Enjoy Tea Time with These Cute Manatea

I love trying new products and had been wanting to try a tea infuser for a while. When I saw these cute manatea I could not pass up the opportunity. These came in a set of two. You have Mr. and Mrs. Manatea. Of course like always I was drawn to the pink one. That is fine because my son can use the other one. He likes tea also.

These cuties are made with 100% food grade silicone. They are very easy to use. All you have to do is twist off their tail and put your tea into their tail before twisting the top back on. These are great for loose tea and can also be used for tea bags. They simply hang on the side of your cup. While they hang out in their cup spa your water will start to turn a tea color. I allowed my to stay on my cup until the tea was cool enough to drink.

These darlings are also very easy to clean. Of course being me I washed mine with warm water before their first use but even after use it is still so simple. I emptied out the Manatea tail and ran it under warm water again. It was ready for the next use just like that!

I have to tell a funny little story that goes along with these Manatea. I had the gray one in the dish drainer and had laid the pink one back out on my island when my husband went into the kitchen. I hear him saying what in the world. I said what in the world is what? He said these weird little creatures you have placed all over the kitchen. I say the Manatea? He says these pink and gray funny looking things. I said yes those are tea infusers. He said oh that thing you had on your cup the other night...ok I guess.

You never can tell what might be around my house but you can bet that I try out some cool products. I did receive the Manatea tea infusers for free or at a discount in exchange for an honest unbiased review. This review has not been influenced by the company making or selling this product and has also not been influenced by the means by which I got to finally try this product. The opinions here are 100% my own. The stories you know could only come from the crazy life of this reviewer!

If you would like to get your hands on some of these cuties for your own tea time click here

Some Stufz This Was!

The perfect stuffed burger?

 Well I have done it once again! I have fell victim to the cunning "as seen on tv" ads. My son found the commercial for the Stufz and saved it just so I could see it. Well those burgers looked delicious and when he said you could make jalapeno burgers I was a "goner". I picked up my computer and began to place my order. First let me say only an idiot would believe you are getting anything for "free". $19.99 later I have 2 Stufz ordered and on their way in 2 to 6 weeks. I got one free but had to pay the shipping and handling driving my order up for something that I sure did not need but got anyway because after all it is FREE. It seemed like forever but the Stufz finally arrived!

Here is what I so sadly soon learned. I have only used this once and granted I may have over "stuffed" the Stufz. The burger did not have a very big bowl to place toppings in, I could not get the top and bottom of the burger to seal, and I had to try this thing a dozen times before I even got it to half way look like what it should have. So much for simple huh? As easy as 1, 2, 3 what a joke! Again maybe I did something wrong because it seems others really love their Stufz but as for me I chalk this up to another lame purchase on my part. I do intend to try to use it again sometime with less meat this time and see if it works any better but I am not holding my breath for favorable results. On another sad note I made a burger placed stuffing in it and then added a top all by hand and had just about as good of results as those that I used the Stufz on.

All in all I give this a 2 out of a 5 star rating. I do not feel the product performed as promised. I am still very tempted to send them back but want to try it just once more just to be sure there is no hope. Call me a dreamer but man those burgers on the commercial looked so delicious and perfectly made. The only real pro I have found as of yet is that these things are dish washer safe and good thing too or else they would have probably done been in the trash.

Now with all this being said I would like to know how many out there are like me and seem to end up trying this "as seen on tv" crap even though we know it is probably not going to work. Please vote in the below poll and leave a comment with why you do or do not buy these products. For extra credit tell us the last "as seen on TV" product you bought and words of caution or wisdom on how the product did or did not perform as promised. I honestly expect to see more did not than did.