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The anniversary design and its date under a heat-sensitive black coating, on a high gloss body. The mug is plain black on the shelf and gives nothing away. The date, the wording and the photograph appear a few seconds after a hot drink goes in and disappear again as it cools.
This is the argument for the coated version over the printed white one. A date on a mug is a piece of information about two people that sits in a kitchen where other people can read it: housemates, visitors, colleagues, children's friends. Here it is visible only to whoever is drinking, for the few minutes the drink stays hot. The record is intact and the audience is one person, which a good number of couples much prefer to having their wedding date on display above the kettle.
Digits surface well under this coating because they are simple shapes carrying a lot of contrast against black, so the date tends to resolve slightly before the photograph beside it does. The sequence is pleasant to watch, and it is the reason dated designs work better under a coating than fine botanical artwork does. Lettering behaves the same way, because a word is recognisable by its shape before it is legible, so the message tends to arrive just ahead of the picture beside it. The whole reveal takes a few seconds rather than happening at once, and reverses as the drink cools.
High gloss black carries a reflection and reads as dark glass at rest, which is the better look while the mug is doing nothing. The price is a highlight that stays after the reveal and travels across the lettering and the date as the mug is turned. On type and numbers that is a real consideration, and the matte version removes it at the cost of looking plainer on the shelf.
Send a bright photograph with a clear subject, since a dark image has little to reveal through black; our designers lift the contrast and will say if it will not surface convincingly. Check the date before confirming, because it is printed and permanent.
Keep it out of the dishwasher and wash by hand. The microwave is not safe for this one. Printing is done by sublimation beneath the coating. Colour Enhancement can be added for $1.99 per image. Hand wash only.
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Our custom mug printing process uses the latest in sublimation printing technology to ensure your favorite photos never peel or fade in the microwave or dishwasher. Add up to 5 photos, align them just the way you like, add text, then get ready to sip in style.
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