Side by Side Comparison of: R.S.V.P. vs Primula

I started drinking strong English tea a few months ago. I used to be an avid coffee drinker, but suddenly lost my taste for it. Anyway, I soon realized that my love for tea had outgrown the single cups of tea I was brewing, so I had to step it up with a teapot. This teapot has proven to be exactly what I needed. I use it at least once a day to brew my morning tea. I don't have a tea cozey, but this pot keeps tea warms for quite awhile. Plus, it's easy to clean and the color is beautiful. I have noticed that sometimes it drips if I pour it at the wrong angle. Just keep that in mind. Overall, very happy with this purchase.

Adorable! I love it, and the shade of Blue is perfect, it is very close to how it appears online. It really does keep the water warm for a long time, but the pot itself is comfortable to hold. I heated water up last night, because I couldn't wait, but then got distracted by other things that needed to be done, it was a couple of hours before I got back to it. When I got to it, the Water was still very warm, I warmed it a little more before I made my tea, but if I had already made the tea it would have been at a perfect temperature for drinking. I am very happy with it and am considering buying one as a gift for a friend who also likes to drink a lot of tea.

I love the color and the size is perfect for sharing cups with my family. It is a bit big for one person, the tea is pretty cool by the last cup, but I think a cozy will help with that. I have had problems with dripping, but I rub a tiny bit of butter to the underside of the spout and there are no drips. Overall, I'm really pleased with this teacup.

I haven't owned a tea pot before so I am comparing it with not having one. I'm really glad I got it. I like the shape and color of it and it was carefully packaged to arrive safely. I don't think it's very drop proof. The lid on top is designed to stay in place while pouring and while this is likely a standard feature for teapots since forever I liked it. The tea stays hot for a good while and I just stick a teabag in and two or two and half cups for one bag. So my tea goes further than if I were making just one cup per se. And I feel less ghetto serving tea to guests.

I drink a LOT of tea -- every morning I dump a Pur pitcher of filtered water into the kettle and make tea -- about 40 ounces. My old teapot had a hairline crack, so it was just a matter of time. I ordered this one because it looked good, and one of the reviews said it held 48 ounces. When it arrived, I thought "it's too small", but I poured in 6 cups (48 ounces) and it did not overflow, so that capacity is right. (BTW, it was well packaged inside sturdy cardboard, with bubble wrap separating lid from pot.)Even when almost full, it's comfortable and well balanced in the hand. I don't feel like it's going to slip if just held by the handle, as with some other pots I've had. A nice bonus is that there is a lot less dripping from the spout than I'm used to. I won't say it's completely dripless, but maybe a drop or two at most. If I pay attention to what I'm doing, that last drop goes inside the edge of the teacup.It holds the heat as well as you would expect -- the tea is still plenty hot after half an hour. But I tend to drink my almost-a-quart-and-a-half over a couple of hours, so I find a tea cosy is a good idea.All in all, very happy with this pot, and thinking of buying a second one just to keep in reserve. (I'm Mr. Clumsy, and I break things.)

I love this teapot! I love tea, but I must admit I got this teapot primarily so that it could sit and look cute on my stove. It does that very well. :) I agree that the color is slightly darker in reality, probably simply because the photo is more brightly lit. I like the color, though, it fits my kitchen's color scheme perfectly.As for how it works, it's great. I didn't totally fill it (maybe 2/3) but it easily makes at least 4 large mugs of tea. If you pour it really slowly, it does dribble a bit, but I didn't notice it as a problem in general. The handle does get warm when the pot is hot, but it wasn't so hot that I needed a potholder. Overall, it's a great size, shape, weight, and design.Update: this teapot cracked a few months after I wrote this when I set it down too hard on our counter. I kept it for awhile as a decorative piece (on the side where the crack was not visible) but it was no longer usable. :(

Perfect teapot for work. I fill this with hot water at work and a blooming tea ball. I have enough tea to last me the day. My co-workers are delighted by how lovely it is, and all wanted to know where I got it and how much it cost. Most were astonished at how inexpensive it was compared to other brands.

Adult son loves it!!I have an older model one and he mentioned wanting one like it.I like this model better esp for the blooming teas because u can see all the way around where as my old one has the black cover all around the back.Just too bad u can't heat it in micro but We love it anyway!

I have all the gals in my immediate family , my extended family ,& my friends one of these tea pots . Did it ever make a hit perfect gift ladies .

This product was better than I expected. I was a little hesitant on buying it because of the plastic. It is a sturdy good plastic with glass for the bowl. It is beautiful and comes with 3 blossom teas. It's great and I would deffiently encourage you in buying it. I'm very satisfied. My grandma will love this for christmas.

Quality is very good!

It is easy to use and easy to clean. The whole thing comes apart with a few screws so you can clean under the black plastic as well. That comes in handy if your roommate happens to put it in the dishwasher and bits of food get stuck behind it (nasty). I love that it is clear and can show off flowering teas. I have had mine for a few years now and I have gotten a lot of use out of it. The tea that comes with it is great. The metal strainer has put up with the abuse that I have put it through with no real damage.

Read the reviews, they said the spout spills a lot. Uh... I really liked the design anyway. So I did a lot of testing with it, and no matter what you do this thing is gonna spill. So I just hold beneath the spout with a cloth when I pour. If you pour properly only a drop or so will spill as you set the pot back down, making the cloth method viable.The pot keeps my tea hot for 2 friggin hours you guys. That's amazing. So I got a tea cozy for it and it keeps it hot even longer. Yey.

First, the color of the green teapot is not the same as pictured. The picture shows a light green, and the teapot I received is a much darker grass green, which I actually like better, so it's not a complaint, but just something to be aware of. The teapot itself is nice and sturdy and holds heat well. The reason I only gave it 4 stars is because of the design of the lid. I've found that, depending on how you set the lid on and the temperature of the teapot, it can actually create a seal that causes the lid to become stuck. This happened to me after I rinsed it out one day and set the lid on it to move it to another counter where I was going to set it out to dry. I then couldn't get the lid off no matter how I twisted or pulled and was afraid I was going to break it. I ended up wedging the back of a spoon under the lid to break the seal, and then it came right off.

The spout is a little crooked, so you have to account for that when you're pouring the tea. It's a good teapot. I've been using it for quite a while now. You'll want to use a strainer if you're using smaller tea leaves. Pre-rinsed loose Oolong works fine without additional straining though. Makes about one quart of tea. (Not quite the six cups that is advertised, unless you fill it to the brim, which would be silly)

Bought for my granddaughter for Christmas. Fast shipping, came well packed, intact. Very cute and practical. She LOVED the color, different from any seen in the local stores. Nice size for 2 cups of tea. Can be used in microwave. I would buy again, in fact, may order one for myself! (Only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I haven't talked with her to know if any problem with it, but figured she would have told me if there was!)

This is a good teapot!I took one star off because it took some practice to learn how to pour the tea without dripping. That said, I like it a lot now that I've figured it out. :) The bad reviews on this teapot are because people have mistakenly used this teapot as a teakettle.This black beauty is very sturdy, and the lid holds very securely when pouring. Black is a good color if you don't want to constantly muss with black tea stains. The handle isn't round, but flat and thick. I've found it holds about 4 monster-mugs of tea, and keeps it warm for a few hours without a cozy. I use this every day and don't regret purchasing it.

The brown version of this teapot is a bit on the dark side - more like a dark chocolate color. And it's a bit larger than my previous teapot, but it works fairly well for me. The good thing is that I can put 3 PG-Tips teabags in the pot and have 6 or 7 cups of really robust tea. And with a tea cozy wrapped around, it stays amazingly hot for hours.When the pot is full, it leaks quite a bit. Certainly more than my Sadler teapot. That being said, I'm happy with this teapot: it looks very nice and provides enough tea for the whole evening.Update 5/17/2013: Once I learned not to overfill the pot, the leaking became minimal. Funny, I didn't think of that earlier!

Purchased this for my mom last Christmas and she uses this frequently! The only thing we wish that we could do differently is we wish that we could boil water directly in the container on the stove. You can't which appears obvious in the photo, but still very much worth the purchase. It is beautiful to display your blooming tea.

This product is well made and does the job as advertised. There is only one thing that I would mark it down for. The flower teas do not, and I suspect never will, sink and stay at the bottom of the tea pot when the hot water is added. Otherwise, the product is great!

Very pleased with this teapot. It is sturdier than most of the other tea pots made to exhibit blooming flower tea balls. I would definitely buy it again.

Do NOT put this lovely teapot on your stove. I did and made the mistake of turning that burner on and the plastic bottom totally melted and made a horrible mess. I never even got to use it. I was able to chip away the melted plastic after it cooled and hardened so it will still work but it destroyed the beautiful look and lines of the pot.

For the price this is a great product. I have a tea pot that is identical in shape and style but is only slightly sturdier; however the other pot I have cost $29.99. In comparison, this is a good product and the cost is very reasonable. The only less than optimal aspect is that the screen is a little delicate; however if you keep that in mind during cleaning and usage it does not detract from the great bargain that this product can be.

Purchased this in 2010 and still using after more than 1 year. This is not the fanciest of tea pots, but I was attracted by the plastic form and handle which make it more resistant to breaking. Overall I will consider this medium to low quality material, but it functions fine nevertheless. It is nice to be able to see the tea through the glass (as opposed to e.g. a cast iron tea pot), it has proven to be solid, and the infuser is relatively easy to clean (I use mostly Genmai-Cha green tea with brown rice so it has all kinds of bits and pieces). The only complaint is the metal infuser is rusting and this continues to get worse over time (there is also a small screw that holds the plastic tight to the glass and it is rusty also). In the long run this can't be good for my health so I'm going to seek a new tea pot, maybe something similar to Bonjour Prosperity, or maybe something from Bodum but its fragile glass concerns me... we shall see. I do like a pot around 40 ounce capacity: by the time I get around to drinking a third or fourth cup the water level gets right under the bottom line of the infuser and any further seeping is stopped along with any bitter taste (no fancy plungers needed).

ITs really large and thats great. But just so you know that means its kinda heavy when its full, and leaks a LOT out of the top. I have to use 4 teabags in it which is fine, except that there is no 'catcher" area for the tea bags, so they block the spout, which is how it ends up leaking from the top. a little disappointed.

I really liked this at first, but then I barely touched it against another glass and it broke.... it is extremely fragile.

The color of this teapot if quite different then the picture, olive or army green is what I would say rather than chartreuse. It's a nice teapot for the price, and I'm keeping it as color was not the driver for my purchase.

It's a lovely pot (though the green is slightly different, more of a kelly green). Definitely holds enough tea for my mornings. However, like other people have said, this tea pot *drips*. I didn't really believe the other reviews, or thought they meant a little dribble, but no, it *really drips*. I have to pour over a designated plate or sink in order not to stain tables and counters everywhere. So definitely be aware of that.

Well, overall it's fine. It does hold 6 cups, but that measures to the lip just under the lid leaving no room for bags or leaves. Enough tea for 4. It does drip down the spout when pouring making a mess on your counter or tray. Best to hold a cloth or tea towel under the spout to catch the drips. Stays warm a decent amount of time when preheated without a cosy. Nice color and large sturdy handle. Overall it's ok, but it won't be the last pot I'll ever buy.

I love my old "Brown Betty" style teapot, so when I needed a second one for a second home, I found this similar one on Amazon. I love the color choices, I got the red one, which is very attractive.I had to take 2 stars off for one very important reason - I haven't been able to make tea in it yet. The top opening is smaller than a standard teapot of this size, plus, it is an odd D shape hole, I guess to keep the lid from being able to turn, although I can't imagine why it would matter. As a result, a standard pot-size (3") mesh tea ball will not fit in the pot. I have had to search around and special order a cylinder shaped infused. Hope it fits. In the meantime, I guess the 3 stars are for the pot looking pretty sitting in my kitchen.

Very small and as noted it is not for stovetop.

It drips on the counter EVERY TIME that I pour from it. What a mess.That said, it is a good quality strainer and I love the look of this pot.Be sure to have a dish towel holding the pot so that it does not drip hot water on YOU or your counter top.

Extremely cheap but after all it was extremely inexpensive to buy.

It was fine, arrived just in time! The tea I fuser tho is a little cheap it's not fully together so yes does seep out when steeping but other then that it's great

The infuser for this pot does not reach low enough to make 1 cup of tea. The entire pot is not very user friendly and is awkward to clean. It is dishwasher safe but water gets between the layers on the pot. It is ok, but not great.

Purchased this for my sister and she was so excited......Until she opened the package to find the pot broken. It was odd that there was a perfect circle of glass broken out. Not sure how that would happen. The item did seem nice enough and would have been perfect for some wonderful tea on cooler days.We were disappointed that the seller did not have anymore in stock as we were hoping for a replacement. But, She was awesome about giving a complete refund quickly.May try to purchase again from another buyer.

This is the dribbliest teapot I've ever used. The handle is flat and wide, which I thought would be good, but I've been using it for a while and my right thumb joint is feeling arthritic. Even using a washcloth to hold it with, it still spills tea everywhere. It's good quality but poor design. I'm sticking with my Fiesta Ware; it keeps the tea warm longer and is easier to handle.

Teapot would be lovely if not for a few flaws in the glazing: one is a large dimple in the handle and the other is a sharp barb on the bottom that snagged my tablecloth and scratched my countertop. The barb I can file down but the dimple will have to remain as is.

It is a large,inexpensive, solid teapot;however, dribbling from the spout makes it difficult to use. When pouring, there is a steady stream running down the pot, regardless of angle. Hopefully just a dud, but I think I'm going to look for a replacement. Even when pouring the entire contents at once into an ice tea pitcher, I need 3 paper towels to clean up the mess and have wound up burning my hand on hot tea twice.

This is a really nice teapot, BUT within two days of using it, it started dripping from where the spout connects to the teapot. Can't see any damage, so obviously a manufacturing flaw. Too much trouble to send back, so we put up with the drips.

The teapot itself is fine but it isn't this pretty apple green color that is pictured. It is a few shades darker and a very plain looking green.

Poorly put together. Tilted to one side and to the front. I had to return it!

I don't know why the inside tea infusing part was easily breaking by washing

Got this for my daughter who loves tea. She loved watching the tea bloom into, but said the teas tasted horrible.

Made it through one use. Yep. It broke the first time I tried to wash it. The glass cracked right in my hand, I was very lucky not to get cut.It was a nice teapot for the one time I got to use it, but I can't recommend it, the glass is _very_ thin and breaks easily.

Ordered this as a replacement for a similar tea pot. Discovered the quality isn't what my old one was. The old one, which I'd had for over 10 yrs, was broken when something was dropped on it (no fault of the innocent pot). This one cracked on it's own after about 6 months of use--and typically, I only use 175 degree water in it; I'm glad I wasn't using boiling water when it cracked.

The pot leaks in that there is no real spout as one would expect in a tea pot. Instead, the water dribbles out of the tiny and very short spout as well as the area around the lid, which is not a strong seal. As a result, I have puddles on my table when I try to pour out a fresh cup of brewed tea. It is an attractive pot, but the utility is unsatisfactory.

I had a similar tea pot before, but it broke, so I purchased this one thinking that it was the same thing. It definitely is not and seems to be very cheaply made. It functions just fine though, so I guess it serves its purpose, but I am not very impressed with the quality of this product.

looks very nice, perfect size for small gathering. I took a star off for the color, it's not light blue, it's pretty dark, looks much nicer in the picture online.Update - after using it a couple of times, pouring tea always drips from the spout and creates a mess. I thought I was pouring fast but no matter how I pour it leaks. Another land fill product.

The teapot arrived with its handle broken into two pieces. While I understand that this sort of thing happens, what was peculiar about this is that the box that it came in was free of any imperfections or damage. Honestly, I really think whoever was packaging this particular teapot broke the handle and decided to ship it anyway. The two broken pieces weren't even near where they were supposed to have broken off from; someone had deliberately placed them on the opposite side of the box near the spout.I definitely won't be ordering anything from R.S.V.P. again. The teapot seemed flimsy anyway.

RSVP needs to package this item better. There is really no protection from shipping damage. My teapot arrived shattered, I knew before I opened the shipping box it was damaged as I could hear the pieces clanking around in the box. You would think they wouldn't want this to happen and have to deal with all the returns. It's a cute teapot but I won't reorder since I'm sure the new one will arrive broken too.

Beautiful Teapot. The lid came broken, emailed amazon and the company. No response, no replacement lid. Very unhappy. Tea pot itself is lovely, perfect size, but it's hard to keep in heat without the lid.

Spout drips with every pour. As mentioned in 2-cup version, this is another poor quality product - made in CHINA! Spout needs to be higher than the pot in order to assure drip-less pouring. This pot results in drippage after each pour...

Arrived broken, had to return the item.

Broke while being washed after only a couple uses, My previous glass teapot lasted years. this one lasted less than a week

Pure junk. My house was 70 degrees. I put in the hot water and the bottom glass breaks off and spills hot tea all over my kitchen counter and floors. This is not "tempered glass". I knew better and decided to be a cheap-o. Lesson learned.

I've never been so disappointed with a product before. I took the teapot out of the box and set it on the counter, but then it tipped over on its side and what do I see next? Shattered glass. It was so flimsy and thin, I couldn't believe at how weak the material was. I would understand it breaking if I dropped it on the ground, but guys, this thing tipped over on its SIDE and it broke. I should have taken a picture now that I think about it, but my initial reaction was to try to clean up the shards of glass... More trouble than it's worth.

I requested a refund. While this product looks elegant and gift worthy in the photos, it is in fact rather chintzy. It is light weight, thin glass. The dark part is not metal it is plastic of the lightweight and brittle type. You cannot microwave or use this on the stove or in anyway heat water in it. I would say that it might be risky to even use it to hold/carry boiling water in due to the flimsy nature of the item. It is very small as well. It is NOT something you'd want to give as a gift.

Used this teapot for merely 4 months and the bottom of glass broke and a round glass piece fell down, when pouring hot water in it. Could not believe it. Would not recommend this product.

I purchased this teapot because it seemed to be a good size for our needs. After less than a year, the infuser basket began to fall apart and seriously discolor. I never left the basket full of used tea, cleaning both the pot and basket as soon as we finished the pot so I don't think it was care related. I was already looking for a replacement infuser when the pot itself dropped its bottom mid pour of hot water this morning... literally dropped its bottom. The glass circle at the bottom of the pot popped out and I ended up the hot water all over the kitchen counter. Before you ask, I had warned the pot with hot water from the tap while I waited on the water to boil. We used the pot at least once daily since last July, the size perfect for our needs, but I can't recommend something that didn't even survive a year of reasonable and careful use. Save your money and buy something else.