Post #7467 by TikiMel on Tue, Sep 3, 2002 12:45 AM

A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine came into town and stayed at the Marriott in San Mateo. She calls me late one night to tell me the hotel bar has "those freaky-faced ceramic mug things that you like" (hey - you can't blame her for trying). So when I pick her up the next night, we go to the bar, where the bartender tells me I can have a ceramic mug if I buy a mai tai (twist my arm...) What made this a horrible experience was 1. the mug had a gold "Made in China" sticker on the bottom, and NO hotel name inscription. and 2. They made the mai tai with Malibu rum.

I'm still recovering.