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It was a complicated project, much like all of these sort of constructions. It was not entirely obvious from the beginning how to go about making the spherical shape of a teacup. I knew I couldn’t just use cardboard or paper because it would need to hold about 1500 teabags.

The basic premise was for it to be like a kind of tea cup themed lucky dip, where presents would sit within the cup surrounded by cheap Tesco Value teabags. I did extensive research on tea-bags and regardless of any Buy One Get One Free offers, the Value tea-bags won on price every time. I suspect not on taste. Read more…