Blackboard Message Mug

If you're looking for an unusual gift for someone particularly hard to buy for then I would wholeheartedly recommend this Blackboard Message Mug from Hawkins Bazaar. I was looking for Easter present ideas but when I saw these any thoughts of religious gifts flew out of my mind and I decided to treat both myself and my granddaughters' to a new mug each. The basic idea is that this is a normal sized ceramic mug, only the majority of the cup is covered in a blackboard surface which you can decorate with chalks however the mood takes you. When you take it out of the wonderfully retro box you'll see the mug looks like a glass of Guinness as the clean blackboard ...  Read the complete review

This mug makes a great gift for almost anyone! Its constructed well, and there is a lot of 'blackboard' space to write on the mug. The mug isn't cheaply made or anything either, so no worries about it breaking easily. Its a shame the whole mug isn't 'blackboard material', but i suppose it can't be as you need to be able to drink form it too! I got one as a gift too from a family member, and so far it has proved to be very useful! If there something little I need to remember then I can easily just stick it on my mug, reader for when i need it. You get two sticks of chalk in the box so if you break or loose one then you alwyas have one ...  Read the complete review