Teavana 1lb Tea Tin

I love these tea tins.

I notice a lot of mixed reviews and I hope the people who wrote them come back to read a few solutions.

If you have high citrus teas the citrus makes the rubber swell and the lids are extremely difficult at the least to get off, if you get them off at all. To counteract this you can cut a small triangle out of the rubber on the lid so that when they swell they will not be hard to get off, or back on. The staff at teavana can show you how if you need some on how to cut a triangle. It's easy, just cut up diagonal from the bottom to form a small triangle.

Also, if you wish to not cut the rubber you can just hold the tin where your thumb is along the seam at the top and gently push in so it relieves some of the pressure inside and the lid will pop off easier.

Once you learn how to be smarter than the tins you will love using them as they keep the tea much fresher than anything else around. Light tight and air tight are the best and these tins offer them both!

The lid is extremely tight and keeps it nice and fresh. However, I have a pound of tea I can not access without prying it open with a knife or denting it further.

the container is great if you make iced tea or drink a lot of tea - i usually stock 5 1 lb containers to make iced tea in the summer. for smaller quantities you could use a mason jar - half pint size and vacuum seal the top - this is what I do when I give tea as a gift. It is less expensive than the containers but a bit more putsy if you plan to open the tea daily.

The seal works great yet easy to open. Good for tea storage. It is huge though. I like to try different teas so I buy smaller quantities. I wish it came in smaller sizes.

I have two of these. One seals tight, but is relatively easy to open. The other I've already replaced once because I couldn't get it open. The replacement is just as bad. Also once I do get it open, I have trouble getting it re-closed! When trying to open it, I am afraid tea is going tom fly everywhere! (and since the tea isn't cheap, I really don't want that to happen!). Will be looking for an alternative way tomstore my tea...

This is a great tea tin! I'm using it to store tea at the moment (of course), and it's of fantastic quality. It's a good size, though it still feels a little large.

As pretty much the largest size available, however, it also means you can fill it up with less tea when you're buying less, or all the way up when you feel the need!

The lid *is* a little difficult to figure out, and sits on it really tight. This keeps tea super-fresh, but also really hard to get to. I've learned that hugging the tin a little will make the lid "pop" up, and it's much easier to open from there.

Yes, I'm hugging my tea tin... and it works! Fantastic product overall. I love it.

I bought these on my first visit to Teavana, i was buying a couple of different teas & it made sense to want to keep the tea fresh. The tins are very practical, now that I've had them for a couple fo weeks, I realized I should have gotten the smaller ones, I am the only tea drinker in the house & they are a little big for 1 person & they take a little too much space. I know that there is smaller sizes online (8 oz & 6 oz) but I am hoping they come out with a 4oz tin, I am planning to buy a few different flavors and it would make it so much easier to store (I have a tiny kitchen so I don't have a lot of extra space).

Definitely stores tea in the best possible way. Worth it to get extra life out of your tea. Though be VERY careful not to shut the lid too tight or it will take a lot of muscle and prying and eventually getting frustrated and bending your tin to get the lid off.

I love the canister and how fresh it keeps my tea but it's almost impossible to open when you close it all the way. I have to leave it partially opened (which I think might impact the freshness) or I have a hard time opening it when I need it.

I brought this tin and ended up putting my tea in storage for 1 year due to a move. The tea was still fresh when I unpacked it. My spouse drinks 2-3 cups of tea per day and is picky, he was delighted the tea was ok. Also, size of tin is great for the everyday tea drinker. I refill it about every 4-6 months.