The great ‘Cheap cuppa’ hunt: Your top (PG?) Tips to bag cheap tea

AndysDad

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

If I had a Sainsbury anywhere near where I live I'd be checking out their 28p Basics.

Some months ago (I think) Lidl were offering a 160 bags for the price of 80 at £1.57, and as I'd heard about the prices going up I bought about four packs. Just went in there last week and they have the same offer back on again. I now have enough tea-bags to last me for about a year, so if unemployment happens at least I can afford a few cuppas a day

Same here,I think they are the best value so far.£1.53 in our Lidl's.Also worth noting the weight as these and Sainsbury's (160 bags) are 500g.Most of the cheaper teabags are much les so not surprising they taste like Knats pee.:rotfl:

icookalot4u

twinings 100's at iceland only 75p

brownbake

The Pound shop and 99p stores do 100 PG Tips bags or Tetley for well, a pound.

1p for the tea plus a bit for milk - I really am not worried about re - using T bags!!

Tried Lidls tea which was disgusting and I wouldn't go anywhere near the value ranges.

If you like Tea like me, it has to be a decent cuppa.

Supermarkets own brands are fine though. And yes Asda were doing 80s Yorkshire Tea for a £1 and Iceland were doing 80 Twinings for a quid - these are the best tea brands really!!

:T

katiemartin79

Sainsbury's Basics Tea Bags, 26p for 60bags!!! :T

Might actually have to use 2 in the teapot instead of one but this still works out cheaper than Sainsbury's Red Label

And they're fair trade

Reverbe

Katie ours charges 28p for 80??? I reuse mine and they still taste perfectly fine.

Reverbe

curlytop7 wrote: »

My Husband is a tea addict so when I tried Sainsbury's basic bags 80 x 28p I was expecting him to comment, so I transferred them from the box into the Tea Caddy and waited, and waited and waited and NO COMMENT.

Result we are saving punds and he still isn't aware. :j

my flatmate didnt notice the difference either. Used to buy Tetley. I know it isnt as nice as Tetley but a darn sight cheaper, Still reuse them tho..

Justamum

1carminestocky wrote: »

Have you any idea what it costs out at per cup? For instance, how much do you need to make one cup and how much is in the box? Like I said earlier, I've never used loose tea (my nan used to make a fine cup with it, though) and wondred if it competes on price with the Sainsbugs Basics tea bags at 0.35p per bag. TIA!

It depends on how strong you like your tea! I like mine relatively weak, and find there's too much tea in a bag for me so it's a waste. I have a smallish pot with a tea strainer thingy in it. I use slightly more than a level teaspoon, fill the pot with water, stir it, pour out a mug then top the pot up and stir again, then take the strainer out. I get two mugs of tea for one teaspoon of tea. I drink tea all day long and one box lasts ages.
Works out much less than basics teabags at .35p a time! And that's using PG Tips loose tea!

indierocker85

Supply problems, what a joke.

There was apparently a shortage of sugar cane in Jamaica in the past. British companies panicked and hiked the price up. The shortage turned out to be a farce. Yet whilst supply was great. The price didn't go back down.

This has happened and is happening at our local chinese takeaways, with rice too. They are charging 30p more for rice dishes.

Its all an excuse to hike prices

I'd go for Yorkshire tea all the way. :-)

Dormouse

JDPower wrote: »

No one else drink decaf tea???

I drink decaf occasionally (or lots when I was pregnant) and you're right, most brands are quite tasteless. The one I liked most was Yorkshire Decaf, but they're quite expensive.

Thanks for all the comments everyone, will definitely try Sainsbugs Basics :T

My problem is that I have to have my tea very strong, so I am usually quite fussy. Willing to try anything though! :beer:

sackcloth

Hang on, do the Sainsburys basics really taste okay? I'm currently down to the Red Label but wondered if it might be worth dropping another level. As someone mentioned, it is only 28p...
Sackcloth