Tea bags are useful for WAY more than just brewing. Here are 5 more ways you can back your tea bags to work. 6. Freshen up your drawers and car For super-fresh dresser drawers, place a dry tea bag inside to add a soft scent. Try herbal, floral, or fruity teas for this, like Lipton's Peach Mango Tea. The same goes for your car, where you can hang tea bags from the rearview mirror—because you know that pine tree is a couple years old. 7.