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To ask if you have a tea set?

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Sacredhandbag · 19/01/2025 18:20

Do you have a teaset that you use daily?

And by that I mean the whole works - teapot, teacups with saucers, sugar pot, milk jug.

I use mine every day and guests always seem surprised when I make tea on a tray and bring it in in the pot.

I know it's a bit unusual these days but surely not that unusual?

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Catza · 19/01/2025 20:01

I have my tea black and I don't take sugar so there won't be much point in one. I have one of those glass tea brewers from IKEA which I use as I prefer loose leaf but a teacup is too small for me. I love the idea but it's not particularly practical for daily use.

bifurCAT · 19/01/2025 19:07

I miss the (old) Old Country Rose, Lady Carlysle, Royal Ascot... it's all mugs these days, and you only find these as mismatched sets in small afternoon tea places.

UndermyShoeJoe · 19/01/2025 19:06

I don’t drink tea so no.

NImumconfused · 19/01/2025 19:06

I have a Denby one that was a wedding present and a bone china one my granny left me, but neither of the really gets used unfortunately, I really should.

InJadeHedgehog · 19/01/2025 19:04

I have one.
It comes out when someone dies.
My adult children affectionately call it ‘the death cups’ I couldn’t be bothered using a pot on a daily basis and like a big mug of tea.

SockQueen · 19/01/2025 19:04

I don't. My parents do, and have one inherited from my grandparents. Maybe I should invest and feel like a proper grown up!

TheBookShelf · 19/01/2025 19:03

I have a vintage (1930s) tea set which I enjoy using occasionally.

Amba1998 · 19/01/2025 19:02

I have one. It comes out when I put on a birthday or Mother’s Day afternoon tea type event. Haven’t had it out in a few years!

Middlemarch123 · 19/01/2025 19:01

I’ve Got an Alice In Wonderland one, I love it. Was very expensive so I added to it as and when I could afford to. Family would buy me a bit of it for Xmas and birthdays too.

Megapint · 19/01/2025 18:58

I do, and I use it every day. It sat on a shelf for a few years. As I've got older, I've started using all my beautiful things daily. I also have a coffee pot and full set.

Porridgeislife · 19/01/2025 18:58

I like the idea of it but I’m the only person in my house who drinks tea, and I prefer teabags. So we don’t.

I have a relative who is very wedded to milk jug, teapot, cosy, cup and saucer for all tea drinking but she’s approaching 75.

pambeesleyhalpert · 19/01/2025 18:57

I got a le cruest tea pot and milk jug for Xmas. Love them!

Crazycatlady79 · 19/01/2025 18:57

Nah, I swig builders' tea straight out of £3 mugs from Sainsbury's.

IamSmarticus · 19/01/2025 18:56

I don't have one and wouldn't use one if I did - it would just take up space in a cupboard and gather dust.

Createausername1970 · 19/01/2025 18:53

I did have.

I liked the idea of it, but not the reality.

When we moved a few years ago it went to a charity shop.

I sometimes think I should have kept it, but overall I don't miss it.

Oreosareawful · 19/01/2025 18:50

Gosh no.

DramaAlpaca · 19/01/2025 18:49

I have two, but I don't use them daily. We prefer mugs, but sometimes we'll have a tray with the teapot, milk jug etc, if we're feeling a bit posh.

One of my sets is a beautiful bone china one DH and I got as a wedding present 35 years ago. It makes an appearance occasionally at Christmas. It's pretty, but the teacups are tiny and can't go in the dishwasher so not terribly practical.

The other is a set my DF brought home from a trip to Japan before he married my DM, so that's at least 65 years old. It's still in its original box and far too precious to use.

Walkingwithdinosaurs · 19/01/2025 18:42

I don’t but I’ve been considering getting one. My mum and grandma both had tea sets and I loved them when I was younger.

Not sure I’d have anywhere to put it or in fact use it but it’s nostalgic for me it think.

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