Tea Round Settles Office Arguments
11:56 am, July 22nd, 2009, Giles Turnbull
Fancy a brew? Of course you do
Now, if I worked in a proper office with a bunch of other people, this app would probably have pride of place on my iPhone’s dock.
It’s called Tea Round, and it’s a work of genius. You enter the names of everyone in your office, then simply give it a shake every time the decision is made that a cup of tea is called for.
Tea Round decides whose turn it is, and the named individual must go and make the tea. After all, “Tea Round’s decision is final and legally binding.”
You can even have separate tea rounds for work, home, and anywhere else there might be a need for a group of people to have a cup of tea. Right now the app is free, which makes it almost as awesome as tea itself.
Unfortunately I work alone, at home, and it is always my turn to make the tea. That is both a blessing and a curse.
Posted by Giles Turnbull in Quickies, Software, iPhone | Comment on this article
Why are you reviewing this kind of low-level apps? Not the same functions, but for true tea lovers, I would take http://www.kostik.de/aromatic/
Cheers
-Eliz
Elizabeth, on July 22nd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
I do work with other people. But I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my tea. Never. Also, most of us drink different kinds of tea. So all anyone “has” to do is heat the water …
MmnW, on July 22nd, 2009 at 10:36 pm
I’ve no doubt Aromatic is a wonderful app, but it doesn’t do the same job as Tea Round. And I don’t consider it “low-level”. Deciding who’s making the tea is one of the fundamental cornerstones of the British economy.
gilest, on July 22nd, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Absolutely – arguments about whose turn it is to make the tea have brought many an office to a standstill, and I’m well aware of the brewing (geddit?) animosity that grows if it’s perceived that someone isn’t pulling their weight in the tea-making area.
My approach to all this is simple: I only make tea when no one else is around, or when I can get away with no one else hearing the kettle. If I do have to make tea, I make it really really badly so no one ever asks me again.
Now we need an app for biscuit-buying – not just whose turn but what variety.
Jonathan, on July 23rd, 2009 at 3:21 am
Good thing I’ll never have that problem since we drink COFFEE here =D
Church of Apple, on July 23rd, 2009 at 11:31 am
Lance only has one teabag as most folks(cyclists know)
solar, on July 23rd, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Can it trick workmates into making the tea? e.g.
Me: er, what comes after S in the alphabet?
Victim: T?
Me: Yes, please.
As the man said, it’s a pillar of British Society
Fen_Tiger, on July 24th, 2009 at 12:33 am
@Fen_Tiger
it’s the way you tell ‘em
gilest, on August 1st, 2009 at 7:15 am