Consumerist said this funny thing about Mrs. Tea, the automatic tea brewing machine made by the same company that makes the Mr. Coffee automatic coffee maker: 
Branding-wise, it isn't clear who Mrs. Tea is. Was "Tea" her last name at birth, and when she married Mr. Coffee, she chose to keep her original last name? Is she Mr. Coffee's sister, who married a Mr. Tea (not Mr. T) and then went into the family business?
Calling it Mr. Tea would've been the better choice.  Why make tea into a feminine thing? #products