Best cheap strong tea help please :-)

spendthrift1962

I'm going shopping at Sainsbury's today so will definitely give the basic tea a go , as like may of you I usually buy Tetley or pg when on offer and Yorkshire tea isn't usually discounted so much thanks guys

Steve059

matty17r wrote: »

I think Mr. S has been reading this thread. The price has gone up from 27p to 30p.

I thought that when I bought a box earlier today.

We'll now see what Lynne, who likes her tea, thinks of them.

DigForVictory

Whilst I do love my brew, I drink it so weak I can make a teabag keep me hydrated all day. (Sorry, purists! At least I no longer put milk In The Pot.)

I do buy Sainbs basic though, as my husband uses it to stain wool blankets. Lurid pink becomes a demure brunette, and a second "cuppa" downright brown. If you ever want to make something in wool but can't afford habadashery per metre cost, consider judiciously brewing a charity shop sourced blanket?

kerri_gt

Scritti wrote: »

I managed to get my ex from spending a fortune on flippin' Twinings tea to being a huge fan of Lidl's Knightsbridge Red Label tea bags.

Only £1.99 for 160 and she says they're as good as Twinings.

So I bought her a load of boxes last time they were on the half-price weekend offer.

And the good news is that they are half-price again all this weekend. I drink them too and think they make a lovely cuppa and 99p for 160 tea bags is a bargain. I'll be stocking up again - why not give them a go?

I stocked up on six boxes last weekend, might last until the next half price weekend but doubtful :rotfl: I also rate their Knightsbridge decaf. Started drinking decaf in the evenings not that I'm sure it makes a huge diff to my sleep, OH accidentally filled up the tea caddy with the decaf bags and didn't even notice any difference in taste.

gunsandbanjos

Looks like Mr S is messing with this. I did a food order the other day and they were oos. Looked just now and they have them now in 40s not 80s and they are 20p.

Scritti

You're right - 40 bags for 20p. Still amazingly cheap and still great but yet another stealth price increase.

gunsandbanjos

Yes still a great deal but in terms of % increase pretty substantial! ( increase in price of 48%!!)

Also hope they've not messed with the actual tea bags.

jaimai_2

Help! they have messed with the teabags, they dont seem as strong and they are round. Back to M and S for their extra strong ones I guess.

georgiesmum

Numptys_lass wrote: »

Why economise on something as essential as tea? it is relatively cheap compared to coffee, so buy the best you can! That is my reconing, anyway

Agree with this. My cuppa of really strong tea is very important. I only drink 3 cups a day so not worth going for cheaper ones.
Twinnings or yorkshire for me.

Willowpop

jaimai wrote: »

Help! they have messed with the teabags, they dont seem as strong and they are round. Back to M and S for their extra strong ones I guess.

Thanks for this feedback. I have now stocked up with a load of the original ones to keep me going for a while! I do like a strong cuppa.