Back when I was drinking tea from bags, I had some sort of Bigelow or some
other type of bagged tea, and after one of my many break ups with my
girlfriend I packed all my crap and put it in storage. It stayed there for
nearly a year, and in the meantime I got some more of the same tea. Then I
got the stuff out of storage and put the old tea in the pantry with the new.
I quickly realized that the new stuff had substantially less tea in each bag
than the old stuff. Each was individually wrapped and gave a weight on it.
The old ones were listed at 1.1 oz each and the new ones 1.0.

So I believe it!



"Eric3" > wrote in message
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> Yesterday I went to Costco and bought three gift boxes of Bigelow tea
> assortments.
>
> I gave a box to a friend this morning.
>
> Then I went home and opened some of the tea. I was surprised to see the
> low weight of tea in a box of 20 tea bags.
> Range: 20g, 3 of 25g, 33g, 34g, 38g, 42g... per box.
> They were packed 4 per envelope, 5 envelopes per box.
>
> Some of the bags were very skimpy when you looked at them, before
> putting them in hot water. And they didn't swell up to much, either.
>
> Bottom line - not very tasty, but rather wimpy.
>
> I am doubtful that the weights are accurate, as listed on the boxes.
>
> At any rate, when a consumer purchases a tea bag, it's a reasonable
> assumption that it should provide at least a 6 oz. cup of tea at nominal
> strength.
>
> Comparing the volume of the skimpiest looks to be about 1/10 the amount
> of a Lipton tea bag.
> I went online to determine the typical amount of tea for a cup... around
> 2.5 grams.
>
> Is this a bad year for tea?
>
> Any other experiences out there?
>
>
> I am looking for my Costco receipt, in hopes of finding it, and
> returning the tea for a refund.