KITCHENCRAFTLNTEACRE Living Nostalgia Tea Canister, 11x17cm, Cream, Tagged, Antique Cream, 11 x 17 cm

I ordered this tin for my husband to have teabags in. I liked the colour and the writing. When it arrived, I couldn’t get the lid off!! It was jammed on so hard, I finally managed to prise it off after about 10 mins of trying!!! I put the lid back on thinking it will be easier as I’d had it off once already but no… so, I’m sending it back as it’s not fit for purpose. If you filled the tin with teabags, put the lid on and then tried opening it, there would be teabags flying everywhere lol!

Brought the tea, coffee and sugar canisters to go with the utensil and compost tins. The Canisters were really lovely but the lids are Megga tight. I had problems taking off lids and even my boyfriend struggled. He spent time forcing the lids on and off to try and loosen them but that didn’t work. I read review that reiterated the above concerns but didn’t take heed, hopefully if your reading this you will! I am returning products as they can’t be used effectively and hope the company sorts this issue out.

I have been meaning to post a review of these tins so here goes. Had them sometime now and they are nice tins to look at. However despite the biscuit tins having seals around the inside of the lids they are still not airtight. A free 'clip seal' tin that came with biscuits I had previously was much better. Note the tins for tea and sugar I purchased are fine, they do not have a seal but do the job properly for those type of items.I have managed to pretty much solve the problem with the biscuit tins by inserting small plastic bags that go on top of tin under the lid giving a more airtight seal.

Very well-made canister that holds a packet of 250 g of tea leaves, plus a bit more and room for a teaspoon in the canister, too. The lid is tight-fitting, so it keeps the tea fresh. It's easy to pull off the lid with the sturdy handle. The opening is nice and big, making it a quick job to spoon the tea out of the canister.Pretty, warm cream colour with neat lettering. Nice finish on the metal and paintwork, no sharp edges here. I love it :-)

I bought two of these.They look very nice BUT it took me some time to remove the lids and I have been unable to put the lids back on. The fit is so tight they are unusable. I have not sent them back because after trying to replace the lids for some time I tried to tweak them with a pair of pliers. Unfortunately the metal was not malleable enough.Useless.