I prefer to kepp a range of teabags (up to 20 or more types cycling thru various makes and flavours!) so I can have a wide differing sweep of styles to choose from according to my mood and time of day, eg a Breakfast Tea usually has a higher Caffeine content so I prefer them earlier in the day, and something like a Darjeeling at night. I also like 'Chai' - love the spices! Now there are several readily obtainable styles of Chai around too. I quite like White Tea, it's ok in the evening.

If I had loose tea, most of it would go off before being drunk, and I would have about 10 times the storage space used...

All said though - if someone is making a pot, I'll usually be willing. Prefer most teas with milk, no sugar. Chai must have milk, no sugar. I also like the differing styles of Green Tea including both Chinese and Japanese - no milk or sugar.

I do like only occassionally some of the loose teas with other junk added - there is a local mixed 'Christmas Tea' - smells just liek Grandma's Christmas Cake...

BTW, apparently now there is a tea that has been blended to taste like Chamopagne - if you like flat Champagen of course...