Continuing with my simplicity kick…
I think people like this tea for the memories it brings back, more than for its taste. It’s really just a very simple orange pekoe ceylon tea, no surprises. But it carries with it a certain personal history… My grandmother used to drink it. My best friend and my boyfriend each have a big collection of the little figurines, so I know someone in their lives drank it too.
The company wants to have that kind of legacy, I believe. The box invites me to “share my favorite Red Rose memory” on their website.
Funny how a low price (cheaper even than Lipton in some places) and a little clay figure have the power to touch so many lives.
I thoroughly enjoyed two cups of this tea today, not for the taste, but for the places they brought me mentally and emotionally.
