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Original Blend from Red Rose
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I have a mixed relationship with Red Rose’s Black Tea. On the one hand, this is the stuff my father drank when I was growing up, and sampling his cups of tea were a major part of what convinced me that tea was gross and for grownups – something I didn’t conquer until after a trip to England! On the other hand, I LOVED the little figurines that came in each box, and I wish I still had them because I think they’re cute and fun.

So tea = meh, ugh, yuck. (But I haven’t had it in ten+ years; I’m sure if I drank it now I’d be able to appreciate the flavor more.)
Packaging/promotional goods = AWESOME.

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teafiend
teafiend 2009-11-17 20:11:11 -0500

I had like 10 of those little things! But I’ve never had this tea, so I don’t know how they came into my possession.

Jillian
Jillian 2009-11-18 01:05:30 -0500

This was the tea my grandmother always drank and that my mother and I would have whenever we visited her. She always put a ton of cream and sugar in mine, which is probably why it never turned me off. :D

It’s funny, but it’s only recently that I realized that the tiny ceramic figurines of animals that my brother and I played with as kids actually came from those boxes of Red Rose. :)

takgoti
takgoti 2009-11-19 02:43:35 -0500

Figurines in tea? What? This is completely new to me. That’s kind of awesome.

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