I don’t normally write to companies about their product, but your Honest Tea is a new awakening for me. I am an avid tea drinker and try every thing in the market that is tea-related. Your tea blend is the first I’ve found not to upset my stomach in any way and not too sugary or artificially sugared to trigger my bladder, so I love to have this during long exams or study time when I need something a bit sweeter than water but won’t waste time emptying my bladder constantly.

I do have a suggestion on your future product evolution. For the Honey Green Tea, I think it needs to be filtered a bit better so the excess tea leaves isn’t in your bottled teas as it tend to ferment and get a bit more bitter. As for the Pomegranate White Tea, I think less sugar and a bit more tardiness of the natural fruit and tea flavors would give this a bit more distinct flavor differing from other flavors. When I buy a flavor I would expect it to taste more like that flavor even if it means more tardiness. These are two examples of what I have tasted, which basically boils down to having more distinction between flavors and giving more taste that reflects the flavor.

Also, I wish your teas would be sold in more places within Sacramento, CA. So far I could only find it in special gourmet or natural food stores, and once in a while at a Safeway supermarket. As much as I enjoy having your tea, tracking down a place that sells it regularly near by me has been difficult. Something for your marketing or distribution team to figure out. I’m not a business major, so I can’t give you much in that area. Good luck, and hope to see you grow.

First I would just like to say that I have never had the privilege of trying Honest Tea, but I am definitely going to get some now, partially out of curiousity, and partially out of support. For those of you, especially the once “loyal” supporters, that are no longer going to buy Honest Tea because the owner and founder of the company makes a decision that he thinks is best for everyone involved, you’re being stupid. It takes so much to start and maintain a business, and I respect those that have the guts to do it. I wish all the best to the Honest Tea company. I too hope to start my own business someday.

Secondly, although I have never personally been fond of the idea of big corporate industries, I think Coke is a little different. If you don’t believe me, check out their website. Conserving the environment and making healthier products for their consumers seem to be two main things that they are very concerned with. I would also like to add that it deeply saddens me to hear about the terrible work conditions that exist in many other countries. But, since we are on the subject, how about we all just stop wearing clothes and stop eating since the majority of the stuff we wear or eat comes from other countries that have horrible work conditions for their “employees”?! I firmly believe that all of these issues can only be solved through Divine means.

In the meantime, back to the original “issue” of Honest Tea partnering up with Coke, I think we should all sit back, shut-up and let the men who put their blood, sweat and tears into their company decide what they want to do with it. This seems more like an effort to conserve the brand and financial security of Honest Tea, not to throw it all away or give it up.

So long story short, again I wish Honest Tea all the best and I’m going to purchase my first this weekend!!

Congrats!

But I don’t regret having discovered your wonderful, fabulous teas–I just regret that I can no longer enjoy them.

elizabeth chai mama
heartsong herbal brewing company
ashland oregon

I’m hoping this will bring Honest Tea into more stores. Can you imagine buying it at Wal-Mart?
I also think this may help the small co-ops and organic stores. You see somebody at work with a Honest Tea product. You ask where they bought it and they reply Wal-Mart (Target, Albertson’s, etc…). You then tell them you first discovered it at the local co-op and tell them about the other products available there. This can help everybody.

TonyM