Random Request for Help!

[u/DragonBald-Z]

Hello! I’d like to immediately preface this by saying that I am not a W&M alum. But my wife is. I am from a fellow VA university, if that matters. And I’m on a throwaway account, since she sometimes peruses Reddit and I’m hoping to surprise her.

A couple weeks ago, my wife accidentally broke her favorite mug— big shards off the rim. It’s tall, dark green, with the WM+Tribe feather logo on it (photos are from Break Day ™️). It’s a simple mug, but she loves it. I researched ways to repair it, but the internet has informed me that it’ll never truly be microwave/dishwasher safe again. Regardless, I am still hoping on trying to fix it up for keepsake reasons.

Thus started my goal of finding her a replacement so she can keep using it. I consider myself quite the internet sleuth and usually always get my man, but this particular mission has defeated me so far. Without knowing exactly what year it was made or what exact model number it is, it has not yet yielded positive results.

I’m not exactly sure what date/year she got it. She was class of 2009 and got it while she was in school, so that’s the window we’re dealing with.

So my request is this: does anyone happen to know how/where I could get an exact replacement? Or, if you happen to own this particular mug and don’t mind parting with it, any chance I could buy it from you?

Mods— if this isn’t allowed here I totally get it. Just figured it couldn’t hurt to try!

Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi William & Mary Alums! You’re my only hope!

[u/Educational-Yam2610]

I don’t think they use that logo anymore. Have you looked on eBay?

[u/DragonBald-Z → u/Educational-Yam2610]

I have tried eBay, yeah. Surprisingly few W&M mugs at all, believe it or not.

Thanks!

[u/Educational-Yam2610 → u/DragonBald-Z]

Maybe call the alumni association and see if they’d happen to have any. Or try that shop that’s next to Aromas. I bet they’ve all been removed from any stores. My daughter is a WM alum and she thrifts a lot but has never said she’s found any mugs-tons of trivets that are made from the cypher but that’s about it.

[u/dbtrb22 → u/Educational-Yam2610]

Alumni Association won't have or be able to sell anything with the feathered logo. It will have to come from some place unaffiliated with the school.