Lifeboat 80 tea bags

by Lifeboat

Product Features

• Lifeboat 80 tea bags
• Great tasting black tea bag tea
• Fully flavored strong tea
• Pure Kenyan black tea
• Fairtrade certified and approved by the Rainforest Alliance

Product Description

Lifeboat Tea is a lovely full-flavoured, family-owned tea that has been created to provide sustainable funding for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) - the charity that saves lives at sea.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001D4SRCU
• UPC: 720696912356
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,895 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very nice tea - But this is not a good deal!, February 9, 2010

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P. Forbes-Smith "PJFS" (Charlotte, NC.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lifeboat 80 tea bags (Misc.)

I have enjoyed this tea for some time, and as I am British, I know my tea. I highly recommend the tea.

I usually buy this at World Market (Cost Plus), and they used to sell it at about $4.99 for the 80 bag size. My local store is currently out of stock as I believe Williamson Teas in the UK are changing the packaging (and perhaps the price?). Anyway, you can see that this is not a good deal even if the shipping was free, but these people (not Amazon) charge over $10 to ship from FL. USPS Priority Mail is $5.55 across the country for a 1 lb package (package of 80 tea bags plus packing is < 1 lb.). Outrageous! - they are marking up their shipping as well as the tea! Most of their (again not Amazon) other British products are also over-priced.

I recommend you look elsewhere.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Please get more !!, December 19, 2009

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Carol R. White "Tea Lover" (Poquoson, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lifeboat 80 tea bags (Misc.)

I have enjoyed Lifeboat Tea ever since my other favorite Jackson of Piccadilly was discontinued. I now find it ever increasingly hard to find Lifeboat. What will I do?
Please get more or recommend one just like it !!!! I like the strong flavor of the black tea wonderful. Many tea's i try are wimpy. I am getting very low, I hope your "notify" pops up soon that you have more in.
Many Thanks Carol

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding cup of strong black tea, January 17, 2012

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M. Harris - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lifeboat 80 tea bags (Misc.)

I love a very strong, unsweetened (though I live deep in South Eastern Sweet Tea territory) cup of black tea.

I love this tea because you can brew a very strong cup if you like - but without any worries about over-brewing bitterness and such (such as with Typhoo et all) It also doesn't "stack" poorly. I.e. I brew 6-8 bags in my kettle and cut it half to the fridge container (so figure 4 bags per pot) and the extra strength from multiple bags as well as extra time it still comes out very clean strong tea.

As in drop the bags into your kettle and in five minutes you're done. Forget and leave them in for 60 minutes? No problem - barely a difference (I'm making iced tea so I don't hover over or immediately pour after normal steep time).

All in all - an outstanding cup of black tea. And as strong and you like it. Buy it by the 12 pack as it's somewhat variable in availability.

12 pack Lifeboat, Tea, 80-Bag (12 Pack)