Where are the Tea bags gone ?

[david555]

After an absence of 2 1/2 years (before 14 years living here ...) i jumped over once more and saw many changes , example i find nowhere in the local Lotus  nor Big C   tea bags  ..... local ones or Lipton's  ?? Any suggestions ??

Coffee enough supply ..... i wonder about the tea , as so many Brits here it can not be no tea available 🤭 

[KannikaP]

Plenty in Makro and Lotus here in Phitsanulok, although I do not think you should use the word Lipton's and tea in the same sentance

[josephbloggs]

18 minutes ago, david555 said:

After an absence of 2 1/2 years (before 14 years living here ...) i jumped over once more and saw many changes , example i find nowhere in the local Lotus  nor Big C   tea bags  ..... local ones or Lipton's  ?? Any suggestions ??

Coffee enough supply ..... i wonder about the tea , as so many Brits here it can not be no tea available 🤭 

Lipton's disappeared from the shops a couple of years ago, and good riddance. It's the most insipid, nasty rubbish you can (or can't) buy.

Villa has all types: PG Tips, Twinings etc, but not cheap. Tops also has Twinings and other teas.

If you really want Lipton's there are loads of vendors selling it on Lazada.

[david555]

1 minute ago, josephbloggs said:

Lipton's disappeared from the shops a couple of years ago, and good riddance. It's the most insipid, nasty rubbish you can (or can't) buy.

Villa has all types: PG Tips, Twinings etc, but not cheap. Tops also has Twinings and other teas.

If you really want Lipton's there are loads of vendors selling it on Lazada.

Thx for the info.... any tea is welcome , just named Lipton's as before most common Western tea available 

[Magictoad]

Tea bags are in all the expat shops including The Pantry and also most 7/11s and most supermarkets including the Friendship etc etc

In short: no shortage of teabags. 

 

BTW Where HAVE the teabags gone?

[BritManToo]

29 minutes ago, david555 said:

After an absence of 2 1/2 years (before 14 years living here ...) i jumped over once more and saw many changes , example i find nowhere in the local Lotus  nor Big C   tea bags  ..... local ones or Lipton's  ?? Any suggestions ??

Coffee enough supply ..... i wonder about the tea , as so many Brits here it can not be no tea available 🤭 

Plenty of Typhoo tea bags on Lazada

150bht for 100 tea bags Inc delivery.

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.ypXAT

 

And I also like Tata Gold loose leaf breakfast tea

190bht for 500gm (200 cups) Inc delivery.

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.yp28Z

[EVENKEEL]

Men drink coffee. Old ladies drink tea.

[david555]

thx for the replies , 7/11 's i think depend on their range of costumers as mine has nearly a few slices of bread in bag  for sale 

[david555]

3 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Men drink coffee. Old ladies drink tea.

BTW i drink it as stark tea 😁

[proton]

21 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Men drink coffee. Old ladies drink tea.

 

Yanks drink coffee, gentlemen drink tea

[petermik]

 

[a3tsw]

 

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

I have a whole different definition of tea bagging.

[topt]

9 hours ago, david555 said:

i find nowhere in the local Lotus  nor Big C   tea bags 

You haven't been very observant. Big C Extra and on Suk have had very prominent displays of Taylors Yorkshire tea bags (all be it not cheap) for some months now..........

[jacko45k]

If you are looking around Big-CX, because of remodeling it isn't possible to find anything except rice and coca cola! Prior to that they  had plenty Yorkshire Tea, and the one the monkeys like, PG Tips, plus some of the local stuff.  I stick to Yorkshire myself. 

 

[garygooner]

Just a question. 

Is Yorkshire tea really much better than PG Tips? See both in Villa, but Yorkshire much more expensive.  

[topt]

1 minute ago, garygooner said:

Just a question. 

Is Yorkshire tea really much better than PG Tips? See both in Villa, but Yorkshire much more expensive.  

Long time since I knowingly had PG Tips but I used to always have Typhoo and I changed to Taylors Yorkshire as I think it is stronger and I could get at least 2 decent strength cups out of 1 bag.........(I drink a lot more tea than the average)  

[LennyW]

All the Expat shops carry a selection of teas.

[josephbloggs]

3 minutes ago, topt said:

Long time since I knowingly had PG Tips but I used to always have Typhoo and I changed to Taylors Yorkshire as I think it is stronger and I could get at least 2 decent strength cups out of 1 bag.........(I drink a lot more tea than the average)  

Proper Yorkshireman if you are reusing tea bags.

[topt]

Just now, josephbloggs said:

Proper Yorkshireman if you are reusing tea bags.

I am from down South mate  - but when I literally chain drink tea some days I use up a lot of bags.

[norfolkandchance]

22 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Plenty of Typhoo tea bags on Lazada

150bht for 100 tea bags Inc delivery.

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.ypXAT

 

And I also like Tata Gold loose leaf breakfast tea

190bht for 500gm (200 cups) Inc delivery.

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.yp28Z

I think it was you that mentioned making your own on an earlier thread.

I use Tata Gold. 7x9 bags. 2 tsp a bag. Beats the rest hands down for taste.

[Negita43]

23 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Men drink coffee. Old ladies drink tea.

Wanna date?

[Negita43]

I am a tea addict - I drink at least 10 cups a day (and 1 coffee for the benefit of Evenkeel - so I guess I must be bisexual a little ) It's becoming an expensive habit especially as I can no longer source boxes of 400+ which I used to bring from the UK.

[dingdongrb]

22 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

I have a whole different definition of tea bagging.

Yeah, that was my initial thought as well when I first saw the title to this thread...  

[dingdongrb]

Nobody is mentioning one of my favorites, Celestial Seasonings...

[EVENKEEL]

1 hour ago, Negita43 said:

I am a tea addict - I drink at least 10 cups a day (and 1 coffee for the benefit of Evenkeel - so I guess I must be bisexual a little ) It's becoming an expensive habit especially as I can no longer source boxes of 400+ which I used to bring from the UK.

I grew up drinking tea from a very early age. My older brother would always make fun of, saying older ladies drank tea.

 

In memory of my brother. 

[cliveshep]

Make your own like we do - dead easy! Example: 1kg of Brooke Bond Red Label loose tea is thb345 plus thb35 delivery on Lazada - comes in a re-sealable zip lock bag. Empty drawstring fabric tea bags also from Lazada cost a paltry thb14.67 for 60 of the 6cm x 8cm size. We buy 500 at a time and beloved spends a hour or so doing a couple of hundred or so in her spare time. One heaped teaspoon of loose tea is difficult to tip into a smaller bag so don't be tempted to get smaller. I get 2 mugs out of one bag but I don't like strong tea, others will use 1 bag per cup and infuse longer. If you want the links they are https://www.lazada.co.th/products/orna-100-string-teabag-i4673799049-s19246793328.html? and https://www.lazada.co.th/products/brooke-bond-red-label-tea-1kg-zip-lock-pack-i2722785042-s9860441030.html? 

 

Red Label is the same as the Tesco Value Red Label we always used in the UK, same taste as PG tips but cheaper. For the last 10 years we got used to finding the work-arounds one needs in LOS!

[Formaleins]

There is an abundance of tea in Thailand, any variety you like, not always available in bags, often loose. Twinings sell a load of tea, loose and bagged, but you need a mortgage. Yorkshire Tea (Lazada - 240 bags for about 700 Baht) 

Try the loose stuff, much better taste and much better value. English Tea like Typhoo, PG Tips are usually available (picked from the grassy slopes surrounding Oldham and Chorley)

 

There are some really good Jasmine Teas around, try Tenju or Jonesgroup.

[Jaxxper]

The Expat shops (Like Siamburys) normally carry PG Tips and Yorkshire tea bags. I do understand that supply can be a bit hit and miss though.

[wombat]

On 7/14/2025 at 11:56 AM, david555 said:

Any suggestions ??

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