Every chip since my grandma gave me this mug feels like a memory now

I used to toss any mug with a flaw but after my grandma handed me her old coffee mug at Thanksgiving 3 years ago, I started keeping every single chip and crack like they're badges. Then last week I dropped it on the tile and another chunk flew off, and I actually felt relieved instead of upset because now it matches all the other mugs she chipped before she passed. Has anyone else had a beat up mug become more valuable after every dent?

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fiona1304d ago

I get this completely. My dad's old thermos has a dent on the side from when he dropped it on the driveway, and every time I see it I just think of him yelling about how it still worked fine. Those little marks turn objects into stories, don't they? Your mug sounds like it's holding more history with each new crack.

oliver_torres44d ago

Haha yeah, my favorite coffee mug has a chip in the rim from when I tried to open a pickle jar with it. Now every sip reminds me how dumb that was. It's like my mug is judging me every morning. Maybe that's why I drink out of it more than the clean ones. It earned its character through my own stupidity.

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