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Valentine’s Day Gift Idea: Primula Flowering Tea Gift Set *Giveaway*

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My mornings aren’t complete without a nice, hot cup of tea (or two).  Tea is one of my favorite drinks.  And the added health benefits inherent in many teas compel me to make consumption a regular occurrence.

It’s not too often that I come across a product that fascinates and “wows” me.  Whether you’re a tea drinker or not, you will be awed by the beauty of Primula’s Flowering Tea Gift Set.  The set includes a Handblown Glass Tea Pot with Loose Tea Infuser and a gift canister of flowering teas.  The tea pot itself is handblown borosilicate glass.  It has a distinct, classy look.  And despite the fact that it seems contrary to put boiling hot water in a glass pot, that is exactly what you’re supposed to do.   It’s microwave and dishwasher safe and includes an infuser for loose leaf tea. This is a much more effective way to enjoy loose leaf tea without having to “strain” the tea.  However, you’ll want to use this pot for their flowering teas.

Primula offers white, green, and black tea flowers that “bloom” when placed in the pot with hot water.  My set came with their Jasmine infused green tea.  The tea flower is blended with Jasmine 5 times and then hand sewn to flowers by artisans in China.  When the tea flowers are steeped in hot water, they bloom.  It’s really a neat phenomenon and makes for an exquisite tea.  I let it steep for several minutes after the flower had “bloomed” and it was strong enough to make out the flavors.

The gift set comes with 12 different tea flowers, each which can be steeped up to 3 times for a total of 36 steeps or 250 cups of tea. Primula products are available online and select Macy’s and Bed Bath and Beyond stores.

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184 Responses to Valentine’s Day Gift Idea: Primula Flowering Tea Gift Set *Giveaway*

  1. I also love the Handblown Glass Tea Maker with Loose Tea Infuser (for a single cup)
    My daughter is having a real tea party next month for her birthday and a blooming tea would be so cool for the party!!

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  12. I drink hot tea every morning. (I gave up coffee in October). Have it with raw honey. I have looked at the flowering teas before, but thought it was very expensive for a cup of tea.

    What I learned was that the flower can be steeped up to 3 times in a 24 hour period. This means that it is not as expensive as I originally thought. I like that there is a long (2.5 year) shelf life, in case I want to reserve some of these for special occasions. Hopefully I will win….. yayy!

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  14. I love that Primula has replacements for most every breakable in their collection. The saddest thing is to break a piece in a set you love and never be able to replace it. I have been window shopping online for a company to buy a flowering tea set from and I had not seen this site yet. Just the fact they have replacement pieces is a big selling point and their pieces are beautiful as well.

    Thank you for introducing me.

    [email protected]

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  29. Pretty cool flowering tea pot!
    I like Stainless Exterior Coffee Press 5 piece Gift Set. It’s a lot better than my old-fashioned way of brewing “Cafe Sua Da”-Vietnames Iced Coffee. I like mine hot, though 🙂

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  45. Tea Flower Green 12 pack

    * Each flower will steep 3 times
    * Makes over 250 cups of tea

    Wow, I must be thirsty.

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  49. I am a huge green tea fan, so I was immediately drawn to their 100 pack of Flowering Green Teas with Jasmine 😀 These look mighty delicious.

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  55. I learned Primula Flowering Teas are made by artisans in China. The flowering teas are comprised of hand sewn AA grade Green Tea with all natural flowers.

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  79. I love that it has a strainer so I can put loose tea in it also, or remove it to use a couple of regular tea bags in a pot. I actually have one of these (I MEANT to give it to a friend but I was hooked – it’s great! I’d love to win this so um… she can get her present finally…)
    Thank you for the giveaway!

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  82. I love loose leaf tea, and this is a great giveaway. Love that tea website, I hadn’t seen it before. The pumpkin pot with the pumpkin flowers is my favorite, it’s so cute.

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  83. Oh my! I have never been so intrigued by tea! It is just so beautiful!!! I learned about the Peach tea:The white tea is blended with natural peach flavor. The package includes only white tea with 12 different color flower arrangements.

    Thanks
    Angie

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  84. I like the 32 ounce Glass Tea Pot that has the patent pending filtering spout built inside so that the tea ingredients remain inside the pot. jgs0925 at gmail dot com

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  90. I liked this idea of theirs: “Our fast-paced, modern lives demand instant gratification, often sacrificing quality and attention to detail. Primula Products invite us to take a moment to enjoy some of life’s simple pleasures, done right.”

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  91. I liked the iced tea dispenser. My boyfriend and his roommates love iced tea and having that dispenser would make my house the place to be.

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  95. I think it would be fun to have one of the stainless steel whistling tea kettles. Seems a lot more fun than just putting a mug in the microwave!

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  102. I love both green tea AND jasmine, so the green tea with jasmine flowering tea would definitely be something I would want!

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  109. I love tea, too. I can drink up to six cups a day!
    I could really use this price.

    On the site, I really liked the iced dispenser. Making iced tea can be sort of a pain when you’re craving it, but haven’t gotten it prepared yet. (At least the way I make it.)

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  114. Primula Products also sells a Coffee Press Gift Set and a Espresso Gift Set for the coffee lovers.

    Thank you so much for the chance to win.

    jweezie43[at]aol[dot]com

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  116. Love these flowering teas. I learned that they are produced in China.

    My mom has a pack of these at her house and we always break it out for special occasions to watch the flower bloom. 🙂

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  117. I have seen these tea sets before and think they are beautiful! My in-laws are all European and are HUGE tea drinkers! This tea pot would not only be well used with the family, it would be a wonderful conversation-piece!

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  137. I learned that they have White Teas With Peach in 3 packs, which sound wonderful, and I’ll bet the “flowering” part never ceases to be amazing!

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  141. I normally got to Teavana, a tea store in the mall close to my home. I test their teas and they are delicious. For Christmas I got some of the blooming flower balls, straw miaksi flavored. However, I wasn’t told how to use them and I do not have a tea pot or anything to use them. I normally just heat up water in the microwave and then drop the ball into the water. They do not always bloom. I read on the site that you should pour boiling water over the ball for it to bloom. In addition to learning that, if I had to pick something off the site, I would choose the “Primula Flowering Tea Gift Set” so that I could have a tea pot 🙂

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  144. As much as I adore the BEAUTIFUL Flowering Teas (and would love to win this wonderful prize!) we also love coffee and the best coffee is made with a French Press – so the Primula Coffee Press 5 piece Gift Set really caught my eye and made the top 10 on my Wish List.

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  150. wow – I’d love to have the Speak n’ Brew. Imagine being able to make coffee when your eyes are still heavy with sleep and not able to focus to read the numbers and words!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  175. I’m a big tea drinker but have yet to try flowering teas. The Flowering Teas of Green Tea with Jasmine looks super!

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  179. These flowers are so stunning, I cannot believe someone actually sew them on! Oh my!
    I liked the Your Perfect Blend Gift Set, which includes the tea pot, and many teas as well as storage glass canisters.

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