Tea drinkers: I need thank you gift ideas, please!

[MrsAxilla]

DH recently had a site visit to a very remote wilderness area.  The superintendent was went above and beyond in hosting them, so he'd like to send a thank you gift.  He noticed her and her husband are tea drinkers, so he'd like to send like a tea basket.  We are not tea drinkers, so we have no idea.  Ideas?  Thanks!

[ginap]

I know nothing about tea, but I have heard good things about this shop - www.teavana.com/tea-gift-center.

[lolo]

Did he notice what kind of tea they drink?

[MrsAxilla]

Jul 29, 2015 1:36:55 GMT -5 lolo said:

Did he notice what kind of tea they drink?

I just asked - nope.  He asked for coffee on morning and they said "hope it's okay; we're tea drinkers ourselves."  Celestial Seasons is local, so he's thinking of some thing from there.  But maybe tea drinkers think it's swill?  IDK.

[tulips]

Did they use bags or loose leaf?

If loose leaf, he could get then a tea infuser. You can usually find shapes other than the normal ball. I've seen tree shaped ones on Amazon and bought my BIL a scuba diver one once.

Not usually much money though, so he may want to get something else to pair with it.

[MauMau]

I'd buy something that wasn't local to the grocery store. If you buy loose included a tea infuser. I like David's Tea and Argo for my loose leaf. I know teavana is popular too.

Bagged tea I like Mighty Leaf best. Which can be found in store but not everywhere as far as I noticed.

Mugs with infuser - I really like the Bodum Yo Yo mug.

[ally]

While in London, I was served tea in this:

www.harney.com/stump-teapot-red.html

I liked it enough to buy one for myself.

The company linked also has very nice teas - I like Paris and English Breakfast, Earl Gray is popular.

[auntie]

If you're going to buy tea, be careful. Real tea drinkers can be pretty persnickety about what they drink. I'd err of the side of a mixed offering rather than a single kind.

I'm a fan of a strong morning breakfast tea with a splash of milk; people who don't know me well often gift me Earl Grey. It must seem fancy or something. I can't stand the flavor of bergamot and donate all such offerings to the local food bank along with gifts of herb teas and weirdly flavored stuff. My BFF is likewise devoted to her white chrysanthemum teas (they're woven into cool packets that bloom when you add water), my niece drinks loose leaf green teas and the occasional herb tea.

[MixedBerryJam]

How about some loose tea in airtight cans from Teavana, and a fun tea infuser or two like this one, which is the cutest tea infuser. The tea goes in the basket and the duck makes it float.