Fred’s Neat & Novel is back with Chapter Two, and the literary puns are somehow even better. Three sponges, three classic parodies Grime and Punishment,Catcher in the Dry, andThe Old Pan and the Sea for the person who would genuinely rather be reading but accepts that dishes are, unfortunately, real. Zero excuses to leave the washing up until tomorrow. (That last part is a lie. There are always excuses.)

Each sponge has three hardworking layers to lock in suds and give your dishes a genuinely novel shine. They arrive packed on a gift-ready illustrated backer card, which means you can hand these directly to someone without any additional effort on your part. Very efficient.