As a tea lover,I love the practicality of the harney tea tin. Firstly, its airtight seal keeps the flavors and fragrances of the tea in,meaning each cup can be as rich as that last one. I can make enough cups for two days with only one tea ball in my normal teapot..No other way to put it: using a teaball is what we nowadays call sharing beauty. When you open the teapot after an afternoon nap, doesn't that mean the fragrance already in your nose is discernibly reduced? No- haven't you seen one's wineglass has a particulary sweet nostalgic aroma like freshly baked bread even before you actually put the wine in it? Inside an especially designed muslin bag for the tin, slightly thicker than the normal tea bags. I bought it with some doubts about it giving off greyish colours but there's absolutely no difference between using this pitch black tea or my first tea. I can stuff them in plain white teapots but also in nicer things as well. Because of the huge range in size, the harney tea tin makes a perfect present not only for your neighbours and old university friends, but also for those very good friends. Users also love that these tins are recycling itself, so that no waste is generated at end-of life. Finally, a harney tea tin is adaptable to any use by definition. OktoberFest or the Cup Final, watching TV at home in bed with a coffee when a friend calls for a refreshing cuppa (with eggs) at high tide and midday lunchtime celebration-dessert fondue for ten people : there is always some kind of ceremony going on and harney tea tins can stand up to any challenge.