Birthday Gift Mugs for Everyone on Your List
The easiest way to pick a birthday mug: match the words on it to who they are. Ideas for Mom, Dad, Grandma, your best friend, a coworker and the person who has everything, from $28.
The best birthday mug says something true about the person holding it. Pick a design for who they are (Mom, Grandma, nurse, bookworm, best friend), or put their name on one in the Custom Mug Studio. Our mugs start at $28, and unlike most birthday gifts, this one gets used the very next morning, and most mornings after that.
A birthday is one day. A mug is every quiet cup after it. Here’s how we’d choose, person by person.
For Mom
Go warm or go funny, whichever sounds like her. “Home is Wherever Mom is” and “Best Mom Ever” are for the mom who still keeps your drawings. “Mom Mode on” and “Thanks for Not Selling Me to the Circus” are for the mom who laughs first.
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For Dad
Dads are famously hard to shop for, and famously loyal to one mug. Make it this one. If Mom’s birthday is close, the matching Best Dad Ever and Best Mom Ever pair covers both.
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For Grandma
Use the name the grandkids actually call her. Nana, Mimi and Gigi each get their own mug, because the name is the whole point.
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For your best friend
Get one for each of you. The Bestie mugs come as a pair, so your morning coffee turns into a little check-in, even from different kitchens.
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For the person who has everything
Make them something that didn’t exist yesterday. In the Custom Mug Studio you choose from 10 lettering styles, 11 ink colors and 35 line-drawn illustrations, add their name or an inside joke, and approve a live preview before it’s printed.
Good to know before you order
- Price: 11oz mugs are $28 and 15oz mugs are $32. Personalized Custom Mugs are $36 (11oz) and $40 (15oz).
- Bundle & save: mix any designs and save 10% on 2 mugs, 15% on 3 and 20% on 4 or more. The discount applies automatically.
- Shipping: $8 in the US, free on orders of $75 or more.
- Timing: each mug is printed to order in 2–5 business days, then takes 3–7 business days to arrive. Order about two weeks before the day you’re giving it.
- The mug: glossy white ceramic, printed on both sides, dishwasher and microwave safe.
Birthday mug questions
Is a mug a good birthday gift?
Yes, when it’s personal. A mug with their name, their job or the nickname only family uses gets picked up every morning instead of tucked in a drawer.
How early should I order?
About two weeks ahead. Printing takes 2–5 business days and US shipping takes 3–7 business days.
Find the one for them
For wives, moms, besties, aunties and every woman who deserves ten quiet minutes and a warm mug.
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