Where life's weary taste is unknown

Last week someone in the office complained that a cup of tea isn't a cup of tea unless it has been confused in a pot. 

What kind of tea was it that we dunk our teabags in mugs and then throw them across the kitchen.

It was in my mind to keep an eye open for likely teapots which would entertain him, and in my search I came across this little beauty... £4.00 the set, and that, my dearies, is a tea cosy around the pot!

To be frank, I think it is actually a bit too nice for him, beside which It's made for one, and looks far more impressive on my desk :-)