Have you noticed that some tea companies and organizations have “tea mascots?” I am using the term “mascot” loosely. By that, I mean an animal figure used as part of outreach, branding, or to engage people. Three examples immediately spring to mind—Waddy the Frog at the Charleston Tea Garden, Tippi the Tea Mouse at the East Frisian Tea Museum, and Luff (a bison) at Being Tea.
![Metal statue of Waddy the Frog, the tea mascot from the Charleston Tea Garden, holding a mug of tea. Teainfusiast is seated next to Waddy on a bench](http://www.teainfusiast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Waddy-the-Frog-and-Traci-July-2021.jpg)
![Stuffed animal and booklet with Tippi the Tea Mouse from the East Frisian Tea Museum](http://www.teainfusiast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Tippi_Rallye-806x1024.jpg)
East Frisian Tea Museum
![Luff, Being Tea's tea mascot, sitting at a tea table with a pretty pink flower](http://www.teainfusiast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Being-Tea-luff-with-flower-and-tea.jpg)