Two white kindly shut the f*** up mugs by Studio SaySay, black lettering in upright columns

The kindly shut the f*** up Mug: Polite to the Last Asterisk

From across the office it looks like a fine pinstripe. Up close it is a request. A very polite one, with three asterisks.

If you can read it, you are standing too close.

A pattern with a hidden message

kindly shut the f*** up runs all the way round the mug, over and over, in upright columns of fine serif type. Walk past and you see stripes. Stop, tilt your head, and you are reading it.

You know kindly from work emails. “Kindly note.” “Kindly advise.” It is how the office says something blunt while sounding entirely civil. The mug simply finishes the thought.

kindly shut the f*** up mug from above, handle at the top, the line readable row by row — Handle up, and the pattern turns into a sentence.

A passive-aggressive mug for anyone paid to be polite

For anyone who says “happy to help” all day long, at reception, on the helpdesk or in customer service. For the project manager explaining, for the fourth time, what is already in the minutes. For the meeting that could have been an email.

A cheeky birthday present, a gift for the colleague with a dark sense of humour, or a treat for yourself. The mug says what you are thinking. Just quietly enough that nobody notices.

Fair warning: the F-word wears asterisks, but nobody is fooled. From a distance, nobody notices either.

Person in a colourful knitted jumper holds the kindly shut the f*** up mug and blows a kiss — A blown kiss and a clear request. Both at once.

Black or colourful lettering

The mug comes in two versions. Black lettering is the discreet one, for offices with a dress code. Colourful lettering runs the columns in pastel turquoise, green, yellow and pink. Almost cheerful from a distance. The same request up close.

Two white kindly shut the f*** up mugs with colourful lettering in turquoise, green, yellow and pink — Colourful lettering: pastel instead of black, same wording.

Person in a colourful knitted jumper blows a kiss, holding the kindly shut the f*** up mug with colourful lettering — Colourful lettering: pastel instead of black, same wording.

White, or with colour inside

The mug comes in plain white or with a coloured inside and matching handle: yellow, pink, green, red, blue or black.

White
Yellow
Pink
Green
Red
Blue
Black

kindly shut the f*** up mug, ceramic, 330 ml, printed all the way round, dishwasher and microwave safe, 96 mm tall, 80 mm across the base. Shipped by a small business in Germany; current delivery times are shown in the Etsy shop. As a rule the mugs reach you a few days later.

€ 14.90 – 16.90

White € 14.90, with a coloured inside € 16.90.

Order black lettering on Etsy Order colourful lettering on Etsy

Prefer a friendlier no? All 23 designs are here – perhaps “YEAH – but no.” fits better.