Introducing my new coffee mug

@JudyEv (323672)
Rockingham, Australia
July 27, 2022 8:58pm CST
We have two sons, one of whom lives a two-hour flight away in Melbourne and the other a much further distance away in Ireland. Neither of our sons has much money to spare on gifts and buying presents for each other can be a bit of a nightmare. Apart from the difficulty of trying to come up with good ideas, postage costs are now horrendous and very unreliable. Buying online is a better option. The ‘boys’ (now aged 50 and 48) often ask for suggestions. At our age, there is little that we need but I try to come up with something that isn’t too expensive but will satisfy their expectations. I have a birthday in a few days and I suggested a coffee mug as I have several chipped ones which need to be replaced. This arrived yesterday. Isn’t it beautiful? The bird is a rainbow lorikeet, one of our more colourful parrots.
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@valmnz (17100)
• New Zealand
28 Jul 22
I really love your new mug. If there are more in the set he could buy you another bird for Christmas!
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@valmnz (17100)
• New Zealand
28 Jul 22
@JudyEv I threw out everything with chips when I was decluttering a few months ago. Made lots of space in my cupboards.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
@valmnz I had a major declutter when Vince was away for six weeks. It was as if I were a different person. Then we had another major clean-out when we sold our place.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
I will suggest that as I have two or three more that now have chips in them.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
28 Jul 22
It's a very nice looking mug. I believe he got you a good one. Happy almost birthday! You'll be 22 this year, right? (I'm positive you mistyped your sons' ages. I don't know why you do that. )
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
28 Jul 22
@JudyEv "sometimes", huh? I was thinking 8 and 10, but that would still make 22 too young for their ages. *sigh* You don't allow me to tell little fibs for a good reason.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
You are so kind - sometimes. Maybe my fingers were too far to the right and I meant to type 38 and 27!!
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@psanasangma (5881)
• India
28 Jul 22
This is beautiful !!
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
Thanks. I'm glad you like it. I think it is beautiful too.
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@FourWalls (61319)
• United States
28 Jul 22
Absolutely beautiful!!! And let me be one of the first to wish you a most happy 24th (more or less) birthday!
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
Thanks. You're like DaddyEvil - kindness personified and always happy to accentuate the positive.
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@FourWalls (61319)
• United States
28 Jul 22
@JudyEv — Bing Crosby taught me how to Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive!
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jul 22
@FourWalls Now that's an oldie but a goodie.
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@Deepizzaguy (93648)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Jul 22
The coffee mug with the bird on the outside look really nice.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
Thanks. When I drink from it, I'll remember my son.
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@Deepizzaguy (93648)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Jul 22
@JudyEv You are welcome.
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@Kandae11 (53601)
28 Jul 22
He knows you are a nature lover- so he got the perfect mug for you.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
Some of these mugs are just so pretty. We had rainbow lorikeets at our birdbath from time to time.
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@snowy22315 (168423)
• United States
28 Jul 22
Happy Birthday and that is lovely.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
Thanks. I was really pleased to open the parcel and find this lovely mug.
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
29 Jul 22
Cute mut That was a good suggestion you made as you knew it would not pinch his pocket very much.
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
31 Jul 22
@JudyEv A concerned mother I see there.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jul 22
@allknowing Mothers never stop being concerned.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jul 22
That's what I was trying to come up with. Something he'd be happy buying but which wouldn't cost too much.
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@rebelann (110772)
• El Paso, Texas
28 Jul 22
What a beautiful mug. It's gotten to a point where most of the people I know who have kids simply send gift cards. Of course sometimes those gift cards go missing and they find out many months after the fact. I prefer to send gifts via either Walmart.com or Amazon.com but I only have one friend I send anything to.
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@rebelann (110772)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Jul 22
I'm not sure if Australia can use Amazon like I do but I have sent birthday gifts that were not giftcards to a friend of mine who lives hundreds of miles away.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 22
@rebelann We can do that too but sometimes it's about trying to find suitable gifts.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jul 22
Vince never liked sending gift cards but he has now acknowledged that mostly it's a good idea.
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@wolfgirl569 (93550)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Jul 22
That is lovely. I do the same for our kids by trying to think of something not too expensive. Hubbies daughter always buys me a Wiccan calendar for Christmas. That way I have all the moon signs easy to see.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
We used to give my Mum a calendar most Christmases. Several years we had one made up with photos of things dear to her - mostly flowers and plants.
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@xFiacre (12536)
• Ireland
28 Jul 22
@judyev isn’t gift-buying always just such a nightmare? I’m useless at it. A mug as useful and pleasing to look at as this one is an excellent gift. Happy birthday.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
I like to get something practical if I can - and really that goes for receiving too. We have enough knick-knacks for one lifetime.
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@sallypup (57305)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Jul 22
Happy birthday! That is a handsome fellow. Does the bird make a prettyy sound?
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
I'm not sure what noise they make other than squawking and I couldn't find out. Actually, in our state they were first an introduced species and are now somewhat of a pest. They compete with smaller species for food and nesting hollows.
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• United States
28 Jul 22
It is beautiful. Happy Birthday!
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
Thanks. I'm pleased to have this. I can now throw out a chipped one.
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@Beestring (13063)
• Hong Kong
28 Jul 22
It's a beautiful mug. Happy birthday.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
Thanks. I have a twin brother and sister and their birthdays are the same day. Sadly, my brother passed away a few years ago. I was born on their 8th birthday.
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@allen0187 (58447)
• Philippines
28 Jul 22
The new mug looks great! Love the parrot design.
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@allen0187 (58447)
• Philippines
28 Jul 22
@JudyEv that's good to know. You have something to remind you of your son.
@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
The rainbow lorikeet is a very pretty bird. I love the mug and it will always remind me of our son.
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@Ronrybs (17795)
• London, England
28 Jul 22
When I buy a mug I choose on capacity. How much it holds is most important! What bird is that? I couldn't quite read the caption under it
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
I don't like tiny mugs but a 'standard' size is okay by me. The bird is a rainbow lorikeet. They are actually a migrant to our state and regarded as a pest, competing with our indigenous parrots and small birds for habitat and food. But no-one can deny their attractiveness.
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@Ronrybs (17795)
• London, England
30 Jul 22
@JudyEv These introduced species keep cropping up!
@aninditasen (15668)
• Raurkela, India
28 Jul 22
The coffee mug with the lovely birds looks really beautiful. A birthday gift how cheap it may be is an act of love.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
That's so true. I'd be happy with nothing but of course our children like to give us gifts on our birthdays so I try to choose things that aren't too expensive.
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@aninditasen (15668)
• Raurkela, India
29 Jul 22
@JudyEv That's very sweet of you.
@nela13 (55684)
• Portugal
28 Jul 22
It is indeed a nice mug. My parents also don't want us to spend money buying things for them.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jul 22
And yet I'm sure you feel you need to buy them some little thing.
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@nela13 (55684)
• Portugal
31 Jul 22
@JudyEv yes, I always buy them something
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@dgobucks226 (34196)
6 Aug 22
Yes, a great idea for a not so expensive useful gift! Very nice design. Now you can throw out one of those chipped ones.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Aug 22
That's what I'll do. I'm glad I thought of suggesting a coffee mug.
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@oahuwriter (26786)
• United States
28 Jul 22
Happy early birthday! Nice gift!
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Jul 22
Thanks. I was very pleased to receive this mug. And it will remind me of my son every time I use it.
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@oahuwriter (26786)
• United States
1 Aug 22
@JudyEv Nice!!
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