to have brought cheap tea bags for when the outlaws come over?

[AmandaB22]

before i had dc they never came over, now they are over all the time ~(and never less than 4 at a time ) and always demand a cup of tea for every person.

I like to have a cuppa once a day (bf'ing) so buy twinings everyday bags, anyhoo i only had 4 tea bags (after buying a new box 3 weeks ago) left and they text to say they where coming over and did we want them to bring anything, i said tea bags and washing up liquid (dp works away so its a pain to just pop out for tea bags). they said no they would not buy them!!

Soooo i brought them sainsburys basic and me twinings...............=D childish,maybe.......satisfying,yes!

My MIL is like this too!

Tea first thing in China cups.
Coffee every 30m till noon in China Mugs
Tea every 30m in the afternoon in 2nd best china cups and saucers unless Guests (deliberate capital!) are present.

On sundays it's served in the Royal Albert.

My MIL is Hyacinth Bucket. :o

My mum has a series of special mugs for different times of the day. The breakfast mug isn't the same as the teatime mug.

I don't make her tea any more, as I always use the Wrong Mug.

This is mad - why on earth ask if you want anything if they actually can't be bothered to go to the shops?? I agree with the others - hide all the teabags and tell them that you did say you'd run out!!

If I go to friends houses I pick up milk and bread as a matter of course... Even the non pregnant ones. Sometimes bacon accidentally hapens too, and sandwiches then have to be made to defend the world.

Pregnant friends get all chuffing sorts. And usually a call before I set off to acquire a shopping list.

I can't imagine asking, then refusing! 'tis not normal!

Also, tea snobs - I hear you. I had my garden attacked by a couple of local blokes a while back, and I had to go buy tetley for them, as they were a tad unimpressed by the content of my tea cupboard

When I was a child (a long time ago) I had a scripture teacher who once proudly told my mother that she always dried out and saved her old tea-leaves so that she could re-use them to make tea for any 'workmen' she might employ . Perhaps you could recycle your old teabags when your outlaws come to call -maybe even three or four times (until the little paper bag actually dissolves) .

I would be OUT a lot. Couldn't be doing with them being there that often (nice or not) and with that attitude - definitely NOT.

Grab your baby & bag and say 'Sorry, we're on our way out, give us a call and we can arrange a convenient time for you to visit'. Do this everytime until they get the hint.

Hahaha I definately have sympathy with tea addicts, I don't feel right if I don't have a cuppa. Odd of them to refuse to buy some though.

Anyway, YANBU, cheap teabags, put 'em in a jar to disguise the cheapness, hide the twinnings, done. That shit is expensive.

If this is the worst from your outlaws you're doing v well btw .

Were they sainsburys own brand red label (actually very nice), or the 30p ish basics? Hope it was the basics!!!!!!

Definitely start sharing the teabags - at least 2 mugs per bag (3 if you really squeeze and like pale tea).

This is why I love the English

Keep the Twinnings for yourself- because as a tea drinker of the common stuff (PG etc) I personally don't like it so they probably won't care too much anyway..

Since they asked if you needed anything, then said no when you said "Yes please, tea and soap", YANBU. I can't believe they asked then refused, that is weird. How exactly did they refuse? "Oh, when we asked if "You wanted anything", we meant to say "Do you want to sing? We planned on a little karaoke today."

I am at them not getting them.

YANBU! So they just said no after offering? Weird

Proscrastinator, what, even if they hadn't asked for them?

I would find it really deeply odd if a friend turned up on my doorstep with unsolicited bread and milk.

I have a friend who has cheap tea bags in a smart container for her MIL. The decent ones live in the cupboard! It seems the MIL prefers the taste of the cheap ones, even though she doesn't know what brand they are.

tell them where the kettle is mrs blooming!

Do you not like them coming over?

It sounds incredibly stingy, not wanting to buy a box of tea bags every 3 weeks. They must be helluva expensive.

Btw this is my first ever message!
I do similar thing with coffee, I hide my expensive instant starbucks and put cheap own brand in cupboard! no guilt needed! if they wanted a particular tea should have bought some themselves I say!

You have to ask them 'you know you asked if you could bring anything, and then you said no when I asked for teabags and washing up liquid - what would you have been willing to bring me?'

Because I'm dying to know the answer!

I have visions of FIL with teabag choice phobia and being terrified of buying teabags in case he got the wrong ones, or something...

i would have said "sorry, you cant have a brew,ive got no tea bags or clean cups..

Seriously though, why are you still letting these people visit? Time to say 'no, it isn't convenient' or be out when they want to call.

I would not offer them a drink and if they ask would tell them I am out of teabags, since they declined to bring some in with them.

Ooooh, sahre 1 tea bag between 4 cups and use evapourated milk! Play the "I've just had a baby (ish) and family won't nring me groceries" card

Give them a glass of water each. Tell them there will be tea when you have had time to shop, some time in the next few weeks perhaps.

Procrastinator - please be my friend. I could murder a bacon butty right now.

I had to tell my MIL to stop bringing stuff when she came round. She was always loaded up with cakes and biscuits. The DCs used to ring get up and request Jaffa cakes and such like.