Did a friend help you on moving day recently? Or did a co-worker burn the midnight oil with you to finish an important project to meet a deadline? Or did your sibling do something sweet for you when you were feeling down lately?
Whatever the reason, there are umpteen reasons to be thankful for the people around us. A ‘thank you’ gift is a perfect way to show them your appreciation, from a “But First Kombucha” T Shirt or tank top to extravagant tea sets, there is plenty of thoughtful gifts to choose from.
If the person you are thanking is a tea-lover, you need to check out these seven unique “thank you” gift ideas for tea lovers.
#1 A Tea Gift Basket
Thanks to the boom in tea popularity, the world of tea is immense! There are hundreds of different kinds of tea out there. Some are designed to energize you, while others are designed to relax you. Some boost antioxidants, while others cleanse toxins out of your body.
So, if you are unsure about what type of tea to get your friend or loved one, you should consider getting them a tea sample gift basket.
Tea gift baskets make perfect thank you gifts because you can pick and choose an array of different teas to add to the basket.
Talk to a tea specialist at a tea store to find out what kind of teas are the most popular and pick a sampling of those teas. There are also tea selections for moods that can help you figure out which teas to pick.
#2 A Loose Leaf Infuser
A loose-leaf infuser is an essential tool all tea-lovers need and love. They may already have one, but they can always use another (like how we can always use another knife if we like to cook).
Tea infusers are gadgets to help place portions of loose leaf tea in hot water to infuse the hot water with the leaf compounds to create the tea.
A loose-leaf infuser makes for a great gift for someone you are looking to thank. The relatively minor price tag makes them an excellent gift for a co-worker; they won’t feel like they can’t accept an expensive gift from a colleague.
#3 An Electric Kettle
Tea kettles have come a long way. These days you can get electric kettles that can warm up water to a specific temperature and have a digital thermometer built into them.
Tea infusion often requires water at 85-90 degrees Celsius (just below the boiling point). A digital thermometer reading and even a smart kettle that will warm water just to the right temperature would be a convenient gift for a tea lover.
This could be an excellent gift for a family member or friend who loves their tea!
#4 A Tea Travel Mug To Go
Like our morning cup of coffee, tea lovers cannot go without their morning cup of tea. And some of them are so busy with their hectic mornings that they may not get to enjoy that cup of tea until they get comfortably settled in with their commute to work.
This is where a tea travel mug would come in super handy. A tea travel mug is super useful as they often come with its own tea steeper.
They have to pour some hot water and leaves in the tea steeper, and they are ready to go. This makes a great gift to say thank you!
#5 A Tea Bottle for the Cold Brews
Not all tea lovers like it hot; some like their cold brews. This is especially true on warmer days, but cold brews are useful even in colder months. Many like to make homemade iced tea as a replacement beverage for fizzy colas.
This is where a tea bottle with its own infuser is super helpful in preparing the cold tea brew they love.
These bottles are often made of shatter-proof glass, and it allows for fruit slices to be put in the bottom half of the bottle while you can screw the top half up(the part that contains the infuser).
These innovative tea bottles are a must-have for any tea lover these days.
#6 Extra Large Tea Mugs for The Weekends
If you love your loose-leaf tea, you know that only insanely copious amounts of that brew will do on weekends.
Large tea mugs are perfect for several ounces of tea needed on lazy rainy afternoons when curling up to a book. During winter, the cold afternoons will require extra tea for the much-needed weekend rest and recovery.
#7 The Tea For One or Two TeaPot
Long gone are the days of the fancy teapots that would hold tea for an entire family or for the tea time parties. While the fine china family-sized teapot and serving six tea sets still have their place in many families, a small teapot set for two would do the trick for the micronuclear family units.
Some even like to collect an entire collection of miniature teapots just to change up the look and feel of the Scandinavian-style Fika vibes.
Consider a teapot set for one (or two) as a gift for your tea-loving friend as a thank you gift!
Conclusion
The world of tea is every bit whimsical, as one can imagine. After all, with literally thousands of blends and brew recipes, how can the tea world be inflexible. This allows us to be creative and unique with our gifts for tea lovers.
Also, who is to say one has to be a tea lover to appreciate the uniqueness of all that tea offers. After all, it is the Queen’s platinum jubilee year, and tea is festive and appropriate for a gift this year.
Try out these gift ideas and get some for yourself too!
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