personalised cups

disclaimer: this post doesn't  mean to hurt or defame any person/organization. For anything regarding violation of policies or anything you can write to me, I'll move this out to the draft section  :).

I work for an organization which feeds around one lakh fifty thousand souls. No I'm not into food industry. Just to make it clear(in case you pictured it wrong), I'm working for an IT service provider.

Evening 4'oclock, if conditions are favorable we usually come out for tea.  More than enjoying the tea we enjoy looking at the girls.  Wait... Why are these guys and girls carrying their own personalized tea cups(coffee mugs). Whenever I've see that, thoughts pour in........

might be because they are afraid of getting diseases transmitted through cups(even if it's sterilized).

might be for multipurpose. Yes I've a friend who has a huge cup with a large base, she usually takes that only for the morning break, she puts cornflakes and mix it with milk, have it as her breakfast. Normally this happens when she turns up late. I really envy her for that. Being an early raiser usually @9,  after reaching office most of the times I've to be satisfied with the brunch.

May be it reminds them of their dear ones who presented it with the wonderful wordings and sometimes with a cropped image.

One day I got a strong valid reason that gave me more clarity on this, here is the situation. As we do normally, selected a nice cup which was kept upside down in the deck. Took some hot water and dipped a tea bag. I noticed a dark red patch of color to the brim of the otherwise white cup. Guess what? Yes it was a patch of lipstick(I actually got it confirmed from my test-lead who was a lady and was with me for coffee). Was that a mistake from the pantry boy? the lady with the lipstick? or me choosing the wrong cup from the deck labelled "Clean Cups"?.  Anyways, now I got a printed one for myself. And I'm still searching for that lady with the dark red lips...
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