What Mug?

The Daily Politics Mug is an item that is desired by many, and possessed by only a few, for it is only available to winners of a weekly competition on the BBC’s Daily Politics. Andrew Neil, possibly TV’s best host, gives it away to one lucky viewer who can “guess the year” and really bigs up the mug in his unique style. The mug almost entered into Daytime TV history when the BBC put a halt to all competitions following the phone in scandals that hit them, but the mug is available again on a Wednesday, albeit with a slew of terms and conditions.

If you want a Daily Politics mug, tune into the Daily Politics on BBC2 Wednesdays from 11.30 onwards.

To celebrate my new car - a rather lovely Volvo C30 - I decided to get myself a matching Volvo mug. You can get them from the Volvo Owners Club in the UK. They’re pretty cheap and made from a durable feeling plastic.

Easter is less than a fortnight away so what better time to look at some of the specially themed mugs available for Easter. These will go down a treat if you have anyone coming to visit for the Easter weekend.

Daisy Chain Mug

 Gift Boxed Mug and Easter Bunny from John Lewis

Orla Keily has been synonymous with fresh, colourful designs since the 1990s. She studied at Irelands’s National College of Art in Dublin, and completed a masters course at the Royal College of Art in London. Since then she has worked with some of the biggest names associated with quality design on the high street, including M&S, Debenhams and Habitat.

If you like Orla Keily’s style, you can now get some great looking Orla Keily mugs, produced by McLaggan Smith and available through Heal’s. The mugs are really colourful and attractice, adding bright designs to a white bone china mug.

See the full range of Orla Keily mugs at Heal’s.

I really the stackable mugs that Marks and Spencer are selling at the moment. They have about three different product lines, but today I’m just going to look at one: the Flower Spot Stacking Mugs. For £9.50, you get 4 mugs brightly coloured mugs which stack upon each other in the supplied stand - a great space saving idea. I think these look great and work out at good value too.

Flower Spot Stacking Mugs from Marks and Spencer

I’m not really one for thie kind of humour, so to me this is the worst mug I have ever seen. Something more belonging to a scene in ‘Allo ‘Allo than anyone’s kitchen cupboard in 2008. But, I understand that some people may enjoy the prospect of supping their tea from a vulgar breast shaped mug. If this is your cup of tea, check it out at Amazon.co.uk - only £3.99 at time of writing.

Breast Mug - Booby Mug

Customise your kitchen cupboards by adding thes cool alphabet mugs. Each sturdy mug is white in colour with one letter from the alphabet in large red font. Maybe buy one with your initial. Maybe buy more and spell out a word, like TEA, COFFEE or even a name. Do whatever you want with these attractive mugs from Heal’s.

Red Letter Alphabet Mugs from Heal’s.

Charlie and Lola are the children’s creations from the pen of Lauren Child. Successfully adapted for the small screen as a charming animated series, Charlie and Lola pay particular emphasis to the closeness between similarly aged siblings. The first Charlie and Lola story was titled, “I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato”, and since there have been many more tales.

There are a fab range of mugs that feature Charlie and Lola, produced by McLaggan Smith, and available from Amazon.co.uk

Click here to see all of the Charlie and Lola mugs at Amazon.co.uk

Since I am writing a blog about mugs, I thought I would share with you what mug I actually use myself. I have a Jamie Olver Cosy mug, which I got in the sale at John Lewis. It’s generously sized (0.4L capacity) and has a nice wide handle which is easy to hold. It’s plain white, with a slight pattern on the side.

That’s my main mug. As well as that, I have 4 large glass mugs from Bodum which get a lot of use too.

If you’ve ever enjoyed a coffee or hot chocolate in Starbucks, you might have been tempted to recreate that coffee shop feel at home. What better way to do that than with official Starbucks mugs, adorned with the Starbucks logo. I’ve looked online and can’t find them, so the best way to get hold of them is actually to go into your local Starbucks. They are usually located near the counter.

Or why not check eBay.co.uk
where there are loads of Starbucks mugs from around the world - great for the Starbucks afficionados!