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Nostromo
15-02-2004, 02:28
My wife is very fastidious about her cup of tea and likes to take a handful of Tetley tea bags on holidays. She thinks that the tea one gets in the US is cr**. Not being a tea drinker, I cannot comment. But the Americans have strict rules about not allowing 'foodstuffs' and I wondered if it would be a problem if we took a SEALED packet of Tetley tea bags with us for our forthcoming 3-week visit?
Normally, teabags are OK but if you read this thread http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6257 and are going via Philadelphia, be prepared for them to 'disappear'!
Ray&Sarah
15-02-2004, 02:36
Nostromo,
My wife also loves her tea, and so a large bag of teabags is carried in our case, we have never had a problem, and the case has been searched by the Food & Agricultural officers on more than one occasion. You can also buy English Teabags at 'Publix' in the ethnic food section, but be warned they were expensive. I like you, do not drink tea, I'll settle for coffee, but the american stuff could be better!
Yeh well we have always brought tea but mine just disappeared in Philadephia last week....
floridadreamvilla.co.uk
15-02-2004, 02:55
We've brought tea bags to the US many times with no problems.
We have taken our own, even years ago we took them and never had a problem
Could this be the first case of a sniffer dog with yearnings for a proppa cuppa? :D
chrizzy100
15-02-2004, 04:46
quote:Originally posted by floridadreamvilla.co.uk
We've brought tea bags to the US many times with no problems.
We're up to our eye balls in Bisto gravy.......I think my mother in law thinks I can cook......[msneek][msnoo]
Its a first, never known them refuse tea and let Bisto in. Really weird Not the sniffer dog but his handler perhaps Blottie. Well after a lifetime on Liptons......
Nostromo
15-02-2004, 09:23
quote:Originally posted by blott
Could this be the first case of a sniffer dog with yearnings for a proppa cuppa? :D
You never know. It could be an ENGLISH sniffer dog, which probably explains the occasional 'disappeared' tea. Anyway, thanks, all of you.
I always pack tea-bags coffee (in little sachets) and sweetners just because the first thing we do when we get to our villa is make a good old cup of coffee, never had a prob but I do carry it in my hand luggage
foreplay
20-02-2004, 04:20
Is the Tetley sold here in the states that much different than that sold in the UK?
A friend of ours who lives in Florida says it is, We send her some over from the UK every
few months, so I suppose it must be
We take decaffinated loose tea and teabags over for our friend when we visit Florida. We've never tried the decaf version of tea ourselves and before we were asked for it we didn't even know it existed.
Lesley