Aunt Tea

Five Hundred Address Books, Opened

I Know Somebody

Women raising their cups to one another

You need a solicitor, a plumber, a first job for your daughter. Between us we already know exactly the right woman, and we will happily tell you why.

Put A Name Forward

My Sister. My Accountant Of Eleven Years. The Woman A Friend Sent Me To.

Every name here says how we know her

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Why It Is Worth Having

You Always Know Who Sent You

That line sits beside every single name, written by the woman who put her forward. It is how a recommendation is given between friends.

The Kind Of Name We Are After

  • The One Who Explains It

    A solicitor, an accountant, a broker who talks to you the way she would to her sister.

    Put Her Forward

  • The One Who Turns Up

    A plumber, a sparky, a mechanic who says what it costs before she starts.

    Put Her Forward

  • The One With A Door

    A first job for somebody’s daughter, an apprenticeship, a foot in.

    Put Her Forward

Why It Is Worth Having

You Always Know Who Sent You

Women talking around a garden table
  • Recommended By A Member
  • She Says How She Knows Her
  • No Money Changes Hands Here
  • Every One Is Read

Put A Name Forward

Somebody who has looked after you properly. Tell us how you know her, the way you would tell a friend across the table.

Margaret Hale. Or Hale & Daughters Plumbing.

A solicitor who will not talk down to you. A mechanic who tells you the truth.

Brunswick. Or Anywhere, when the work travels.

Say it the way you would over a cup of tea. This is the part that makes your recommendation worth having.

So a woman reading knows who sent her.

A phone number, an address, or the name of the street.

Every one is read before it goes up.

Come And Sit With Us

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