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The Lap Mug is a mug designed to nest easily and securely in your lap, so you can use it anywhere without needing a table nearby to set it on. The uniquely shaped base can even be used to wedge the mug in between couch cushions if you need to get up.
While the idea behind these cups is an interesting one, they just don't seem terribly useful for a variety of reasons. First, the mug still needs to be supported as it sits on your lap, so shifting to reposition yourself is out of the question, as is sitting in any way that doesn't keep your thighs close together. Second, the cup must be carried when you get up or move. It can only be set on a table or floor if it is mostly, if not entirely, empty. Finally, the designers seem to have forgotten that an ordinary mug can rest upon your lap quite easily, though it needs support to keep it in place, as well.
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9-25-2006 @1:55PM MJ said... Please... LOL, Somebodys going to need a skin graft playong around with the lap cup!!
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9-25-2006 @1:55PM Daisy said... Pretty stoopid for a coffee mug, but not a bad pencil-holder.
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9-25-2006 @2:41PM Cyhwuhx said... .::: It must've been designed by people who drink milk or other cold beverages only. Either that or they have legs made out of isolation material.
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9-25-2006 @7:49PM angelique said... I suppose the obligatory hot liquid warning is printed somewhere on this mug?
Seriously, this is one of the worst ideas I've seen in a while.(Okay, so not worst than Cocaine the Energy Drink, but running pretty close behind.) Where exactly are the hoardes of people clamoring for a way to keep steaming liquids between their legs? I once burned my hand horribly with a cup of freshly made coffee accidentally spilled. Trust me when I say you don't want that going on down there. Not. Fun. (Unless you're the ER doctor trying not to laugh at the idiot who thought their lap was the perfect place for a piping hot beverage.) Where do I put my book or laptop, if my lap is full of hot liquid? And if I want to stand up and go somewhere without carrying my mug? Or if the cat happens along and tries to plant herself in your lap? There are just so many ways I can think of to hurt yourself with this thing! Do yourself a favor..get a coffeetable or just use the floor.
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9-25-2006 @7:49PM angelique's twin said... Okay, so this is my second post..but I strongly advise a trip to this company's website. This mug is not their only lapse of good judgement and common sense! Be sure not to miss the plate half-off the edge of the table. Or in my house, halfway to a royal mess on the floor and/or a broken plate! All I can do is turn my face towards the heavens and cry out, "Why?"
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9-26-2006 @12:57AM Finished Law School said... Companies are sued for stupid things like this by people who lack the common sense that would allow them to realize that having a hot drink in your lap is a very bad idea.
I guess this company is unaware of the stupid person who sued McDonalds because they were burned by hot coffee...
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9-27-2006 @10:41AM KrspKrmMom said... I have a question...how do you fill it in the first place? You can't sit it on the counter, can you?
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9-30-2006 @2:42PM SCSthrnBell said... Dang...this one is almost as useless to me as the egg cup! What are these people thinking? How lazy can we get? Is it too much trouble to actually set the mug on the coffee table in front of the couch or the table beside the recliner? I am assuming that someone high up in the company has came up with this solution for actually having to use energy to sit up, lean over and grab a mug?
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