Throughout history, tea has stood as a symbol of goodwill between friends, strangers, and even warring nations. The Social Tea House is steeped in that culture. An online retailer of super-grade and high-grade loose-leaf teas, The Social Tea House gathers brews from throughout Japan, India, and China. Its customers range from casual sippers to global dignitaries—including foreign ambassadors, to whom the company ships its teas as gifts in place of the traditional American gift of boxes of hot dogs. But that generosity isn't limited to an international scale: The Social Tea House also helps various local organizations by designating proceeds from its line of "SocialChariteas."