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When you decide to have a cup of tea after a long day
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British problems
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THIS TEA IS IN AN UNACCEPTABLE
CONDITION
UNACCEPTABLE
aaaand I'm going to bed upset. Thanks OP
Needs a jettle
Funny, but I'm not sure I understand how they got footage of every moment of my life for the past couple of decades?
Everything in this video is 'fixable' : hold the damn tab while pouring water, install the bin liner properly, cellophane is not that difficult, etc.
But the thing that triggers me like nothing else is the semi-perforated 'easy opening' half-circle of that carton box. Those fail without fail and I am convinced it is constructed by satan himself, just to mess with your mind and propel your anger to new heights. Same as with those easy to tear strips, they never rip in one go and always fail at about 5% of the tear-action. May the gods of retribution take extra notice and effort to espouse their vindictive cruel ways upon these so called 'designers' who invent them. May the fleas of a thousand camels invade the crotch of the person. And may their arms be to short too scratch.
My wife and I have been joking about the perforation machine conspiracy for a couple of years now
Tell me you're not British without telling me you're not British
Do the British not drink tea in bags?
Yeah, but not annoying individually wrapped bags like this.
This is like ASMR for masochists
Yo, they put each teabag in plastic in the US or what? It's always paper where I live. You guys are crazy.
It's super common around the world. My friend group is starting to focus on loose leaf tea for that exact reason.
The power outlets in the first frame look European, but yeah, you can even just dump the teabags into a cardboard box without a wrapper and it's perfectly fine. I would love to know why manufacturers are hellbent on adding useless packaging material.
The power outlets in the first frame look European
German Schucko?
SchuKo
Yeah, that's my guess, although it's not just popular in Germany:
It's a British (registered there) brand of tea, produced in Ukraine and Russia, and mainly distributed in Europe (I personally have seen it in several EU countries). And yeah, this type of tea is always packed like this. At least they stopped using metal clips for teabags lately, from what I've seen.
I usually see them in paper here in the US, too. But I would imagine it depends on brand. I'm a cheapskate so I usually just get Bigelow or Lipton.
It’s also paper for some types of tea in Europe. Especially anything medicinal often has plastic.
Infomercial VO: "Has THIS ever happened to YOU?"
I've definitely destroyed the box of many a thing trying to open them with the pre-made perforations. Kraft mac and cheese is, by far, the worst offender.
Then finally enjoy your microplastic drink!
Could be worse. The bag could have tore, filling your cup withbtea debris
Teabris
Should have ended with tossing the tea and filling the cup with whiskey.
What kind of blasphemy is this?
You drink half the cup, then proceed to top it up with whisky. Repeat once it's half empty again, until you're asleep or out of whisky. It's a homeopathic recipe.
WTF is this string squeeze technique?!
Squidge the bag against the side of the cup with the spoon.
I could relate and have experienced at some point in my life all of these issues except that squeezing method. I personally just let tea bag in cup for 5 min or so and then squeeze it with my fingers when it is not boiling hot.
What now? Why is anyone squeezing a tea bag? Is this some sort of catholic, I deserve to be miserable kind of thing? Why ruin your tea with fines and bitter tannins?
I like it because it reduces bin juice.
But I like the tannins!
I'm too lazy to remove the teabag, what now Brits
££££££££££££££££££££££££££ As long as you're drinking it black (no milk), when you're finished, you can just pour on more hot water, and get a free drink. Your free drink will be slightly weaker than the previous one. You can then repeat this until all flavour is gone. ££££££££££££££££££££££££££
It's disturbing to hear, but at least laziness is an ethos I can get behind.
But the ultimate question is, will this be a case where the username checks out?
Otherwise the teabags drips all over the surface!
If you must know, most of the time I don't use a teabag. I use loose leaf in a teapot. No squeezing required.
Maybe I enjoy the misery.
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Ffs why is so much packaging like this? Does anyone actually USE it before it's mass produced?
Loose leaf for the win!
Why do some teas come in individual packets like that?
Should keep it fresher since you should keep tea in air tight containers and it is more hygienic so good for workplaces. For home use I stick to loose leave teas.
Ease of use, apparently
But it's an extra step. When you buy a regular box of tea, all the tea bags are just in the box, not individually wrapped.
'Freshness' or other bullcrap
That "apparently" is the key here
That's why it there!
I would imagine it's for shared spaces, including cafes, where you want to be dealing out individual teabags but don't want other people touching the one you'll be using.
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