Those bottles you dropped WERE the Rimmer bottles. Don't worry, please, go to Rimmer and speak to him, you can buy 5 bottles via speech option. And THROW your ropes away, you may only take them from the teleporter!
No, Buad's tea is just for killing the Talking Tree if you wish - but BEFORE doing that, make sure to get 2 quests dealing with it = otherwise you'll bust them.
Kiya
