You're stuck in the office and you feel like a cup of tea. So you boil the kettle and search for a mug. "Ah, here's a mug!" you murmur happily. But as you approach the object your joy turns to despair. For inside the mug is two-week-old gunge: rancid milk, grimy tea stains, rotting coffee residue. True, you could wash it with scalding water and detergent, then re-boil the kettle and carry on with the plan. But wouldn't it be easier to just forget about the hard labour?

Well now you can say goodbye to that grotty-office-cup misery, with the FreshCUP. It's a mini-dishwasher that cleans and sanitises cups, glasses, saucers and teaspoons in just 40 seconds. All the machine needs is cold water, detergent and about one foot of shelf space. Invented by two Israeli scientists five years ago, the machine makes office cups sparkle to such an extent that, according to the distributors, it even "makes your work-team more productive"!

The FreshCUP, £349 or £15.75 a month, is available from FreshCUP on (01) 457 9157.