quest for the missing cup

Ever since I’ve been back from Italy I’ve been looking for the perfect cappuccino cup (pictured here). You see, my good friend Robbie gave us a great espresso machine as a wedding gift, and I’ve yet to use it because I didn’t have the right cups. You may think me crazy, but drinking coffee, especially a cappuccino, is no mundane act but rather an experience. I’ve learned that Italians usually enjoy a nice espresso or cappuccino at a sidewalk bistro. This was truly an experience for me, as the waiters are never pushy, and one can usually stay and enjoy the sights and sounds for hours. It was really wonderful.

Sure, a cup may be a small thing, but the right cup, with perfectly frothed milk and a well-flavored shot of espresso brings me right back to that sidewalk bistro in Italy. So, when I returned to the states I went on a quest to find an Italian/European style set of Cappuccino cups. I looked at Pier 1, Khol’s, the Gateway, Salt Lake Roasting Company, Target, and Wal-Mart and to my great dismay I found NONE! So after doing a bit of wining and taking a cold hard look at my beloved but unused espresso machine I decided to do what I should have done all along. I pulled out my laptop and logged on to amazon.com. To my great surprise, my first query found the exact cups I was looking for. So five minutes and fourteen dollars and ninety-five cents later I finally felt a sense of accomplishment; I had conquered the beast, completed the quest, killed the dragon, found and bought my cappuccino cups.

Moral of the story: Look on amazon first before running around town like a mad man in search of an item you may or may not find.

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