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Canadian tea drinkers- Red Rose tea - what happened to quality?

> > > Hi > > 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! > > 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 > > My Red Rose drinking friends have found the same thing. > > Is there another tea out there that is comparable to the original Red > Rose > flavor? > > 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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Reply to
Gates

I drink Tata tea in Canada; mainly because it's cheaper. It's a strong Assam black tea; guaranteed to stain your cup.

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Warren Peltier

Warren, I would?ve thought you brought back a boatload of good tea from China!

/Lew

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Lewis Perin

My husband and I wonder the same thing! All of a sudden, we are noticing we can't get a decent cup of tea. No nice aroma, and so weak...swamp water indeed! Thanks for speaking up both of you. I won't be buying any more Red Rose tea!

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Vancouver Island tea drinker

So when did this happen and did you call them with the batch number? You might just have got a very very stale package that had been sitting far too long in a warehouse... but then again they may have totally changed their supplier or blend too... would be interesting to hear what they would have to say about it.

--scott

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Scott Dorsey

Red rose is not tea.. now tasteless brown water.. What happened? Divorcing you after many years..

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Nurse

Try Yorkshire Tea, preferably Gold. Nice.

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Vancouver Island tea drinker

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