Hello,

So i think we can all agree that there is a shortage of tetley bags in Thailand especially for restaraunt owners.

I have an opportunity to import a fair amount of tetley tea bags from the UK.

Would this be a good idea?

Would you be interested? Do you know anyone that may be interested?

Cost would be around 250 baht for a bag of 100 tea bags.

I appreciate any feedback.

Thanks

Chris

Get some Branston Pickle while you're at it.

What flavour Tetleys are you contemplating importing ... that information will influence my purchase decision.

thats one plus of me working away i get to bring back with me what i like,

mind you my wife has got a taist for birds custerd and triffle,,lol,

bisto, haaaaaaaaaaaaaa,,,lol

re

Get some Branston Pickle while you're at it

for us in chiang mai

rimping sell it and the cheese

dave2

I think it's a good idea but don't need any right now as a family member has just turned up with 240 Tetley Tea Bags and two bottles of Branston Brown Sauce, so i'm in clover for a few months. Time will come when i will want some though so good luck with the import plans and i'll catch up later.

Just recently they had a big sale on in Tesco lotus,,, ( Earl Grey)

Down to 69baht for a box of 80 tea bags.. Needles to say I bought the lot,,,,

thats one plus of me working away i get to bring back with me what i like,

mind you my wife has got a taist for birds custerd and triffle,,lol,

bisto, haaaaaaaaaaaaaa,,,lol

Tesco now sells a very good Custard Powder; you'll find it in the baking products area in a plastic round container. I usually bring big packets of Birds back from Malaysia where they love it but this new one from Tesco tastes just as good.

Just recently they had a big sale on in Tesco lotus,,, ( Earl Grey)

Down to 69baht for a box of 80 tea bags.. Needles to say I bought the lot,,,,

I also was shocked at 69 baht and picked up 4 boxes of their fair trade tea it's okay but not as good for my taste as Marks and Sparks Extra Strong Tea at 189 baht for 80 bags.

The Villa Markets around BKK usually stock some varieties of Tetley, sometimes in the 20 bag and sometimes in the 40 bag varieties... Though I haven't checked/looked lately about their stock presence.

Whats with all the "Flavours" is it something for the more palate concious tea drinker? (Colonial)

"Tetley Make Tea Bags Make Tea" 2 options take it or leave it........

Edited October 3, 201312 yr by RabC

Not to burst your bubble but unless you only plan on bringing a suitcase worth of the stuff, you're in for a world of trouble. If you want to do a business, you need to register to the FDA, you need to apply for import license and coffee/tea quota, or else it will be a 90% custom tariff. Unless you get someone from UK to send you package by postal mail here and there, you might fly under the radar, but if customs check it, won't be 250 baht anymore...

They are on sale in Tesco Lotus. They are branded as Tesco Quality Tea Bags and are imported from the UK. They are in a red box. 80 Baht for 40 tea bags.

Try English Beakfast Tea (Blue Box) from Tops A good quality tea.

If you're going to bother, why not get something decent like 5 Roses from South Africa or Whittard's of Chelsea's Assam ( he said with a sneer of disdain) ? The Whittard's in Bangkok seems to always have stocking issues and if something is available, the price is ridiculous. Tetley's

Edited October 3, 201312 yr by Suradit69

The best loose leaf "Assam" type tea in Thailand is produced, organically, here in Thailand. Thai tea is superior to anything you can buy in teabag form. Available in Tops for about 135 baht per 250 grams. So far, have only seen this in Tops in CM.

There is no 'best' tea in my opinion.. If you're British and plain middle class, you'll basically drink anything that's blended for the British market - it's what you grew up with. Some brands are stronger than others, but as a formidable tea drinker (around4,000 tea bags a year) I have found nothing at a reasonable price here in Thailand. The nearest I get to real tea in Thailand is those awful dangly things on a string from Lipton. I'll generally drink PG Tips, or TyPhoo so on my yearly trip to the UK I purchase catering quantities and bring back a year's supply in my luggage.

If anyone here can offer me real English tea bags in quantities of 4,000 at a reasonable price, I'm interested. Very interested. It will have to be cheaper than I would have to pay here in Thailand for that Lipton stuff though.

Get some Branston Pickle while you're at it.

and ATORA suet.

What flavour Tetleys are you contemplating importing ... that information will influence my purchase decision.

and mine.

Just recently they had a big sale on in Tesco lotus,,, ( Earl Grey)

Down to 69baht for a box of 80 tea bags.. Needles to say I bought the lot,,,,

I also was shocked at 69 baht and picked up 4 boxes of their fair trade tea it's okay but not as good for my taste as Marks and Sparks Extra Strong Tea at 189 baht for 80 bags.

You can buy M and S tea bags in Thailand? Where?

I see it's not mentioned so here goes:

P.G. Tips is sold in all Topps. No 'flavours', just the real thing.

A lady was looking to buy tea and I saw her eyes scanning my teabags. She was holding a Japanese green tea. "Is it good?", she asked. Well, it's a completely different tea.. that is Japanese tea. She immediately grabbed the last box of PG with a smile on her face. The World can always rely on an Englishman to mark out a good tea.

Real tea drinkers don't tolerate tea bags. It has to be in a pot with loose leaf tea (Personal pref Sri Lankan BOPF or Viet Thai Nguyen) and no milk or sugar.

If pushed, the Tesco red box tea bags are as good as any of the name brands - except Liptons whose yellow label muck is tasteless world-wide. The Tesco ones also score high as they are reasonably easy to get hold of.

Much of the loose Thai green tea is tolerable when pot made.

Real tea drinkers don't tolerate tea bags. It has to be in a pot with loose leaf tea (Personal pref Sri Lankan BOPF or Viet Thai Nguyen) and no milk or sugar.

If pushed, the Tesco red box tea bags are as good as any of the name brands - except Liptons whose yellow label muck is tasteless world-wide. The Tesco ones also score high as they are reasonably easy to get hold of.

Much of the loose Thai green tea is tolerable when pot made.

You don't tolerate tea bags, but you somehow know that Tesco Red Box are as good as any of the name brands???

Pride of Ceylon at 165bht for 100 bags is pretty good or British Breakfast Tea at 180bht for 100 bags.

Big C and Rimping sell them.

Let's not confuse tea bags with any serious discussion of tea.

Best widely available English-style loose tea? Dilmah, if you can find it fresh.

Best, with a bit of looking? B.O.H. from Malaysia. Their standard B.O.P. is fine, their 'Cameronian' is a cut above, and their individual 'garden teas' or whatever they call them are very good indeed. Anyone who has been to their tasting room up in the plantation in the Cameron Highlands knows what I'm talking about.

I get them at duty free in Bukit Kayu Hitam but have seen them at Villa etc.

I buy tetley teabags from macro uk in 1100 s was £11 a bag when I first came out , their now about £15 whenever I can persuade a visitor to bring one ,each bag lasts over a year

Just recently they had a big sale on in Tesco lotus,,, ( Earl Grey)

Down to 69baht for a box of 80 tea bags.. Needles to say I bought the lot,,,,

I also was shocked at 69 baht and picked up 4 boxes of their fair trade tea it's okay but not as good for my taste as Marks and Sparks Extra Strong Tea at 189 baht for 80 bags.

You can buy M and S tea bags in Thailand? Where?

Marks and Spencer Central World main floor is my shoppe of choice and the wine isn't bad either. I'm not a coffe drinker but some of their instant I'm told is pretty good.

I agree with other posts about loose tea and I often cut the bag when making a pot but use a bag for a single cuppa.

http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/aboutus/where/international_stores#

Saw reasonable sized boxes of pg tips in macro recently.

Didnt check price since im a coffee convert now.

Ant tea lovers should check out Sri Lanka. I think the historic name is Ceylon, but the tea is excellent. Not sure if there is a trade agreement with them for import duty? Ceylon is no doubt the origin of many fancy name brand labeled teas. They're black tea is great.

Ant tea lovers should check out Sri Lanka. I think the historic name is Ceylon, but the tea is excellent. Not sure if there is a trade agreement with them for import duty? Ceylon is no doubt the origin of many fancy name brand labeled teas. They're black tea is great.

No no no, British people can not survive in life without Tetley tea bags.

The same tea is probably sold under 15 other brand names, including some cheap supermarket house brand, but if Tetley isn't printed on the box it doesn't taste the same.

Edited October 3, 201312 yr by jbrain