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How to Avoid Brew Making Bungles and Mug Mix Ups | Personalised Mugs from GettingPersonal.co.uk

21 September 2009

Personalised mugs are great because they tick so many boxes! That's why we're going to go in to a bit of detail on why we love them so much in this article. When it comes to office practicality, personalised mugs are brilliant, but they make thoughtful mementos too.

Clean Your Own
Washing up is a sore point in many UK offices and it's mainly because people don't clean their own mugs, instead they let them pile up and get grotty every single day. If you are sick of washing other peoples' mugs on a daily basis, why not get yourself (and your work mates) personalised mugs and you won't have to worry about washing up after everyone all the time. The rule can just be, if it has your name on it, you wash it, thus ensuring everyone just washes their own!

It can make things much simpler and ensures that everyone plays their part without any stuffy cleaning rotas or other tedious washing up schedules. It can be hard to remember who likes their tea in the Mickey Mouse mug and who has theirs in the one with flowers on it, but personalised mugs solve that problem easily because they have names printed right on to them.

They also come in tons of different designs so you can get mugs to match peoples' interests such as an undersea motif for someone who likes fishing or diving, or football design for the footie fanatic. If you all wanted uniform plain mugs or modern designs those are available too.

A Recipe Reminder
According to some studies on the human brain, having your own specific mug could also help people remember how you like your tea. We say this because some studies show that we remember things best when we associate other things with them. So you might remember the name 'Roseanne' by thinking of the flower 'a rose' or remember someone is called 'Thomas' by thinking of the childhood character Thomas the Tank Engine.

Some schools of memory study recommend that you imagine yourself on a trip and along the way you place things you must remember. In tests people who use this 'telling a story' or 'journey' style way of remembering always outperform people who try to remember a list of objects by name.

This associative way of memorising things could sub-consciously help people remember how you like your tea, be it one spoon of sugar, or two. Once they've asked you once or twice they'll associate the mug itself with whether you take milk or sugar and by looking at the mug trigger memories of what needs to go in to it.

Having names neatly emblazoned on personalised mugs can also clear up any mug mix-ups so you won't be drinking anyone else's tea or coffee anymore, just your own, how you like it in a mug with your name on it.

A Keepsake Namesake
If you're new to an office there's another reason that personalised mugs can be a great idea. If you have a mug on your desk bearing your name people won't forget it as easily or feel awkward talking to you when they can't remember what you're called. They'll be able to just glance at your mug and know exactly what to call you when they ask for your help on the latest project!

Equally, if you're new to a role and have trouble remembering names why not get everyone in your room personalised mugs as a gift, you can get them for as little as £5 each and they'll help you to remember names too. Not to mention all of the benefits we've already talked about.

Great Gifts
As well as being functional, attractive and very personal, personalised mugs do still make brilliant gifts too. So, if you have a friend who is leaving where you work and going away to start a new job, buying him or her a personalised mug is a great idea; that way when he or she gets to their new position they'll reap all the benefits we've talked about in this article.

Personalised mugs also make good presents for Father's Day and Mother's Day and make cute little birthday gifts. You can buy them on their own and fill them with somebody's favourite chocolates, mini-liquors, home baked cookies or even seeds to plant out in the garden creating a really simple and elegant present with a personal focus.



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