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New Tea Toys to Support Your Sales

August 01, 2012 by Sarah Trench

Don't you just want to hold that little cup in your hands?

It was Scarlet! In the Kitchen! With the Teapot!

I look austere, but really, I'm great fun and handy to have around.

After 12 great years of studying and serving and selling tea to hundreds of thousands of customers, nearly every manner of tea and teaware has come through our doors. Unedited online reviews of every product we sell offer us the advantage of a continual positive feedback loop of testing and evaluating and learning customer preferences. This fuels our evolution. We are excited to announce a range of new items: new teaware for steeping and serving, line extensions of our popular overwrapped teas, as well as new forms of discounted bulk packaging. We can't wait to hear how these benefit you and your tea program. We aim to please!

New Tea Toys:
Among the new items are four classic Japanese style Cast Iron teapots and cups. These heavyweights of the serviceware world are the best there is for preparing and serving hot tea. They keep warm for ages, and are durable enough to last lifetimes. Really. You will go through the rest of your barware tenfold before replacing these. We can't recommend these enough for tea service.

For more lighthearted surroundings, we've introduced a whole line of colored teapots and teacups to extend our very popular PersonaliTea line. Eight colorful teapots and matching cups in colors like Scarlet, Grasshopper, Sky. These inexpensive beauties are elegantly simple to use, with a large infuser basket for easy loose tea prep. The white interior of the boldly colored cups showcases tea's myriad of colors with pizzazz. I don't use that word flippantly, these teapots are charming, and very giftable.

If your customers are on the run (but not the lam, we hope) we now have our own hot and cold cups available to you. Adagio hot cups offer an ideal balance of aesthetics and function; their rippled exterior eliminates the need (and cost) for an extra sleeve while aiding heat retention and prolonged enjoyment of hot tea on the go. Unlike most paper cups that taint their contents with offensive flavors, we designed these with your tea palate in mind, so even delicate nuances of your favorite beverage aren't compromised for convenience.

Transparent, just like us, Adagio cold cups allow you to proudly serve America's favorite tea- iced tea- in grand style. Sturdy PET cups show off their contents with our signature wave pattern assuring your customers they are enjoying a quality beverage from a trusted supplier.

My favorite new product may be our Stainless Steel Infuser , perfect for preparing loose tea in most any cup or mug. This is an ideal 'have tea anywhere' set that combines a stainless steel infuser and a glass lid. Worlds better than a traditional tea ball for infusing whole leaf teas, you can watch leaves dance and unfurl, taking full advantage of space and infusing each cup with maximum flavor and health benefits. When the tea is done, remove infuser (glass cover has been keeping heat in and now doubles as a coaster) and enjoy a perfect cup wherever, and whenever, the mood strikes. Handy silicone tab keeps fingers cool while removing hot leaves. This is an excellent piece to assist with your loose tea program and customers will definitely want to take one home with them.

New packaging and line extensions:
We've made it easier for you to profit from our teas by selling larger quantities at a significant discount. Up to 25lbs (exact amount varies per tea) will be packed in 1lb bags. At the bulk threshold, you may still choose the 1lb packaging in any quantity, or select our bulk bag for a discounted price. As always, we encourage you to make your own blends from our bulk teas rename them to suit your program and exude exclusivity. If we can assist with ideas, let us know. Email me for a pricelist.

We will be adding 5 new teas to our individually wrapped packaging, as we will be packing these in 100ct boxes for a discounted per-serving price.
New teas include:

We trust these additions and changes will serve you and your customers well. If there are items on your wishlist that we don't yet offer, drop us a line, we are always seeking improvement and love a good tea project.