Cup or Mug?

i have to use the travel mugs. i like to keep my coffee and tea warm. i have arthritis and the plastic mugs are lighter to hold. i also have some parkinson's so the lid helps me to keep from wearing it.
 

Oversized Mug.... but in reality I prefer the taste of tea in a china cup. Only reason I don't use them is because the tea goes cold very quickly in them

These are the only 2 mugs I use ..
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... hubs has his own mugs, but he only drinks one cup of coffee a day ...
 
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I only know of one restaurant I frequent that still serves hot beverages in a cup and saucer. The cups are rather small, so the waitress there is always coming around with coffee refills. Most restaurants seem to serve you a mug, which tends to hold more and so is less work on refills for them. Cups and saucers came with my dish set, but they sit forgotten in my cabinet as I've substituted mugs...
 
My coffee cup is sort of a hybrid. It's a Lenox bone china cup that is a little larger than the average coffee cup found in sets and it's made in the USA. I bought it on sale as a discontinued item several years ago from the Lenox website. The pattern is called "Chocolate", which is a draw itself. Silly, I know, but I'm very attached to this cup.
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I use a lovely coaster made of alabaster. It was on sale for next to nothing at EPCOT's Italian pavilion several years ago, again as a discontinued item, and I only wish I had bought more.
 
peramangkelder said:
Prefer tea in a bone china cup and saucer and a plate for goodies (a trio)
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Coffee in a mug please
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That's the exact pattern my late mother-in-law had. We ended up donating the entire set to Goodwill, as we didn't use them. Daughter kept a few other cup & saucer sets though. There was also a matching teapot/cream/sugar bowl. I hope whoever bought them is enjoying them.
 
For me I use a steel insulated mug with a plastic top. It keeps my beverages hotter or colder longer and holds quite a bit.

I do enjoy going to a fancier restaurant and having a cup of coffee in a cup on a saucer, but that doesn't happen often because I rarely go out to eat for breakfast and if I drink coffee in the evening I have a difficult time getting to sleep.
 
Not only do I use a mug, I actually use a travel mug with a lid all the time. I use a walker, and getting across the room with an open mug of coffee usually ends in disaster, so the travel mug is a great solution. No one in their right mind would trust me with a delicate, fragile teacup and saucer...
 
My Mom always used beautiful floral tea cups and saucers for her coffee every morning. I can still see her in my mind's eye. I have several of them in my china hutch, and at Christmas dinner this year, I filled them with my holiday fruit salad. They looked so beautiful on the table, and they became useful again. I know Mama would have been impressed. 💓

Dad always used a mug and we use Polish Pottery mugs for our coffee and only drink Iced Tea. I have lots of pretty coasters around, and I would yell at you if you didn't use them. ;)
 

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