Point taken, yes even I find it difficult to get rid of the pints, it's probably due to tradition of the english pub & well... I reckon a pint glass was designed as the correct weight, size etc. so it feels good in the hand, can't get on with these halves & litre mugs, we don't even like the over sized pints you know the one where the top 10mm (sorry half inch) is for the head so you don't get diddled out of a full pint.