Gift for a tea lover

[niccig]

I need to get something delivered to Chicago by the 11th...for a tea lover. Any suggestions and thanks!

[boilermakermom]

Teavanna gift card inside a nice mug or tumbler

[o_mom]

When I'm feeling extravagant, I get tea from here: http://www.harney.com/

[mikala]

What is your budget?

Adagio has some fun blends and a fun clear tea brewer.
http://www.amazon.com/Adagio-Teas-16-Ounce-Ingenuitea-Teapot/dp/B000FPN8TK/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1357701324&sr=8-9&keywords=tea


These glasses are really cool and insulate well. I haven't tried the team strainer accessory but it looks functional.
http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-12-Ounce-Double-Glass-Strainer/dp/B003D3NC1A/ref=pd_sim_k_2

[Aishe]

If they don't already have one an electric kettle is nice to have.

[ilfaith]

How about a tea of the month club...

http://www.adagio.com/gifts/tea_of_the_month_club.html

Full disclosure...I went to high school with the wife of one of this company's founders, and discovered the company when I made some reference to tea in a Facebook update and she put in a plug for her husband's business.

ETA...it looks like Adagio also has retail stores in Chicagoland.

[kristenk]

Do you have prime? If so, how about this mug with infuser from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/FORLIFE-15-Ounce-Infuser-Black-Graphite/dp/B00178RRJG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1357704854&sr=8-3&keywords=for+life+tea

You might need someone on your friend's end to wrap the mug if you want a gift wrapped present.

DH is a tea lover and really likes those mugs. (He might have a different version, but the same kind of thing.)

[ellies mom]

I'm not normally a Teavanna fan but I love their Perfect Tea Maker (http://www.teavana.com/tea-products/tea-makers-infusers/p/teavana-perfect-teamaker). As much as I love the idea of loose leaf tea, I hate the bits of it in my tea and this takes care of that problem.