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I put “buy a teapot” on my to do list, but I’m super picky.

Target and everybody else sells them, but they are all super tacky IMHO. When I buy one, it will be one of three things:

1) Classic Teapot. Okay, think of a teapot. That’s the one I want to get. The one you see in cartoons, or on robot heads.

2) Retro-futurisic. 1930s designs? Yes. Robot inspired? Yes.
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wagner-ware-magnalite-1930s-art-deco-tea-kettle-4133
http://www.flickr.com/photos/citywalker/2286947946/in/photostream/
http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinox-TEA040-Liter-Teapot-Infuser/dp/B0014ABT3W/ref=sr_1_370?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1293130233&sr=1-370
or the steam-punk http://www.amazon.com/Alessi-9091-FM-Sapper-Kettle/dp/B001KPPXYM/ref=sr_1_178?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1293129428&sr=1-178

3) Super Cheap. Like $10. Something for now until I can get an awesome one.

I’d also prefer it to whistle, which unfortunately some cool looking ones don’t really do.
http://www.amazon.com/Old-Mountain-10129-Pre-Seasoned-2-Quart/dp/B001AT5CF8/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&qid=1293128999&sr=8-30

I was thinking thrift store, but tea stains always look so terrible. Plus I couldn’t stand having a coffee stained version. Yuck.

Also on my ‘to buy’ list is a tea set. Not that I’m going to have tea with Randy the Reindeer and Buttons the Bunny- I want it for tea and crumpets with friends. When the weather allows, also playing croquet.