... Now I have seen it all, or have I?
by Michael Smith (Veshengro)
Just when you think you have seen and heard it all along comes something like this.
Have these people ever heard of the tea infuser? They are reinventing the wheel and then call it green. This is taking people to the cleaners despite the fact that they are clean.
The Peaceful Peacock’s reusable tea bags – three for the price of $8 – must be intended as an April Fools joke for sure. Then again, I guess they are not.
They are being advertised in one online realm with “these reusable bags are sure to charm your teacup and Mama Earth.”
Why not use the real green alternative, either a Chinese tea infuser made from bamboo, or the Western alternatives, made from tin or wire mesh. They are a lot greener than any cotton material, whether organic or not.
I really am not sure as to whether to laugh or cry when it comes to things such as this, especially when there is a perfectly good, and also cheap, alternative available; namely the tea infuser, called in some places a “tea egg”. Made of metal, often stainless steel, or a wire mesh cage, they work great, are easy to clean and last a lifetime.
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