The awesome thing about Thunderbolt tea is that you can order it yourself straight from the plantation in India. This gets you fair trade tea with a minimum of middleman. You do have to order semi-large quantities normally, but often they have bin-end sales where you can get as little as a quarter kilo for $11 USD (which is 250 cups of tea, give or take). You're also getting very fresh, high-quality tea at exceptional prices. Considering the appalling conditions under which coffee is generally produced (vis Black Gold) switching to this kind of tea oughta be a high consideration. (If you're worried about losing caff hit, do remember, tea actually has more caff. Barry's Tea kicks harder than Coca-cola! I love it!) [GT]
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