Uni Survival Kit: A Personalised Tea Tin for Campus Life
Course code: UNI-TEA 101
Prospectus: Freshers’ week, 9am lectures, midnight study sprints—stay human with a personalised tea tin for students that lives in your tote or desk drawer. Flat, clean, yours.
Core equipment: STEPOY slim metal tin (3.94 × 3.94 × 0.39 in; inner 3.74 × 3.74 × 0.35 in), fits 3–5 wrapped sachets, snug lid, wipe-clean finish.
Module 1 — Equipment List (Week 0)
-
Personalised tin (name/initials on the lid)
-
Sachets (black/green/herbal/decaf—mix for mornings & midnight)
-
Fold-flat cup (optional)
-
Stirrer (paper/wood)
-
Mini note card (brew times / today’s line-up)
Module 2 — Timetable Packs (Mon–Fri, choose one set, 3–5 bags)
-
Lecture Days: 2 × breakfast · 1 × green · 1 × peppermint (+1 × decaf)
-
Library Marathon: 1 × breakfast · 1 × jasmine · 2 × herbal
-
Lab & Late: 2 × sturdy black · 1 × ginger · 1 × peppermint
-
Group Project: 1 × breakfast · 1 × green · 1 × rooibos · 1 × chamomile
Stack flat; alternate corners so the lid closes perfectly flush.
Module 3 — Dorm Rules (so flavours stay clean)
-
Keep wrappers on until brew time.
-
Store the tin away from perfume, gum and hand gel.
-
Don’t park it against a warm laptop or window in direct sun.
-
Air the tin open for a minute before re-sealing after strong herbals.
Module 4 — Personalisation Studio (5 minutes)
-
Name styles: SERIF initials · ALL-CAPS first name · Soft script (“Amelia’s Tea”).
-
Icons (≤ 0.5 in): ✈️ traveller · 🌿 herbal · 🌙 late-night calm · 🎧 study mode.
-
Colour cues: bright for easy bag-spotting; sage/coral for calm vibes.
-
Margins: ~0.2 in so small type stays crisp.
Lab — Pack & Brew Practicals
Pack: cups/day × days +1 buffer = sachets.
Brew: rinse cup once → boil for black/herbal; just-off boil for green → taste early and lift on first sweet note.
Desk drawer layout: tin front-left, cup front-right, stirrers back-left, napkins back-right.
Assessment — Pass/Fail Checks
-
Flush-lid press: no corner lift = pass.
-
Rattle test: one shake, silence = pass.
-
Sniff test: open tin, only tea = pass. If not, air for 10 minutes.
Roommate Etiquette (keep the peace)
Label your tin, replace any “emergency borrow” like-for-like, and close lids fully—crumbs belong nowhere.
Budget Sheet (why this beats takeaways)
Two campus cuppas skipped per week = tea tin pays for itself in a month. After that, every week tastes like profit.
FAQs
How many bags fit?
Most brands fit 3–5 in the 3.74 × 3.74 × 0.35 in inner space.
Loose leaf okay?
Yes—pre-portion into mini paper sachets; treat like bags.
Metal taste?
No—dry sachets don’t touch liquid; the tin’s job is storage and protection.
Will it bulk a small cross-body?
No—the profile is about 0.4 in and rides flat beside a phone.
The Pick
Set up a personalised tea tin for students—flat, tidy, unmistakably yours—so campus life always comes with a proper brew.
