Best cheap strong tea help please :-) 13 March 2014 at 1:26PM in Food shopping & groceries 56 replies 12.8K views

Rabbits<3

Im a north yorkshire lass who has grown up drinking yorkshire tea strong like tar since I was a toddler, however I am looking to save a little money and by changing tea brand with the amount we drink we could easily save £5+ a month, doesnt sound like a lot but if we can cut £5s here and there and wack them off the mortgage or into savings for something fun it all helps out :-) we've swapped from alpro soya to value soya and that saves another £1 per week it all adds up and we dont hate asda smartprice coffee either and that costs nothing next to our old choice of douwe egberts.

I do tend to stock up when YT is on offer but its never that cheap and we have a broom cupboard for a kitchen so couldnt stash 2000 bags from a wholesaler either.

So in short im looking for recommendations of any own brand,or discount supermarket tea bags that make a good strong brew. I have tried asda smartprice but with 2 bags it never gets that strong still.

I have access to aldi, lidl, tesco, asda, morrisons and sainsburys :-) thought id ask here before being stuck with loads of bags that just arent strong enough or that I dont like.

Thanks in advance!

Willowpop

Fellow northerner and strong tea lover here… I only buy Sainsburys basics teabags. Super cheap and make a fab cuppa.:beer:

sillyme673

Another vote for sainsburys basic. I buy about 6 at a time and dont spend even £2. Do worry they are going to put price up:j

cheerfulness4

Same here with Sainsburys basic. Wouldn't change now.

Nigel Slater did a thing about tea with an 'EXPERT' who said the basic priced ones were ideal if you tend to pop a tea bag in a mug as the finer leaves give you the best quick flavour. The dearer ones are larger particles and need longer brewing in a pot to get the full flavour.
Might explain why I love the basic sainsbugs as I always throw mine in a mug.

warwicktiger

Again, Sainsbury basic range

marmitepotato

Another vote for Sainsburys Basics tea. Best flavour yet at 27p for 80 bags. I've converted the whole family over to them.

peewhyeff

Again,I vote Sainsbury's Basics.....and they're FAIRTRADE too. Everyone's a winner.

kerri_gt

I buy Lidl red Knightsbridge 1.99 for 240. Tried sains basics and really wasn't keen. I think lidl also do a Gold label tea bag version, not sure what these are like as always been happy with god std red label.

I like my tea quite milky but not weak IYKWIM, it has to actually taste of milky tea, not milky hot water.

matty17r

Another vote for sainsbury basic tea bags for 27p for 80. It makes me cringe to think of all the money I have wasted in the past on dearer ones which could have gone in my savings pot.

maman

matty17r wrote: »

Another vote for sainsbury basic tea bags for 27p for 80. It makes me cringe to think of all the money I have wasted in the past on dearer ones which could have gone in my savings pot.

I'm going to give those a try after all the recommendations. I've been using the Sainsbury's Red Label and they're a good, strong cup.


Currently got YT on offer in Iceland.

Scritti

Another vote for Sains Basics.

Lidl and Aldi's tea is also lovely and cheap at £2 for 160 but the Sains Basics one is about 30p for 80 which is just incredible value.

I'm currently working my way through a 240 box of PG Tips I got for a really low price last year.

Never again. The tea is like dishwater compared to the Sains Basics one. For me, considering how strong they are and how incredibly cheap, I don't see any reason to buy any other tea bags.