I’ve not been able to drink tea for months until I bought a new mug cos my other one is infused with coffee stains.

It was only £1.30 but I can finally drink tea!!! 😀

  • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
    172·
    10 months ago

    What an odd thing to post. What an odd thing to say. I don’t know where to start. I’m at a loss.

        • Fudoshin ️🏳️‍🌈OP
          36·
          10 months ago

          Oh I don’t clean it. Maybe once a month but if I want to get it spotless I need to soak it in bleach overnight. So it’s heavily crusted in coffee stains and dried coffee milk bits round the inside edge.

          Yeah I’m aware it’s gross but it’s not killed me. It had stopped me from drinking tea though until I got this mug which is only allowed tea in it.

          • PhobosAnomaly
            5·
            10 months ago

            I had a colleague like this. He had a camping mug that he wouldn’t clean - literally had an eighth of an inch of stains on the inside of it. A stainless steel cup with what looked like a void inside.

            He loved it, too. So much so, that if you dared to clean it, the dude would go batshit crazy.

            Never quite understood it myself, but you do you!

            • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
              5·
              10 months ago

              I don’t wash my coffee mug too often, but only out of laziness. But I drink it black, not washing out cream and sugar sounds really gross.

      • comrade19@lemmy.world
        4·
        10 months ago

        Id say you have online friends and theyre real people! Even if its just us. I remember in covid lockdown everyone freaked out but i was fine because my some of my friends are just online people and it still meets social needs.

      • Twiglet
        3·
        10 months ago

        Then treat yourself by having a few mugs for yourself. Also means you can leave one to soak in the sink and still have your tea. Makes cleaning them a lot easier as well. ASDA also sells iridescent glass mugs that are very pretty.

      • FollyDolly@lemmy.world
        3·
        10 months ago

        I’ll be your friend! I love tea. I mostly drink Earl Grey and Chai, but I do love me some PG Tips on occasion. What kinds do you like?

  • GnomeAlone@lemm.ee
    5·
    10 months ago

    Any tea is better than no tea so enjoy!

    Fun fact: US Navy seamen refer to their stained mug as “seasoned”, because it starts clean at the beginning of their voyage and doesn’t get washed while they are deployed. The accumulated stain is a badge of honor showing the seaman is a seasoned sailor. Admittedly, they only use black coffee and having “milk bits” on the rim is kind of gross.