Edison quote, you+me=<3, and "keep Earth clean" mugs!

[Astica]

Oh, that's a shame I just ended up buying one (a little over $7 when taxes are included. ick.) but I used it to make two cups for my tea-loving friend as his birthday dinner/movie is coming up

Did you store them horizontally? (as opposed to vertically). Doubtful, but it could possibly be why? :S but it surprises me that they're all giving you awful luck?

[fluffypants]

I've been storing them horizontally, but they did travel in a suitcase, and who knows how they ended up in there, hehe... however, a couple of them were acting up before they went in my suitcase. I'm thinking maybe it's an issue with the supplier, maybe the delivery truck was in an accident or something... since I got a few other damaged things at Michael's around the same time. Terribly unlikely, but ya never know. For now I'm basically blobbing out ink onto a piece of paper, dipping the nib in it and "painting" it on to the surface, but that's a pain in the bum! I haven't been getting results that are nearly as nice as my first ones.