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  • Slowly57
    Slowly57 Posts: 353 Forumite
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    kittie wrote: »
    I use an ingenui tea infuser

    We have a couple of Bodum yo-yo infuser sets - of course, you can use it with your own mug if you prefer - perfect for travel :)
    http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/household-appliances/small-kitchen-appliances/coffee-machines-and-accessories/coffee-accessories/bodum-yo-yo-mug-tea-strainer-set-lime-10134634-pdt.html
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  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    I bought an outer of Lidl Knightsbridge red label teabags (160s) whilst on 1/2 price weekend offer, about a year ago I think. I get through at least 2 every day and still have stacks left. I'll be okay for tea and sympathy for a while :)

    How I wish Lidl would bring back their decent weekend offers again.
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

    "No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio

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  • hoglet121
    hoglet121 Posts: 658 Forumite
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    Don't know if you have T2 in the UK but for interesting teas they're worth searching out. I've switched to loose leaf too, I like being able to see the tea leves once they've hydrated in the infuser - I don't feel like I've been swindled by being sold the sweepings from the floor. It is more pricey but as I can get 2 or 3 cups out of a teaspoon of tea I don't feel it's too bad value for money.

    Having switched to green tea for 95% of my hot drinks I've also just come though an NZ winter with not one sniff of a cold. Never happened to me before and that's the only thing I can put it down to.
  • SailorSam
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    I always thought T bags were made of paper and threw them in my compost. Although it's a bit of a pain to do, i now tear the used one to seperate just the leaves for compost. The bags go in the bin.
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  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    The issue I have with loose tea is the mess (I can get over this, I suppose) and the thought of them inadvertently finding their way down my plug hole. I am very particular about not putting solid matter down my kitchen sink but in a contest of me vs tea leaves, the leaves would win every time.
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

    "No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio

    Hope is not a strategy :D...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
  • Blackbeard_of_Perranporth
    Blackbeard_of_Perranporth Posts: 7,605 Forumite
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    My Tea Bags contain no fibres! It is loose leaf. Perfect!
  • Slowly57
    Slowly57 Posts: 353 Forumite
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    Can recommend http://www.theteapot.co.uk/ and http://www.baritea.co.uk/ if you want great loose leaf
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  • Slowly57
    Slowly57 Posts: 353 Forumite
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    edited 6 November 2016 at 6:55PM
    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    The issue I have with loose tea is the mess (I can get over this, I suppose) and the thought of them inadvertently finding their way down my plug hole. I am very particular about not putting solid matter down my kitchen sink but in a contest of me vs tea leaves, the leaves would win every time.

    A sink strainer will sort you out!
    2022 | Back to the fold - need a Money Saving mojo reboot!

    Grocery Challenge JAN 2022 £200/£185.00 left!
  • hoglet121
    hoglet121 Posts: 658 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    I've got a little tong infuser thing - just tap the tea leaves into the compost bin, no need to put them anywhere near the sink. :-)
  • jackyann
    jackyann Posts: 3,433 Forumite
    Loose leaf, definitely, Co-op 99 for me - lovely taste & ethical.
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