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> Hi
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> I've been a Red Rose tea drinker for the past 30 plus years. At one
> time
> it was fragrant strong tea.You would open the box and the wonderful
> aroma
> would was delicious.I purchased some boxes in the past 2 months and
> Lipton
> company, who I believe has taken over Red Rose, has changed the product
> into
> GUTROT!
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> The aroma is gone. There is NO tea flavor. I generally steep my tea for
> 5-10
> min and even after doing this it still is TASTELESS SWAMP WATER
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> My Red Rose drinking friends have found the same thing.
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> Is there another tea out there that is comparable to the original Red
> Rose
> flavor?
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> Roseanne
I am SO Glad to finally see that someone else has noticed. I agree!
Another verification that it is not the same tea- my tea mug is white and
every few days (with the original Red Rose tea, I had to wash out my
mug with either bleach or Barkeeper's Friend because of the stains.
Now the mug never gets stained! I sent the following to Red Rose and
they responded via email, never admitting that they changed the tea also:
"New Look, Same great taste". Baloney!! Every morning of my life since
I was a young adult, (I'm now 70) I looked forward to my first cup of
Red Rose tea, I even ordered it in bulk from Walmart when my local
supermarkets stopped selling it. So.. I recently opened my newest box
of tea and I couldn't believe the dramatic difference in taste. I tried
steeping it hotter and longer, but it still has NO TASTE- the longer
and hotter I steep it, it tastes more like cereal!
Unfortunately, I bought 3 boxes before I realized that this is not the tea
I want to be drinking for the rest of my life (I literally drink a quart of
tea of a morning).
I know that this email will not be enough to make Red Rose go back
to the original, but you sure can't claim (as on your box cover)
that it is a "full flavored black tea". I will be searching for a new
tea, but I know that my days of thoroughly enjoying my morning tea are over!"
After reviewing other teas, I tried Tetley Tea, but it doesn't come
close to the aroma and flavor that we once enjoyed with Red Rose
> I don't do social media, so I don't have an avenue to vent- all I
can say, is, Thank You for also speaking up. Please feel free to
pass along my comments!
Clare
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- posted 10 months ago