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Thursday, September 02, 2004

Steep Tea

A few weeks ago I noticed a sign in Tim Horton's that announced Tim's would soon be serving "Steeped Tea." Apparently it was being done in an effort to provided us with the finest tea experience possible in a paper cup. My curiosity was piqued and I looked forward to an opportunity to try Tim's finest.

I had all but forgotten about the sign one day when I ordered a large tea. I was expecting to pay $1.05 as usual. I was surprised when the server asked me for $1.29. "I didn't order coffee" I told her. That's when she told me the price of a large "Steeped Tea" was $1.29. Apparently, perfection comes at a "steep" price.

Quoting from the Tim Horton's website, they are "proud to introduce a new way of making tea using a time honored (sic) tradition - loose tea leaves." That confuses me. If loose tea leaves are a time honoured tradition, then why do they claim they have introduced a new way of making tea? And why can't I taste a difference?

It must have been expensive to have a third generation tea master design the ideal machine for making perfectly steeped tea, cup after cup. The price hike must have been necessary to cover their extensive investments in R+D.

I had switched from coffee to tea after their last price hike on coffee. $1.35 was way too much to spend on something that tasted that bad. I think if I want caffeine from now on I'll just make my own tea during my breaks. With loose tea leaves of course.




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