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My purchases of Earl Grey have gone up about 10,000 percent since Twinings ruined it: my local Costcutter got its supply from a cash & carry with enormous stocks of the original, and they very kindly got as much as they could in for me (enough for the next three years). I agree that temporary sales spikes are probably due to other people like me hoarding as much decent tea as they can find.

I feel Twinings are lying about their reasons for changing Earl Grey ("we listened to our customers!"), and that's what I find most galling. The original box had all this waffle on it about how old the blend was, and how it was perfected by their expert tasters and won a best taste '09 gold award. I don't believe a company that employs expert tasters and blenders will suddenly turn to the man on the street and ask him how they should make their tea instead.

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