Eres El Puto Amo mug

White ceramic, black letters and a message with no detours

The Spanish phrase Eres el puto amo — roughly "you're the absolute boss" — written in black on a white mug. No drawing, no flourish: the message fills the front and lands first time. The sort of mug someone leaves turned the right way round on the table so it can be read, half joking and half not.

It's ceramic, measures 9 x 11.5 x 10 cm — breakfast-mug size, not espresso — and takes the dishwasher and the microwave. Made to be used every day, not stored in the cupboard with the nice china.

Why it works as a gift

It's how you tell someone what you think of them without a speech. Works for a friend who has just pulled something off, for a colleague who did the actual work, and as a birthday present between people who know each other well. There's a feminine version of the same phrase.

Product details

• Material: ceramic
• Measurements: 9 x 11.5 x 10 cm
• Dishwasher and microwave safe