Thursday, July 14, 2011

Prettiest. Tea tin. Ever.

At a T.J. Maxx in Anniston, Ala. over the weekend, I came across what I believe is the prettiest tea tin I've ever seen!

This tin of English Breakfast tea is from the English Tea Shop. The soft pink coloring and the lush roses on the tin are just my speed. Even my husband said it looked like Rachel Ashwell herself could have designed it! (A little scary how much my man knows about tea and my favorite designers these days!)

When I opened it, I was pleasantly surprised to find the tin with an inner lid to keep the tea fresh. Nice!

I enjoyed one of the rare cups of hot tea I've prepared lately, and the English Breakfast blend, brewed for just about 4 minutes, had a pleasant black tea flavor with no astringency, just as I had hoped. But frankly, if the tea had been terrible I still would have loved this tin! (Also comes in blue. Sells for $5.99. Just in case you feel a T.J. Maxx shopping trip coming on ...)
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13 comments:

  1. MarieJuly 14, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    oh dear..now I have to make a slight detour and go to TJ Maxx after work. And then to the laundromat.
    I hope they have the blue tin here..it would be lovely for my niece's birthday package. Thanks (I think) for enabling. ;o)

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  2. UnknownJuly 14, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    I agree...I work about ONE MILE from one and I think I might have to whip by at lunch :) Thanks Angela. Can I just say your blog is such a highlight of my day. Trish

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  3. JanJuly 14, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    I too, love your blog. I have a laundry list of "work" blogs I read but your blog is like a gentle breeze in my day. And since I'm not a big shopper, I'm encouraged to be a hunter of beauty when I'm out.

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  4. my cup of teaJuly 14, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Hi Angela! I too feel a trip to TJ Maxx coming on! Thanks for the tip!
    ~Donna~

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  5. JanJuly 14, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    I'm with you on this tea tin, pink is my favorite.

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  6. Linda JenningsJuly 14, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    I stopped in TJ Maxx in Hilton Head and didn't find anything like your beautiful tea tin! Lucky you!!

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  7. Marilyn MillerJuly 14, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    Oh yes, it is a pretty one. Now where do you store or show all your pretty tins? That is my dilemma these days.

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  8. parTea ladyJuly 14, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    Beautiful tea tin and it sounds like the English Breakfast tea is one that I'd like.

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  9. StephJuly 14, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Well that is very pretty indeed!

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  10. amherstroseJuly 14, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    I couldn't resist these either when I spied them at TJ's last week. The inside lid to seal the tins was the feature that surprised me as well. They will make a great place to store my two favorite teas on my bedroom tea station. (My DH knows way too much about these things as well, but I just love him for remembering all of these little details.) Aren't we lucky!

    Have a happy tea drinking day!

    Mary Jane

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  11. GingerJuly 14, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    What a pretty tin. And a bonus that the tea tastes good as well.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 17, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    I saw these yesterday at a TJ Maxx in Portland, Maine (they had four different colored tins there) - but didn't buy any because, while on vacation in Canada last week, I'd purchased four tea cozies, two teapots, one cup and saucer set, and seven different types of tea! I just couldn't justify buying any more "tea-related" things. But after reading your post, I'm kind of wishing I'd picked them up, lol.

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  13. Darlene - The Tea Enthusiast's ScrapbookJuly 20, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Hi Angela,

    I was so excited when I found an English Tea Shop tin in a T.J. Maxx store in NY. I also found a few other tea related goodies.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Darlene

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