This can't be right

"Pat" wrote in news:1137336805.987266.325660 @g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Agreed that the US is a bigger potential market than Switzerland for lots of things, certainly Lipton tea. Don't go by your own tea consumption, though. It's unclear from your post how much *Lipton* you drink. (I consume around

But first and foremost, the page is advertising aimed at the general public. One should'nt take sales claims on advertising (especially those made with the registered trademark symbol) as necessarily accurate. :-)

Ozzy

I *LOVE* Lipton! I'll take an order of Lipton, Lipton, Lipton, Lipton, Lipton, Lipton, Lipton, eggs, and Lipton! And could you substitute the eggs for Lipton?

Now excuse me whilst I break into a silly song...

---------> I don't drink any Lipton, period. I think it is the worst tea available. I may drink it occasionally, out of politeness, if I am at someone's house and it is offered, but other than that I avoid it like the plague.

--------> Point taken. But if they are going to brag about their sales, don't you think they'd choose a higher number than seven liters a year? Seven liters a year of anything is very little, don't you think?

---------> I don't drink any Lipton, period. I think it is the worst tea available. I may drink it occasionally, out of politeness, if I am at someone's house and it is offered, but other than that I avoid it like the plague.

--------> Point taken. But if they are going to brag about their sales, don't you think they'd choose a higher number than seven liters a year? Seven liters a year of anything is very little, don't you think?

"Pat" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

Exactly, but

That would be approx 236 fl. oz., i.e. 39 (and a fraction) six oz. cups annually. It *does* seem low to me, but I am a confirmed teadrinker, even an excessive one. Were I in addition a certain type of ad copywriter, I should probably claim a higher figure.

Alternatively, you could take the net weight of Lipton tea sold in Switzerland for a given year, estimate how much liquor that would yield (depending on the form), and obtain some sort of figure. Seven liters per person might actually be it. They don't provide any sources for the information -- it's not that type of ad. Who is to say whether it's an 'accurrate' guesstimate, intended hype, or some sort of typo? Not I.

Ozzy

I drink Lipton CTC Assam from my local Indian supermarket. It's not horrible, it's certainly better than the bags I was raised on. Of course I'm also one of those tea ignoramouses that puts milk and sugar in their black tea (depending). But I know my oolongs from my puers. ::sniff:: do you guys still love me? ::puppy dog eyes:: lol !!

(I'm also one of those people who have been known to like being iconoclasts...so..)

Melinda, drinking (cover your eyes if this disturbs you) black label blend fannings from Uptons and listening to V-8 Ford, Jimmy Cotton....oh yeah that's menace...

Pat writes; They are claiming that the Swiss drink the most Lipton tea in the world

- over 7 liters per person per year. Seven liters in a year is not a lot. I drink about 7 liters of tea in about two days. I would also have thought that the US was a much bigger market for Lipton than Switzerland. Could this be an error on the website?

I think the difference is in the name Lipton. Perhaps there isn't a lot of competition for Lipton in Switzerland.

In the USA today there is Tetley, Rose, and several others. The US market is also being invaded by "gourmet" everything including tea so Twinnings and Stash are getting their share of the former Lipton market.

Anyway, FWIW that would be my explanation of such an apparant mistake. Kitty

--------> I think you may have a point there. In countries where tea drinking is taken seriously, such as Great Britain and Ireland, Lipton is not even available, except perhaps in some flavored and herbal varieties.

I would have thought that in the US, more than seven liters per person per year of Lipton iced tea would be consumed. But then again, Lipton isn't as dominant in the ready-to-drink market; there is some stiff competition from Snapple, Arizona and some others.

The Lipton that you buy in Indian supermarkets is not the same as the Lipton produced for the American market. I haven't tried the "Indian" Lipton, but I'm told that it is actually quite good.

As I said before, I think most of the "supermarket" blends - Tetley, Red Rose, Salada - are perfectly acceptable teas. I just wish that there was more tea per bag. All of these teas are vastly superior to the American version of Lipton, IMO. It's unfortunate that Lipton dominates the US market so much. Many people think all tea tastes like Lipton. If the other brands were more competitive, and people could taste the difference, perhaps hot tea would be more popular here.

BTW, no need to apologize for adding milk and sugar to your tea if that is how you like it.

Don't forget to consider that this is an average and includes all those Swiss who don't drink any Lipton, or even any tea at all.

I'm sure the average tea consumption of most americans would be quite low, since many americans don't drink tea at all. Could be the same with the Swiss, but for whatever reason, whatever tea they drink tends to be lipton.

THat would be my thought. THe denomenator in Switzerland would be pretty small...

Oh I know, that was all said very tongue in cheek. I have never had anyone actually flame me for putting milk in some of my tea. Tea drinkers are usually a pretty tolerant bunch.

Melinda

Now, if you were using cream or half-and-half instead of milk, that would be another story!! LOL