Now these I adore. These fabulous hand-painted mugs not only have fantastic faces, but the House of Harriet dishes actually bare the mugs of their customers! The character mugs are personalized to match the photographs sent in at the time of the order.
This is such a great gift idea. This will ensure no one takes "dad's mug" and prevents children from getting frustrated about potentially mixing up their "germs."
It would also make an exceptional annual gift, for anniversaries to track a couple's physical changes, or a gift for grandma to let her visually track the grandchildren as they grow up.
While they're only sold on Etsy, this would be a great business to get into. At $31 a piece, they're a special gift and not as cheesy as photo mugs. They are definitely much more cherishable too as each is guaranteed to be unique as its hand made.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Personalized Character Products
- There is an opportunity to disrupt the market by creating a line of personalized character products that customers could send photos in for.
- Photo Gifts
- Photo mugs have become common, but there's an opportunity to disrupt this market by offering more unique and personalized photo gifts such as hand-painted character mugs.
- Visual Tracking Gifts
- There is an opportunity to create a line of visual tracking gifts, such as House of Harriet personalized mugs, for anniversaries, grandparents, and other occasions where customers may want to visually track physical changes or growth.
Where This Applies
- Personalized Gifts
- The personalized gifts industry could benefit from new and unique offerings like personalized character mugs.
- Handmade Gifts
- The handmade gifts industry could benefit from hand painted mugs, as customers are looking for unique and special gifts that are not mass-produced.
- Visual Tracking Products
- Industries that create visual tracking products, like photo books and family trees, could expand their product offerings to include personalized character mugs and other visual tracking gifts.
