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The Time We Bought an Overpriced, Kitschy Souvenir Cup

August 25, 2010 at 5:01 PM | by | Comments (2)

When is it okay to go ahead and buy the overpriced souvenir drink? Our reply: when it promises to include the kitschiest cup imaginable, in the oddest and hardest-to-wash shape possible. This ship funnel-shaped cocktail completely fit the bill on our recent Carnival Cruise. And since our cruise was one of those have-to-go-hang-with-the-family ones, we happily handed over our shipboard charge card and paid $12 for the honor of owning it.

It's just one of those things. On other days of the cruise, you could get the "Drink of the Day" delivered in a plastic tiki cup or a carved coconut (yes, even on this cruise to Canada), but when we saw this one, it was too perfect. For one, it makes an awesome—if totally garish—bud vase, and for another thing, we relish the thought that one day when we're cold and dead, some yet-to-be-born relative of ours will pull this out of a box and wonder what the hell it is.

Lest we forget to mention the alcohol inside, it was some generic peachy tropical concoction called the "Ultimate Suntan." Not nearly as memorable as the the delightfully ugly tchotchke it came in.

[Photos: Jaunted]

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We could start a business!

Just imagine the souvenir cups we could design!! The mind boggles . . .
pwallendjack on August 26, 2010 at 10:02 AM #Permalink

Classy

Oh. Man. I'm riding Carnival somewhere just to buy some of those. Throwing out all of my glassware as soon as I do.
Flyered on September 14, 2010 at 2:08 AM #Permalink

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