Food & Drink Tea You're using tea bags all wrong – here's why the string has very important use The string on tea bags have always been there, but we've all been missing something pretty important.

On other social media platforms, people admitted they'd never had a tea bag with a string attached before. Not all tea bags have strings because excluding them from the design is more cost-effective.

Most people simply use the string to yank the tea bag out of the cup, a task that's easily managed with an ordinary spoon. Plus, tea bags are naturally buoyant, so they're a breeze to fish out ...

Basically, Tea Bag Buddy is a silicone cover for your tea cup with a slot inside that holds the tea bag string in place. Use it to cover your tea while it steeps, then turn it over to hold on to ...