# Potty Cups The Toilet Mug Starts Your Morning With the Brown Stuff By Katherinev123 | Published 2009-10-01 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toilet-mug References: [gearfuse](http://www.gearfuse.com/toilet-mug-the-least-appetizing-coffee-mug-ever/) & [prankplace](http://www.prankplace.com/product.aspx?p=28042&c=232&kbid=3679) Most of us won’t understand what it’s like to drink out of a toilet, but thanks to the Toilet Mug, you’ll know exactly what it feels (but hopefully not tastes) like. Designed to look like a toilet, this hand-painted Toilet Mug, which holds 12oz of liquid, is meant to be a prank (to shock co-workers and random passersby perhaps), but you can still fill it up with your [favorite brown liquid](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-culture-coffee)—which I hope is coffee or cocoa—and use it as your [daily drink holder](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alessi-buri-tumbler). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 34% | Activity: 72% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Novelty Mugs:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating unique and unconventional mug designs. - **Office Pranks:** Potential for disruptive innovation in developing new, unexpected pranks to surprise co-workers. - **Unconventional Drinkware:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to design and produce unconventional drinkware items for novelty purposes. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Household Products:** Potential for disruptive innovation in the household products industry by creating unique and funny drinkware items. - **Office Supplies:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the office supplies industry by developing new prank products for office use. - **Giftware:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to create unconventional giftware items such as novelty mugs for special occasions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Utensil Holding Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1handmug.md) - [Hidden Cat Kitchenware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cute-cat-coffee-cup.md) - [Dinosaur-Shaped Kitchenware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kawaii-ceramic-dinosaur-mug.md) - [Ultra-Heavy Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oceanus-brass-tankard.md) - [Stylish Cafe Brand Drinkware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/everyday-drinkware-collection.md) - [Temperature-Regulating Coffee Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cauldryn-coffee-pro.md) - [Bell-Shaped Coffee Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mario-mug.md) - [Three-in-One Heated Water Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heated-water-cup.md) - [Twisting Coffee Brewing Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qterra-craft-travel-brewer.md)