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PHOTOS: Tea bagging like you’ve never seen before

By · 9 comments · Updated on January 29, 2024
Tea bagging like you've never seen before: Tea bags on a pink background. A quick way to brew tea. Morning drink

No, not THAT kind of tea bagging, honey. We’re talking about the real stuff!

Tea bags were first introduced in China as a method for preserving the flavor of tea during the Tang Dynasty in 618-907 A.D. But in the early 20th century, they gained popularity and were distributed commercially instead of classic metal tea infusers.

Thomas Sullivan, a New York tea merchant who may or may not have been homosexual, began sending samples of his loose-leaf teas in silk sachets. Customers mistakenly thought the sachets were supposed to be used in the same way as metal tea infusers by dropping the entire bag into a cup of boiling water.

Realizing the genius in his customers’ mistake, Sullivan quickly patented the idea. So, it’s sheer luck that the modern tea bag came to be!

But we know our audience, and they LOVE serving up the tea. So, scroll down for pictures of tea bagging like you’ve never seen before…

The traditional teabag

Used Tea Bag
Image credit: Shutterstock

The poetic tea bag

A used tea bag with poetry on it.
Image credit: Sarah Anderson

The Frida Kahlo teabag

Image credit: @ruby_silvious

The kimono teabag

A Japanese kimono made entirely out of teabags
Image credit: Wewer Keohane

That poor teabag

On a white plate are used tea bags, a used tea bag with a drawn sad face.
Image credit: Shutterstock

The teabag that had a blowout

Teabag
Image credit: Peter Roberts

The fluttering teabag

tea bag folding
Image credit: Sherry Venegas

The haute couture teabag

Urfa Javed wearing the tea bag dress she made.
Image credit: Urfi Javed 

The tea bag that isn’t a tea bag

A cute, crochet tea bag book mark with little eyes.
Image credit: Amazon

Which of these tea bagging tableaus was your favorite? Let us know in the comments!

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