Best cheap strong tea help please :-)

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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!

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