It's a good thread. Why not post your new stuff when you get it? If you love it so much, aren't you proud of it?
Any way, here's most of my current out of the ordinary stuff -- that is except the mugs that came with the dished I bought when I moved here.
![Image](http://the-ernest.com/images/tea_gear.jpg)
![Image](http://the-ernest.com/images/glasspot.jpg)
edit: The short story behind them all. Why? Because doesn't every cherished piece have some kind of story?
The tea pot! A few years ago I was getting curious about loose tea. An online importer listed this hilarious blowfish tea pot, and I jumped at the opportunity. Shortly after, I was transferred so the pot lived in a box for quite some time. I moved about a year ago, and put the tea pot in a corner of my kitchen counter with other things as decoration. Recently I was considering using the Cup Noodle cup, and the tea pot caught my eye. I don't know how I had forgotten about it!
The Cup Noodle cup was from the same importer, and just too fun to pass up. It's that simple xD
R2D2: Around Christmas two years ago, I found it at a local store filled with M&Ms! It was a two-fer!
The monkey cup was a birthday present from someone who knew that (at the time) I was becoming obsessed with Asian culture (mostly Japanese). Since I was born in a year of the monkey, well, you get the idea.