The Yeah But No Mug, for the Polite No

“Yeah, no” is a perfectly good English sentence. It means no.

This mug just takes its time getting there. Yeah on the front, but no. on the back.

What you say, and what you mean

Yeah sits large on the front, in red italics, warm enough to pass for a yes. The rest of the answer waits on the back. Small, with a full stop, not up for discussion: but no.

Here is the clever bit. Hold the mug in your right hand and the person opposite sees Yeah. You see but no. You nod politely across the desk; the mug knows the truth. Left-handers get straight to the point.

A gift for anyone who says yes too often

For the colleague who gets every request at half four on a Friday. For whoever leaves each meeting with one more action point than they came in with. For anyone who has helped with a house move, baked for the school fair and sorted the leaving card, all in a week with no room for any of it.

A gift for a people-pleaser: for a birthday, a leaving do or a gentle hint in between. For freelancers whose clients ask on Friday whether it could be ready by Monday. For colleagues who want to say no politely, and mean it.

Works at home, too. The third helping, the last round, the “we really must do this more often”.

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.

Yeah But No mug, ceramic, 330 ml, printed on both sides, 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.

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Rather be a little less polite? All 23 designs are here – perhaps “kindly shut the f*** up” fits better.