is it just my mom and I that have this happen to us, but when you go to a restaurant and ask for hot water, do they bring it in a glass? we have had this happen so many times that we have started to ask for tea with out the teabags. they then look at us like we are the thing from the black lagoon. hehe it is funny and frustrating. I have made three of these bags for my mom and she absolutely loves them!!! no more plastic baggies for her or loosing them in her purse.