K-cup for my 1 cup a day and I use it on the "tea-cup" setting so it's not a lot of coffee so I use a sorta of a thin cylinder shape coffee cup so it seems like more coffee in my compared to a wide cup that would only fill a quarter way up. Does that make sense?? At home my favorite is a monogramed cup with my initial...I think everyones seen them, the white one with the black initial. (from Urban Outfitters I think)

I rarely use a mug, so I don't have a favorite.

Thank you, moonie. :)

I can drink coffee out of any cup, even a disposable one when traveling. I like my oversized mug, though, because I can still say I had only one cup of coffee this morning. ;)

I have a mug that is my favorite. I have used it for more than 30 years! What I like about it, and not like about most others, is the size of the handle. I can get three fingers in the handle and not have to worry about steadiness. It also holds about 14 ounces, so I don't have to go back to the pot as often as those itty-bitty things.

joyfulguy, I am glad to say that I rarely use the plastic k-cups for my coffee. I buy mine from http://www.sanfranciscobaycoffee.com/index.php/d/ and they have a much more environmentally friendly pod. I can't understand why more coffee producers don't do the same thing since SFBC seems to be able to do it economically. It really appeals to me! :-)

I don't have a favorite mug, but I have a preferred style. I like one with a good handle to get a good grip but keeps my hand away from the hot part of the mug. When I'm out, I have to take what I get. At home I've pretty much replaced with mugs I like. There's a good size to a mug, not too big (gets too cool too quick), not too small, (doesn't hold enough and probably hard to hold) but just right, with an easy-to-grip handle and good weight balance, good capacity. I don't care what they look like.

I drink iced coffee out of a tervis tumbler not a mug. I do like mugs and have a few different sets but unless I am having hot chocolate I rarely use one.

I have a set of Native print mugs that I love for my straight up strong black coffee. I use a Keurig (don't worry, I don't fill landfills with the KCups, I use refillable :) ) and they fit a cup perfectly. I use my huge "Contour Next" mug when I have a coffee with whipped cream on top, or I'll use my Tim Hortons mug for that as well. (I hate the Timmies coffee, but do like their mugs). And when I bring a coffee to work, I use a travel mug that I bought at Costco. They don't leak. At all.

Depends on how entitled I'm feeling that day...

Or neutral and easygoing

I don't even remember my fav.... it has been boxed to long. But, before my adventure I had a slew of mugs. At my going away party I gave one to every guest... and they were happy. LOL

My mugs are used for tea. Coffee upsets my stomach.

I have a favorite mug and I love it because it's beautiful, but I also love it because my niece gave it to me. My brother was here visiting a couple of weeks ago and he helped himself to my mug for coffee. I had to hold my tongue and not give him a load of grief about using it. Luckily no harm came to my beloved mug!

I just recently stopped using my Keurig and got a Hamilton Beach single cup coffee maker. I am now using fresh ground coffee, no K-cups anymore. I love it so much better. The new coffee maker brews up to 14 oz. each time.