Manchester's hectic Christmas Markets have run out of mugs for a SECOND year running - due to unprecedented demand at the festive extravaganza. Last year 40,000 mugs had sold out by the first week of December, so council bosses had more than doubled their order for 2022 in a bid to cope with anticipated sales at bars this year.
But even with a hefty supply of 140,000 mugs for this year it wasn't enough - as last week food and drink stalls began to run out of the new design. The new mugs have been particularly popular this year as they features cute festive cartoon figures that you can make "high five" each other when you clink cups.
Now "standby" mugs from past years of the Christmas Markets have been put back out for circulation on the bars. People have been spotted drinking from "vintage" designs - including classics from 2017 and 2018.
