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, and The 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.