Promotional Printed Mugs: March 2005

Monday, March 21, 2005

Missed Opportunities

So I missed it!
A St Patrick’s Day printed mug, (next year?) would be a fine gift for any one. For printed promotional mugs that are a little different take a look at the Tate mugs or Marrow mugs. Call us for details or email sales@juon.co.uk

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Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Ides of March

Will you break your favourite printed mug today? Is it safe to cross the street? See this link for the forecast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/e-cyclopedia/296942.stm
(But don’t forget to press your back button and come back here!!)

Well, obviously all this Ides stuff is just superstition; I can break a cup or mug with or without an IDE in the month.

But on a more sensible note if it is that time of year when your clients are thinking about mug replacement or mugs for business gifts we have a few new ideas. For example, metallic lustre printed mugs really stand out from the crowd. These are black glazed mugs with metallic silver or gold coating which can be screen printed one extra colour for personalisation. If you are interested in this type of printed mug call us or email sales@juon.co.uk for details.

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Monday, March 14, 2005

Promotional printed mugs

Mug – not an inspiring kind of word, I asked Jeeves what it is derived from, he directed me to Merriam-Webster Online and this is what I found:

Main Entry: 1mug Pronunciation: 'm&gFunction: nounEtymology: origin unknown1 : a cylindrical drinking cup2 a : the face or mouth of a person b : GRIMACE c : MUG SHOT3 a chiefly British (1) : FOOL, BLOCKHEAD (2) : a person easily deceived b : PUNK, THUG- mug·ful noun

So nothing too interesting or unusual there but with my thirst for knowledge unquenched I tried www.britannica.com and entered a search on ‘mug’. Loads of stuff here if you are interested and have the time to browse but unfortunately I do not as I have photomugs to write about today. These are Durham, Avon, Balmoral or Windsor mugs printed four colour process by dye sublimation. Individual card or polystyrene boxes can be supplied for mailing the mugs. These printed mugs make an extremely good business gift. Call us for details or email sales@juon.co.uk

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Friday, March 11, 2005

Plastic Printed Mugs

A new product this spring is our range of plastic mugs. These mugs are available in two shapes; Standard which resembles the Cambridge mug and Classic which resembles the Jumbo cup. The colour range is good and includes as standard clear, red, green, yellow and white, neon colours and tints are also available. The mugs can be screen printed in up to four colours and lead time is just 10 days from receipt of order and artwork approval. Plain stock can be despatched for next day delivery if orders are received before midday. There are of course pros and cons in giving a plastic mug as an incentive business gift but probably the biggest advantage is that these promotional mugs will not easily be broken, cracked or chipped and are therefore ideal for any outdoor event. Call us or email sales@juon.co.uk for full details.

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Thursday, March 10, 2005

WoWMugs

Are your clients looking for a promotional printed mug that stands out from the rest? The WoWMug is certainly worth suggesting as an option. These mugs are printed and then coated with a heat sensitive coloured layer. When the mug is cold the under surface print cannot be seen, but when hot water is added to the mug the coloured heat sensitive layer becomes transparent and the under surface print can be seen - a very neat trick. These printed mugs are a not as inexpensive as standard earthenware printed mug but not more costly than say a lenticular mouse mat or a Parker Jotter Ball Pen. Any way, just a thought, amongst many others rattling around in my brain, what I need is a nice cup of tea and a biscuit and may be the creative juices will start stirring again!!!

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Thursday, March 03, 2005

Clay and printed mugs

The three most common types of clay for making pots are earthenware, stoneware and kaolin. Earthenware is the least pure and is fired at lower temperatures than the other two clays. After firing it is white or grey but still porous unless glazed. Stoneware, historically, was used for crocks and jugs and these days for dinnerware, after firing it is hard and durable. Kaolin is the most pure of the three and is fired at very high temperatures to vitrify when it becomes hard and translucent so that a glaze is not needed. Kaolin is used to produce porcelain.

We can provide both earthenware and porcelain printed mugs in many different sizes and shapes. Very popular shapes at present are the Tate mug and Café latte. These mugs can be printed 1 or more colours. Call us for details or email sales@juon.co.uk

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Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Clay, printed mugs and ceramics

Humans have been messing about with clay since the first cave person mucked around and produced a bowl shape which when left to dry made a good storage pot. The problem with this method was that if the pot got wet it would dissolve! Another cave person, probably driven by curiosity, put a similar pot in the fire and would have been delighted to discover that this fired pot did not fall to pieces in damp weather, although it would still have been no good for collecting water.
Apparently the oldest known pottery fragments were produced by the Hittite civilisation between 1400 and 1200BC in Asia Minor and ceramics were perfected in Mesopotamia in the following centuries BC.
Here at JPP we are busy providing printed mugs for the business gifts trade, a far cry from the river bank. Printed mugs are always popular and we have a wide range from the basic earthenware standard mug to bone china cups and saucers. Screen printing, transfer printing and digital four colour process are all possible on our mugs and the prices are very competitive. Call us for samples or emails us at sales@juon.co.uk

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