sigg

every morning i buy a hot tea and a croissant.

and when i get the tea, i think, i just paid $1.50 for hot water.

so, i decided that i needed a mug.

but not just any mug. i needed one that i could love. i saw one at caribou coffee that i adored, but decided i couldn't live with myself knowing that i was a brand whore hawking the local brew. after some time on the internet, i found it at a decent price with no shipping costs and (more importantly) no brand. eureka!

i purchased a beautiful silver sigg metro mug, and i had to wait a week to get it.

it's like a work of art! it keeps drinks hot for up to 6 hours!

when i told the bf that i bought a mug so that i could save money, he was happy. but not so much when i told him how much i spent.

what? is $29.99 too much for a mug?

since i know the bf prefers mathematical rationale, here goes:
[disclaimer: the below equation is a marketing major's attempt at math]

mug = $29.99
tea = $1.50/day
mug/tea = $29.99/$1.50 = 19.993 days to payoff, also ensuring a reduction in tea expenditures
therefore, $29.99 mug = exponentially happy sophie with a dividend of satisfied smiles

how do you argue with that kind of return on investment?

now if only i could figure out a way to get my daily croissant...