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| Tea drinkers stewing over splitting Yorkshire Tea bags | Tea drinkers stewing over splitting Yorkshire Tea bags |
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| Yorkshire Tea's new biodegradable bags have left customers in a stew, with some complaining the plant-based bags were ruining their cuppas. | Yorkshire Tea's new biodegradable bags have left customers in a stew, with some complaining the plant-based bags were ruining their cuppas. |
| Tea lovers contacted the company, despairing that the biodegradable bags were splitting mid-brew. | Tea lovers contacted the company, despairing that the biodegradable bags were splitting mid-brew. |
| Football pundit Darren Fletcher tweeted to say the performance of the new bags was "shambolic". | Football pundit Darren Fletcher tweeted to say the performance of the new bags was "shambolic". |
| Yorkshire Tea responded that some of teabags, which were introduced in October, had been "misbehaving". | Yorkshire Tea responded that some of teabags, which were introduced in October, had been "misbehaving". |
| Fletcher told his Twitter followers of "shocking developments" with the bags, at his house during breakfast. | |
| One Twitter user joked that the problem was causing "much moodiness in the morning", while another said: "I've been drinking your tea the last month or so (having been a Tetley drinker all my life) and I really enjoy the taste...what I don't enjoy is the number of split teabags that I'm getting. | One Twitter user joked that the problem was causing "much moodiness in the morning", while another said: "I've been drinking your tea the last month or so (having been a Tetley drinker all my life) and I really enjoy the taste...what I don't enjoy is the number of split teabags that I'm getting. |
| "Every third or fourth bag splits.. what's that about?" | "Every third or fourth bag splits.. what's that about?" |
| Responding to the claims, Yorkshire Tea said the problem has only affected a small proportion of bags, but added: "People are used to our tea bags being reliable, so it's a big deal when they go wrong." | Responding to the claims, Yorkshire Tea said the problem has only affected a small proportion of bags, but added: "People are used to our tea bags being reliable, so it's a big deal when they go wrong." |
| A spokesman said: "Some of our tea bags have been misbehaving. If it's happened to you, we're really, really sorry." | A spokesman said: "Some of our tea bags have been misbehaving. If it's happened to you, we're really, really sorry." |
| Earlier this year, the tea-maker announced that it was beginning to introduce renewable and biodegradable tea bags using a plant-based material for sealing. | Earlier this year, the tea-maker announced that it was beginning to introduce renewable and biodegradable tea bags using a plant-based material for sealing. |
| The aim was that all tea bags would be biodegradable by the end of 2019, it said. | The aim was that all tea bags would be biodegradable by the end of 2019, it said. |
| "It doesn't have any effect on the tea's flavour or its shelf life and won't cost you any more to buy," the firm promised. | "It doesn't have any effect on the tea's flavour or its shelf life and won't cost you any more to buy," the firm promised. |