ManaTea Tea Infuser: Everybody’s Favorite Floridian

I noticed the Fred and Friends MANATEA Silicone Tea Infuser a few years ago while browsing Pinterest.  I thought it was adorable and added it to one of my boards right away.  As luck would have it, I found my very own Manatea in real life just a short time after that, at the SMMOA gift shop.  It was so ridiculously cute that there was no way I was leaving the store without buying one.  I giggle every time I look at his little smiling face. 🙂

He just looks so happy hanging out on the side of the cup!  And yes, he is a “he”, and I have named him Manny, because duh.

The Manatea even cracks me up when he is just chilling on a dish.  He looks like he is doing push-ups! This little guy is the tea infuser to use if you are in need of cheering up or having a bad day.  Or if you just love cute tea infusers.

Manny was my go-to tea infuser for a bit, and he served up many a fine herbal blend before I made the mistake of filling him with Earl Grey.  The Earl Grey itself was not the problem; the problem is that the fragrant oils of the Earl Grey seem to have somehow bonded with the infuser’s silicone, leaving Manny permanently bergamot scented.  Perhaps fitting, since I found him at Bergamot Station. 🙂