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Great design- Ineeka Tea

11:55 am March 26th, 2007 by Sal Cangeloso

I was at Whole Foods yesterday doing some tea shopping (really… I ran out) and noticed a few kinds from Ineeka. This is not a company I had tried before (I generally drink Ito En) but the packaging was so cool I could not resist. I ended up with the Darjeeling, but there were a few other options available.

While the tea is good, I have to admit I was more impressed with the product design. The tea is not loose, rather it comes in 14 single-serving packages. Nothing too unique, until you check out the bags…

The bags have paper arms on the sides that fold out in order to make them into a single-use filter. In essence it is not that different from the function of a normal tea bag but now the tea inside is effective loose because before placing the tea in your cup you tear off the top and the let the leaves float around in the open bag while it steeps. By opening the top you are also able to pour the hot water directly onto the leaves without them scattering, which helps to make a fine beverage.

At $9.99 for 14 bags the tea is rather expensive, but if you appreciate fine packaging and brilliant product design, it is worth checking out Ineeka.

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140 Responses to “Great design- Ineeka Tea”

on 27 Mar 2007 at 7:45 pm ilker

Very innovative.. This is cool!
on 27 Mar 2007 at 7:49 pm Jeff

I have some of this stuff…great design I love em
on 27 Mar 2007 at 7:54 pm pizpot

oh for gosh sake. why dont you just cut down a tree, chop it into little pieces, soak it in water and bleach and then drink that with you’re tea? oh you are.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 7:54 pm Bob

Lipton’s pyramid shaped tea bags do pretty much the same thing, and they’ve been out for years.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 7:55 pm Valik

Nice. I love tea, and the “technology” in the field . Have you seen the cool little pyramid tea from Lipton? Peach is my favorite.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 7:57 pm mary

Cool, or should I say hot? Thanks for sharing.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:06 pm Ben

Cool concept, but…as you pointed out….a bit too expensive
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:11 pm Jason

I agree with pizpot, plus it looks like the box that the tea bags come in is itself overblown. How do companies that position themselves as enlightened square this kind of packaging with selling their product?
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:13 pm subcorpus

rather expensive …
and u have to take the bag out of the cup to drink it …
i’ll stay with the current design for the time being …
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:16 pm Vill

$129.95 / pound.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:19 pm Chad

I agree with pizpot. We should be trying to reduce or consume for the sake of consuming attitude to reduce global warming.

The packaging and tea bag is over the top. Plus we all know the best tea comes from a teapot and strainer. real tea lovers should use that. For a fast cuppa the ordinary bag does just fine.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:20 pm Jason

That is a really cool idea. But a coffee pot does the same thing automatically, 12 cups at a time.
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on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:30 pm CritiSizer

This is a grand stupid idea!!
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:32 pm cody

when i first saw this i thought it was about tea bagging, like in halo or other random fps’, but that is a pretty interesting way to make tea, whatever happened to tea pots?
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:36 pm Madelaine

There’s also those re-usable filter things that accomplish the same thing. Just buy one of those and then use loose leaf tea.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:40 pm dude

Is it at least recycled paper?
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:40 pm leop

Those pyramid tea bags have been around for years before lipton started using them. Although, I must say.. to my casual tea drinking palette, those lipton pyramid bags are pretty darned good. I particularly like their ‘black pearl’ ceylon black.

Can you re-use these tea bags? Otherwise it seems awfully wasteful to me.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:50 pm jef

why not just buy loose tea and be done with it? I don’t see any benefit in paying $10 for 14 tea ‘bags’
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:51 pm Kurt Giessler

Yeah, this just isn’t that unique.

http://tealuxe.com/merchandise/filtersandstrainers/filtersandstrainers.html
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:53 pm ryan

The price isn’t (mostly) for the bags nor design. Quality tea is expensive. Darjeeling is very specific and is typically at this cost.

And these bags have been around for quite some time. check out any higher end loose-leaf tea seller. Loose leaf is the only way to get quality tea, and this type of bag is the only solution without buying an infuser or something like that.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 8:56 pm Evutch

a grand stupid idea indeed! however, on a money end,very clever,,
having enjoyed a tea house in SF a few months ago at one of the popular water front places, i can appreciate the whole tea experience..BUT.
well, it’s a great business idea, good packaging for sales..innovative, fancy, and a money maker..
i however, being somewhat anti fashion, will stick either to tea bags, or loose leaf, and a diffuser, and a self made spice shaker..
but, it’s a business world..someone HAS to BUY!
on 27 Mar 2007 at 9:05 pm rezidue

Buy this and some loose tea:

http://www.adagio.com/teaware/ingenuiTEA_teapot.html?SID=5cd57bcf7826c5ab825372b8e7aadf29

I’m such a tea addict now because of http://www.adagio.com , great selection and quick shipping. Also you can earn points and use them twoards future purchases.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 9:09 pm fresh_fish

Japanese companies have been using this type of “filter” for coffee for a long time now, so not really that new or innovative. And they use for cheap coffee at that…
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on 27 Mar 2007 at 9:14 pm pizpot

Any one who thinks paper grows on trees should spend a couple of summers working in the forestry industry. I was a tree planter across Canada for 2 summers. Let me tell you, after those monster machines are done with the land, it is like the moon. They dig it down to the rocks like they were strip mining. Plus they spill gasoline and oil everywhere. As we were paid by the tree, we buried most of them in pits when the boss was not looking. ($300+ per day for student what do you think they will do???) We never saw animals in those areas, not even birds, and we were planting 6-12 months after the loggers were gone. It is very bad for ecosystems. And while I am ranting, guess what, you don’t need a printer for your home computer. It won’t kill you to write down 5 recipes a year with a pen. Better than getting in the habit of printing.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 9:27 pm feeder goldfish

The easiest way to steep tea is to buy a permanent tea filter. You can get one from these guys for $7: http://tinyurl.com/ysbyjc. It will fit just about any mug and most small teapots. When you use loose-leaf tea with a filter you get the best tasting tea and it’s less costly than teabags… also more environmentally friendly. All said and done though, this is a very clever design. I just can’t stand throwing stuff away all the time.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 9:29 pm feeder goldfish

Ack! Take the period off that url… It should be http://tinyurl.com/ysbyjc
on 27 Mar 2007 at 9:30 pm Tired of Whole Foods

Whole Foods tries to tell everyone that it is saving the world with their products. To prove their point what to they sell? Super expensive tea bags that waste tons of paper on packaging. Why can’t you just buy loose tea and use a metal tea ball that everyone else in the world has used for centuries. Heck, you could even pass it on to your children.

Oh, I forgot that making sacrifices is for everyone else who don’t shop at Whole Foods.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 9:33 pm DNA

elegantly stupid
on 27 Mar 2007 at 9:37 pm Dave

I think this is maybe a solution in need of a problem. There’s nothing wrong with the normal tea bag or plastic tea filter, they’re a ton cheaper and they don’t create as much waste. Personally, I’ll stick with my french press and buy myself something nice with all of the money I save.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 10:03 pm got_u_shook

packaging would be a nightmare
on 27 Mar 2007 at 10:13 pm Kuba

I drank this kind of tea at Munich’s (Germany) airport.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 10:47 pm Jimbo

I agree with pizpot about the packaging, but I’m trying to think of what kind of electronic gizmo I could build into that cool metal box.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 11:00 pm jamon

more packaging makes everything better.
on 27 Mar 2007 at 11:18 pm su

after watch PB…
on 27 Mar 2007 at 11:37 pm Pazuzu

Pretty common in Japan.
They have it for coffee too.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 12:05 am Tracy

That is awesome especially for the tea lover! being able to pour the water directly on the leaves is nice– even though I do that at home with my loose tea … YUMMO and a nice indulgence. Nice to give as a gift to someone who thoroughly enjoys tea.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 1:48 am watch free tv online

I came up with a better idea PATENT PENDING – do the same thing but make the paper edible and biodegradable, or make it so that the paper actually dissolves over time in to the water (perhaps made out of sugar or natural flavouring) then as the ‘bag’ melts it goes right into the tea – or if its flavored, it adds to the taste. And the end result is no mess tea, nothing to throw out!

Completely eco friendly!
on 28 Mar 2007 at 3:01 am James

I have had a plastic one of these for nearly ten years. I don’t have to throw away when I’ve used it and I don’t have to buy another one. And it cost the equivalent of $9.99.

Just another excuse to wastefully consume, what a stupid product.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 3:15 am Been there

I see pazuzu already beat me to it. But this thing is just plain everyday here in Japan. It is interesting though, that they can bring it to America and get people to pay more for the cool packaging. Nice move.

On another note, I see some people are quite put off by the concept. It’s great for all those times you have a cup and some hot water but don’t want to go through the pain of using an entire pot/strainer/stove. It isn’t exactly innovative, but it most certainly is not “stupid”.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 4:02 am tkp

No-one ever heard of a tea pot and tea strainer ?
on 28 Mar 2007 at 4:09 am binki

What will happen if you have a really tall cup and you only want to fill the cup to half full?

How would you cover the cup to let the tea brew?

I really don’t this can be considered a “Great Design.” However, the designer does desired props for the attempt at recreating the traditional tea bags.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 4:55 am Antonine Plato

Hmm, ok so it’s different but it doesn’t really solve any problems that exist with teabag design!

The final hurdle of teabag design is doing the sqeeze without a teaspoon to hand. Now a few manufacturers have addressed this with the drawstring feature but it just doesn’t work properly and you end up snapping the string and still having a teabag full of good tea!

This one looks nice but it doesn’t look too practical??

http://platosway.blogspot.com/
on 28 Mar 2007 at 5:07 am tek428

That is pretty nice!

Nothing like a cup of hot tea.

http://www.bloggingwv.com/
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on 28 Mar 2007 at 5:24 am Pete Wailes

Why the hell would you use this?! Just get a proper long handle infuser instead. They never wear out, and you can have a REAL cup of tea too.

Talk about re-inventing the wheel…
on 28 Mar 2007 at 5:27 am Elijah

ROFL…. for the sake of global warming…. your problem with this product is use of paper… ROFL… yeah… cos that’s how to make a dent in how we produce manage and allocate our resources… have you considered fighting crime?
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on 28 Mar 2007 at 6:00 am Joe

Nothing new here. When I lived in Japan these type of tea bags were used for single serving tea and coffee. I loved the coffee ones because they were individually sealed, so I could always have a fresh tasting cup of coffee. I never really understood the ones for tea though.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 6:06 am Tom

Tea 2.0. Nice.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 6:08 am ata

wow,the gr8 Darjeeling tea the tea bag…
on 28 Mar 2007 at 6:20 am hk

this has been around for a while…unlike old tea bags, drinking while it’s steeping is out of the question…
on 28 Mar 2007 at 6:36 am noctu

haha I wont be trading in my swiss gold tea filter for that waste of paper
on 28 Mar 2007 at 6:59 am db

What is that crazy Spider Tree Chopper thing at the top of the page called?
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on 28 Mar 2007 at 7:24 am monkey

the quality of their tea is nice and the tea bag is quite convenient. unlike other conventional tea bags it contain broken leaf tea, not fannings (dust)and can be used for multiple steepings. more important is that it gives the tea sufficient space to expand which tea bags, tea balls and tea don’t. if you have to brew you tea in a cup and don’t fancy carting around your own loose tea and filter, this is a superior alternative to tea bags for a cuppa on the go.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 7:33 am Andrew

Extra packaging for something like teabags == wasteful. Man, you people are lazy.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 7:46 am Roninjapan

In Japan this design is used from long time a go..its really practical and used for coffe too.

Bye
on 28 Mar 2007 at 7:58 am Roger

Man, that is really cool. I don’t have that brand here in Korea, but I will look out for it when I get back. Nice post.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 8:28 am japan9

Finally my life has meaning!
on 28 Mar 2007 at 8:46 am GreenFairy

Haha, didn’t know that was new… we have the same thing, just the design is slightly different… but generally exactly the same.
The tea is good! but the tea bags ain’t that expensive over here
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on 28 Mar 2007 at 10:20 am f.o.

great design???????
what did u guys smoke?
skyrockets to anonimity.
this bag is a hassle.
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on 28 Mar 2007 at 10:54 am Smartboards

I wonder how well it works with different sized cups. I have this extremely wide cup that I use for my tea and I don’t think that this thing would reach the edges. I love um though.
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on 28 Mar 2007 at 11:11 am Shennong

Though I doubt many of the individuals who posted above will be coming back to check on other responses, I would like to play devil’s advocate here for Ineeka. I spoke with one of their employees at a Whole Foods and thought I should pass on the information he gave me. The tea bags themselves are made of some sort of natural fiber. After speaking with him about the company, I’m sure they get their paper from a sustainable source. They introduced the bags for the sake of convenience (no need for strainers or other accoutrements that need to be washed afterward) and so that people would brew the tea properly. I’ve seen a lot of my friends overfill their tea balls–to get the full flavor of the tea the leaves need to unfurl completely. It’s all pre-measured in their bags and there’s enough space for all the leaves to open up. I love using it, plus the bags will compost and are unbleached. No glue in there either. I asked him. Something about heat-pressing. Even better, this company owns their own farms. All the farms are FairTrade and biodynamic(?). Either way, they provide like free healthcare, mandatory free schooling for the children, high wages, and free livestock for 25,000 people that work there. And he also said that the tea is just really high quality–that’s why it’s so expensive. This is a good company that’s worth supporting. And their tea is the best I’ve tasted since leaving Asia.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 11:16 am Tim

I discovered this product at Whole Foods about a year ago and assumed that I was the last one in the whole world to find out about such a great product. You proved me wrong.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 2:14 pm Sal Cangeloso

Shennong- awesome comment. I don’t think their tea is the best I have had, like I said I prefer Ito En, but it is good. I would imagine that the great packaging and FairTrade (etc.) pump of the cost… As so many people have pointed out a metal strainer or something from Bodum is oftentimes the best way to go (they are what I normally use too) but I can’t help but appreciate a product like this.
on 28 Mar 2007 at 4:19 pm David Browning

Check out the Chatsford teapot and strainer. Been using it for years with loose leaf tea. It is impossible to make a decent cup of tea if you strain it through paper; no ifs, buts or maybes. Also you need to be able to control the amount of tea – just controlling the amount of water does not cut it.

So the long and short of it is what exactly do you appreciate? The clever little paper bag? Or the taste of the resultant cup of tea? Origami is fun, but it doesn’t quench my thirst!
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on 29 Mar 2007 at 8:07 am Grant

It’s great to see all of this feedback about our product, it’s all greatly appreciated. If I may, I’d like to point a few things out in the interest of clarification.

Our company is committed to being truly socially and environmentally responsible. We’re the only premium tea company in the U.S. that owns our own family farms – as Shennong point out, the farms support 25,000 people on 12,000 acres of land in the pristine Himalayas. These family farms represent complete sustainability – they are 100% organic, biodynamic and Fair Trade certified. Our family farms have been around since 1861 and are industry pioneers in sustainable environmental and social standards. Ineeka is a new company, with a new packaging idea that allows people to enjoy the highest quality in whole leaf teas more conveniently, but the company’s family farms have been on the supply side for a long time, providing the world with some of the best Darjeeling and Assam teas available.

David Browning pointed out the wonders of the Chatsford teapot, and I couldn’t agree more – it’s an ideal method for steeping loose, full-leaf tea. But a large majority of Americans seek convenience found in the traditional tea bag. The problem is most tea bags are filled with the lowest grade teas – dust! – and then colored, flavored. Our teas are fresh and pure – we don’t use any flavorings or oils, only the finest 100% organic whole ingredients. The idea behind Ineeka’s retail packaging is to provide a broader range of consumers a real tea experience. The individual infusers are pre-measured for an 8-10 oz cup of tea, and the open delivery allows for the same proper steeping method you get from a basket infuser. The leaves can unfurl completely and all the amazing, authentic nuances of flavor are expressed.

The infusers are natural and biodegradable, and the tins are recyclable and re-usable – and we point this out on our packaging. We don’t use any overwraps on our “bags.” The most important thing to consider here is that everything that goes into our tea packaging is only to enhance and preserve the freshness and quality of our teas. High quality whole leaves should be stored in an air-tight container that blocks out light, to preserve their subtle character.

Our packaging is innovative and cool, but what truly sets us apart are our teas. They’re pure, 100% organic whole leaves directly sourced from the best tea growing region in the world.

Thanks for reading.

Grant
Ineeka
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on 30 Mar 2007 at 5:29 am Tim

Seriously. Gimmick! Any serious loose leaf tea drinker has at least a few real tea balls! Urgh.

Besides, there is no such thing as ‘organic’ Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling only has about 82 plantations (it’s a tiny region in the Himalayans) and none of them are set up to handle certified organic production.

This country is really lacking some rules to prevent consumers from getting screwed by all sorts of bogus marketing.

If you drink Darjeeling, get products certified by the Tea Board of India, like Samboya tea. Don’t fall for these con jobs!

Neat product design though.
on 30 Mar 2007 at 8:15 am Native's Home

很棒的设计Ineeka Tea…

I have translated it to Chinese. 这是一个叫Sal Cangeloso的blogger购买的茶叶（其实茶叶袋的设计比茶叶本&#365…..
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on 02 Apr 2007 at 3:29 pm Mirco

Thank you Shannong, for doing the research. Thank you Grant, for speaking up about your company. I think this steeper design is ingenious, whoever came up with it first, it doesn’t really matter. Sure, I also agree with the idea of a pot and strainer, especially the ones that allow expansion and whatnot. Lots of good points have been made in this discussion. One that I would like to make is that those of you who gripe about the waste of paper involved in a teabag… compostable, weighs next to nothing, how many of you are using recycled toilet paper? Being eco-conscious is not as easy as it sounds. I mean, every little bit counts, but if you use a re-useable cup for your coffee, you’d better use it daily for at least two years before you have used less resources and energy than it would have taken to make the paper cups. Think about that when you look at your old-fasioned computer monitor or when you get in your car.
on 05 Apr 2007 at 12:04 pm Shennong

To Tim: You may want to check out the Tea Board of India website or the Darjeeling Tea Board website (http://www.dtrdc.org/home.htm). There are most definitely organic farms in Darjeeling. In fact, organic tea farming in India started in Darjeeling. At least that’s what the latter website reads. In fact, I believe many of the organic farms that this company owns are biodynamic, as well. Please, don’t spout off until you’ve done the research yourself.
on 05 Apr 2007 at 1:47 pm Thorn McGregor

Similar tea packaging has been appearing like Revolution Tea. (http://www.revolutiontea.com) Very attractive to the eye, they carry a product called T-Pot Revolution in pyramid tea bags for brewing pots of tea. I haven’t tried yet but am thinking of ordering.
on 05 Apr 2007 at 7:50 pm murza

yeah i like revolution tea too, particularly their dragon eye oolong (http://www.revolutiontea.com/oolong-tea/ … I wouldn’t consider myself a “green person” but this configuration just seems totally wasteful to me…
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on 16 Apr 2007 at 8:12 am mark

a tea lover should visit this site http://www.teaemporium.net for authentic Darjeeling teas from the best tea tasters in trade
on 16 Apr 2007 at 8:16 am johny

yeah ,these guys offer the finest darjeeling i have ever tried,and specially because they are based in darjeeling ,they correctly provide the best teas each season…….must say value for money…great selections Tea emporium……keep the good work going!
on 18 Apr 2007 at 1:44 am Meowgurl

I have to admit that I am not the “greenest” person in the world, and as a result will happily gravitate towards interesting or unusual packaging like this. Add to this the fact that I am a tea fanatic, and you have a recipie (how do you spell that word?!?) for disaster! I haven’t yet bought anything from Ineeka, but if their tea is good, then these ridiculously cool tea bags will seal the deal, and I will probably buy some. To illustrate what I’m talking about, I currently buy a lot of tea from http://www.kasora.com not because their tea is good (though it is) but because of their amazing tins (that look like they were designed by scandinavian architects) that sit on my shelf like books, with the names of the exotic teas they hold on their “spines”. And if I’m brewing my tea in a single cup, do I use an ordinary tea ball? Oh no. I have to use a “tea stick” (http://www.gamilacompany.com/tea/teastick.html)because of its amazing design, and if I’m brewing a whole pot of tea, I can only use my “Naoko” teapot that I got from Bodum, because it’s the only pot that I deem cool enough. Clearly, I have a problem.
on 18 Apr 2007 at 1:52 am Meowgurl

Oh, sorry! Link to look at the “Naoko” tea pot is here: http://www.danskdesign.nu/images/Naoko_Teapot.gif
on 22 Apr 2007 at 10:20 am Motorcycle Guy

@rezidue I agree adagio is amazing!
on 26 Apr 2007 at 7:34 am LISA

Great stuff
on 26 Apr 2007 at 7:35 am MARCONY

Yeah thats true indeed.I prefer Gourmet coffee
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on 28 Apr 2007 at 1:54 am Sara

Thank you Meowgurl for your kind words about our company. We are very proud of our unusual tins, and our forward-thinking product designs in general, including the award-winning “Ten Cups of Tea”.

The tins you are referring to, were indeed designed to be stored on a shelf like books. We passed your compliments along to their designers who loved that you thought they looked “Scandinavian”.

We also think our teas are excellent, and would love to send you some as a thank you for your kind words. We are a very young company but we are growing rapidly due to the kind words and positive feedback of people such as yourself. Since you are an existing customer, simply drop us a line and let us know who you are. We’ll send you something we promise you’ll really love.

Sara
Kasora Special Reserve Teas
http://www.kasora.com
on 23 May 2007 at 7:18 am sue

i get the beautiful tea ball that blooms from http://www.teacuppa.com for $10 bucks. 20 blooms! Nothing fancy but i like showing it to my friends..another recommendation would be dragonwell green tea!
on 26 Jul 2007 at 11:38 am Jerry

I love the loose tea from http://www.tealaden.com they also have a great selection of green teas and flowering teas.
on 01 Aug 2007 at 11:07 pm dynn

cool design..great
on 03 Aug 2007 at 10:18 pm Lirik Lagu

what so creative of the design.
on 14 Aug 2007 at 6:21 am Nik

Unique!
on 15 Aug 2007 at 2:35 am Logo Design

SUPER!
on 15 Aug 2007 at 2:35 pm George from Logos2buy

Great packaging!!!
on 18 Aug 2007 at 5:47 am Zauberer Zaubershow

Hi, nice web – site, and thanks a lot for all the useful informations, kind greetings from germany
on 18 Aug 2007 at 9:34 am OWS

Nice packaging idea. Looks like tea is great too.
on 06 Sep 2007 at 2:43 am Familie Zauberer

Hi there, I found great ideas on your Web site, thanks for that and keep on doing
on 11 Sep 2007 at 2:03 pm andreas (Recycle and save the planet)

Really great package design!
on 17 Sep 2007 at 6:18 am hiutopor

Hi

Very interesting information! Thanks!

G’night
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on 29 Oct 2007 at 1:24 pm Marge

I agree with pizpot and numerous others about saving the trees and being green; however, I thought the Ikeea bag design was interesting; while at home I use the tea pot and strainer, I find that this type of bags are excellent for the office.
on 07 Nov 2007 at 10:56 am Stella

I have been buying this tea for about three years and I think this tea is the best tastin hot tea ever. I guess it depends on ones taste buds.
on 17 Apr 2008 at 4:12 am Rynanne

Hi, I think this is wonderful. Yeah it’s nice at home to use your other steeping devices, but on the go, this would be great!

I’m just wondering if you can get just the tea bags minus the tea? I have so much loose tea, that I’d love to try it with them. If anyone knows where I could find them. Please let me know.
on 22 Apr 2008 at 7:40 pm Rob

Nice design!

For those who enjoy varieties of tea brands that satisfy any taste.

http://www.teaandwares.com
on 22 Apr 2008 at 7:46 pm Rob

Try a cup of one of our Black tea blends. They hold up well to a little milk and taste great with a tea spoon of honey.

http://www.teaandwares.com
on 03 Jul 2008 at 8:38 am FreeHytrin

Hi! rather advantageous come to c clear up!
hytrin maker
Best regards!
on 15 Jul 2008 at 9:37 am Cloudwalker

Try a traditional chinese method of steeping oolong and pu erh tea!
on 15 Jul 2008 at 9:37 am Cloudwalker

http://www.cloudwalkerteas.com
on 17 Jul 2008 at 6:25 pm Cloudwalker

For centuries the Chinese have been drinking tea with spiritual sincerity. For them, it is not simply about steeping a few leaves in water. Preparing a cup of tea is an art form that differs from region to region in China, involving numerous teapots, kettles, strainers, pitchers and tea sinks. To truly enjoy a cup of tea, one cannot simply drop a teabag in some hot water. Tea connoisseurs search out the finest tea leaves and savour them by pouring from miniature teapots (often from Yixing) that enhance the tea flavours, and then pouring into smelling and finally drinking cups. The senses of smell and taste are so closely connected that the two cups complement one another grandly. Try drinking your tea this way to truly experience it.
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on 28 Aug 2008 at 6:40 am Steven Jack

Lovely design!Finally my life has meaning!

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on 31 Aug 2008 at 3:14 pm Jessica

I received a gift package of their tea for my birthday. I enjoyed it and did a little research. First, they are fair-trade, they own their own plantation which supports 25,000 people on better-than-fair wages and bonuses, medical facilities, and schools. Second, their teas are 100% organic and they grow their own ingredients (most teas are bought at auction or sold anonymously). Third, they are environmentally responsible. If you are intent on conservation, reuse the canister for something else, a loose leaf tea can be kept in there as it is made to preserve freshness. I thought it was very good and the price is fair at $10. This quality of tea would usually be much more but they have removed the middle man by owning their own farm.
on 07 Nov 2008 at 12:36 am Harish

Can some body give us the email addresses of all the organic tea gardens of Darjeeling

Harish
National Coordinator wwoof india
http://www.wwoofindia.org
on 11 Dec 2008 at 9:36 pm Nicholas K

wow this is a really cool design, was the tea any good or was it just like any old bagged tea, im going to try and look around for it. http://steepedtimes.wordpress.com
on 19 Dec 2008 at 7:45 pm ineeka Himalayan Black Intensity (review) — Lainie Sips

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on 30 Dec 2008 at 1:17 pm Oliver

Hey, I was wondering if anyone had tried any of Kalahari’s Organic tea. Kalahari’s Energy Tea is fuel for life’s safari, with green tea, white tea or oolong tea flavored by grapefruit. Check it out here: http://www.kalaharitea.com/. Hope you enjoy it.
on 01 Jan 2009 at 8:59 pm Jessica

Wow!

I just received a tin of Ineeka’s Green Limon as a gift and I am amazed by it. Beautiful packaging (will certainly reuse the awesome tin), beautiful design, convenient, and unbelievably good tea. Add to that their terrific philosophy and sustainability, and consider me a huge fan.

I do still love a good teapot and infuser as well, but am smitten by their luscious, high-quality leaves budding in the pouch. <3
-Jessica
on 23 Jan 2009 at 3:38 am Gary

If you’re into quality whole leaf tea, then have I got the website for you. I’ve tried a few of their teas and they’re great. The only problem I have with them is the shipping charges, but if you order $50 or more worth of stuff then shipping is free. I’ve gotten a few small orders from them (Lapsang Souchong, Easter Parade, All Hallow’s Eve) just to try out their stuff and haven’t once been disappointed. The site is http://www.marymellowteas.com. The tea and it’s ingredients are all organically grown (that’s what they claim… I don’t know how you can prove it one way or the other).
You might consider giving them a try if you’re a tea lover.
Gary
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on 26 May 2009 at 11:55 pm Rachel Sartoe

I have always a fan of loose leaf organic tea from my trusted source Art of Tea
on 15 Jun 2009 at 4:18 am Green Boar

loose leaf tea !!! Bin the bag !
on 31 Aug 2009 at 11:10 am Tech Vina

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on 28 Sep 2009 at 7:44 am La hora del té « Belen Peca: Blog de arte, tendencias y estilo de vida

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on 28 Jan 2010 at 10:37 am Clever and Creative Tea Packaging — susuzkuyu

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on 05 Feb 2010 at 12:59 pm Chris Martin

I love this. I have tea every morning though my tea bags aren’t very fancy.
Chris Martin

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