Whew That Was Close I Almost Had to Socialise Mug | Funny Introvert Gift

That was a near miss. WHEW THAT WAS CLOSE — I almost had to SOCIALIZE — "WHEW" in large bold caps with triple-line accents either side, "THAT WAS CLOSE" below it, then a wide-eyed panicked rooster staring straight out from a retro horizontal stripe background in red, orange, gold, grey and black, with "I almost had to" in smaller type and "SOCIALIZE" in large bold caps at the bottom. The rooster's expression says everything.

The companion piece to the Too Peopley Outside mug — same energy, different animal. A brilliant birthday gift, Christmas gift or just-because gift for any introvert, homebody or anyone who's ever pretended not to be home when someone knocked. Hand-pressed in our Sussex studio and finished with our 1-Year Print Guarantee — if the print fades or peels under normal use, we'll replace it. Packed in double-walled smash-proof packaging and dispatched ready to gift.

• Design: Whew That Was Close — I almost had to SOCIALIZE with panicked rooster on retro stripe background
• Retro stripe in red, orange, gold, grey and black — the rooster's eyes do the rest
• The introvert's greatest near-miss, on a mug
• A brilliant funny gift for introverts, homebodies and reluctant socialisers
• Available in 9 coloured handle options plus white, bone china and latte sizes
• Also available in 15oz, 20oz pint and bone china formats
• Hand-pressed in our Sussex studio — not mass produced
• 1-Year Print Guarantee — we'll replace it if the print fades or peels
• Double-walled smash-proof packaging, dispatched ready to gift
• Dishwasher safe for 800+ cycles at 45°C

Shipping & Processing

Each item is made to order and carefully hand-pressed in our Sussex studio.

Most orders are produced within 24–48 hours, depending on order volume.

Standard delivery: Orders are dispatched using a Royal Mail Tracked 48 service.

Express delivery: Where Express shipping is selected at checkout, orders are dispatched using a Royal Mail Tracked 24 service.

Delivery times refer to courier transit only and do not include production time.

If you need your order sooner, Priority Processing is available to add to your basket to move your order to the front of the production queue.

Please note

Colours may vary slightly from screen to screen due to display settings. Every mug is produced to our exacting standards to ensure consistent print quality and finish.

If you’ve selected gift wrapping for one item within a multiple-item order, please let us know in the order notes at checkout which item you’d like gift wrapped.