The Conversation (0)
Indy100 Staff
Dec 07, 2016
@2spikywwefans/Twitter
Yorkshire Tea is a British institution.
It’s the third most popular tea brand in the UK, and even Russell Crowe is a fan.
But surely the tea leaves can’t actually be grown in Yorkshire, right? One intrepid Twitter user set out to find the truth.
@YorkshireTea hey can you tell me which part of great Yorkshire you actually grow your tealeaves in that are used in great Yorkshire tea?— 2SpikyHairedWweFans (@2SpikyHairedWweFans) 1480963697
Yorkshire Tea quickly replied...
@2spikywwefans Yes, of course. We grow it in our massive hydroponic tea plantation two miles beneath the surface of Dewsbury.— Yorkshire Tea (@Yorkshire Tea) 1480964654
But that’s sounds a bit fishy, right? @2spikywwefans wasn’t fooled that easily.
@YorkshireTea you wouldn't be telling porky pies now would you? As your website states different! https://t.co/BGhxwHZrU9— 2SpikyHairedWweFans (@2SpikyHairedWweFans) 1480965427
@2spikywwefans Oh no. You caught us red handed.— Yorkshire Tea (@Yorkshire Tea) 1480967021
Then Yorkshire Tea got sassy.
@2spikywwefans English Breakfast tea isn't grown in England either. We're sorry to be the ones to break this to you.— Yorkshire Tea (@Yorkshire Tea) 1480971105
The beef was on.
@YorkshireTea then maybe you should state this fact on your advert instead of leading the public to believe there is actually something(1/2)— 2SpikyHairedWweFans (@2SpikyHairedWweFans) 1480971286
@YorkshireTea Yorkshire about ur fake tea. Mayb takin the guy jizzing in his pants about Yorkshire on ur adverts might b a place 2start(2/2)— 2SpikyHairedWweFans (@2SpikyHairedWweFans) 1480971441
Yorkshire Tea wasn't taking any nonsense:
But after a 'private conversation', they made peace.
After privately talking 2 @YorkshireTea I conced I made a mistake, I hold my hands up they do some fantastic community work, nice one guys— 2SpikyHairedWweFans (@2SpikyHairedWweFans) 1480985054
Twitter loves a happy ending.
@2spikywwefans @jim_unwin @YorkshireTea if only everyone on here were as gracious. Top man, well said— David Banks (@David Banks) 1481023138
And of course, they poked some fun as well.
@2spikywwefans you can come to Kenya and tour a tea farm...learn how tea is grown, dried, roasted, crushed, blended & packaged @YorkshireTea— Naomi Mutua 🐾❤️ (@Naomi Mutua 🐾❤️) 1481059073
@2spikywwefans @YorkshireTea calm down guys, this is just a storm in a...well you know what I mean.— Matt Crivelli (@Matt Crivelli) 1480978075