Believe it or not, making tea can often become incredibly tedious! However, this chore can in fact be livened up and even enjoyed with something as simple as personalised mugs. These are available in so many different designs that you are guaranteed to find one to suit every recipient and every occasion.

A particularly inventive design which also guarantees that someone else will never get your drink wrong is the Personalised One Sugar or Two Mug. This funky gift is available in two different colour variations and features the recipient's name, as well as their personalised drink preferences, such as Tea/Coffee/Herbal, Milk/No Milk and the preferred number of sugars. The mug is dishwasher safe and is guaranteed to bring a well-deserved smile to the office tea maker's face, as well as taking some of the pressure off their duties!

For those who deserve some appreciation, get them a mug which will offer just that. There's Only One - Personalised Mug can be customised to feature the message "There's Only One [any name]" on a flag held by a crowd. Similarly, these personalised mugs are available in different colours and are dishwasher safe. Other similar messages which can appear on your mug are "[any name] rocks!" and "[any name] is a legend". Why not give one of these to a mate to say thank you for helping you out with something?

Other humorous mugs which could be used to cheer up a friend include the Personalised Wanted Mug, which features a reward poster with your friend's name on it. There's also a Personalised Toxic Mug with the message "Toxic: Do Not Touch" and the recipient's name, or a mug which features the message, "Danger! [Any name] is not a morning person". If the special occasion is Christmas, why not get your friend a full-colour Personalised Hunk Mug? The gift will feature the lucky recipient's name held up by a hunky and scantily-clad young man!

If you are looking for a more serious present, however, there is also a vast selection of personalised mugs from which to choose. You could focus on one of the recipient's hobbies or interests to find inspiration for your gift. For example, a range of sports mugs are available, including the Golf Bunker Personalised Mug, in which the special person's name will be spelt out in the sand of a bunker, a Personalised Tent Mug, featuring any name on the side of a tent, a Roulette Table Personalised Mug, with the name spelt out using gambling chips and a stunning Personalised Skiing Mug, spelling out any name in the sky behind a spectacular ski jumper. For the musically talented, a Personalised Piano Mug may be perfect, with the recipient's name appearing on a piano and other performers may appreciate the Music Gig Poster mug, featuring their name advertised "For One Night Only" on the wall of a venue. Film fanatics will love the Clapper Board Personalised Mug, transforming them into a Hollywood director with their name on a clapper board.

If the recipient is a fan of The Apprentice, there is a range of personalised mugs which will be right up their street! Designs can include the message "[Any name] - You're Hired!" in front of a silhouette of the London skyline or, if the recipient's career prospects aren't so good, "[Any name] - the taxi's waiting... You're Fired"! Other quotes from the show appear in "[Any name] - You'd better be as good as your CV - You're Hired" and "[Any name] - There's only room for one bigmouth in my organisation and that's me", or an even more humorous option: "[Any name] - If you can make a brew... You're Hired".

A present specific to the recipient always goes down well and this can be achieved in many different ways with personalised mugs. If the occasion is Mother's Day, customise a World's Best Mum mug so that it features the lucky lady's name wrapped in full colour around the mug. This mug is also available with the alternative message "World's Best Dad". Another option for Father's Day is an Established... Mug, featuring the message, "Daddy - Est. [year of birth]". Similarly, this can be customised for "Mummy" as well. In fact, parents' names can be spelt out in a wide variety of ways, using pebbles on a beach on the Personalised Best Dad Mug - Pebbles, or even in a field of butterflies and flowers with the Special Mum mug.

So, don't be a mug - buy them a mug! A gift like this can be so much more than simply a piece of crockery; it can be a sentiment that will be treasured for a lifetime, not to mention its usefulness when there are numerous different cups of tea to be made at once!