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I think PG Tips, as they refer to themselves now rather than Brooke Bond, spent £50 million developing this new product, all so it would brew in 1-2 minutes.
It's weak, little flavour, tastes like a bargain basement supermarket tea, worse I think. What it has in common with very cheap teas, in the packet I have, is unseparated two teabag sets. Unlike, eg., Twinings, Clipper, Yorkshire Tea, etc, the bags rarely separate easily. So, one is left with one intact teabag and a worktop covered with tea....dust, from a torn one. It is a cheap looking, cheap tasting, poorly made product. Best ignored.

Recently used the last of our PG Tips pyramid tea bags which we have been using for years and purchased the new square bags of PG Tips.

Terrible taste - nothing like the pyramid bags - disgusting.

Just been to B&M and bought 240 Tetley tea bags for £4 and notice they are round tea bags - but the taste is wonderful - nice refreshing taste - not too strong not too weak - just as we like it.

Will be staying with Tetley now - sorry PG Tips but you have ruined your product and lost two avid tea drinkers!

Why mend something when it's not broken?? The new "flavour" is tasteless. It's now more of a coating on my tongue than a refreshment for my thirst!!!

What a sad day.
After 55 glorious years of drinking PG, I have now purchased another brand.
The latest blend PG teabags are AWFUL. They give a tasteless tea with none of the hallmark freshness which characterised PG tips.
My family have been loyal PG drinkers and always taken the teabags on any trips away to ensure a quality cuppa.
Sadly that will no longer be the case. You have lost us, and we feel that we have lost a dear friend.

Absolutely awful teabags, no taste whatsoever and I unfortunately purchased two boxes. Completely flavourless no matter what I tried, less milk, brewing for longer. Certainly won't be buying again YUK.

PG Tips square tea bags.

I opened a new box of PG tips and made a cup of tea (expiry March 2025). What the hell was I drinking! I thought that some descaler had contaminated the water but I hadn't used descaler in the kettle for several weeks. The tast was somewhat metallic but difficult to accurately describe. I looked in the tea bag box and found a yellow residue on the inside of the cardboard that was also on some of the tea bags. I have no idea what this is - all suggestions to me please - so I discarded the bags and about £5.00 in the process. I have used the pyramid bags for many years with no fuss but these little darlings are quite awful. Time for a change methinks.

Pg tips tea bags over 50% don't make a good cup of tea they are very week

After almost 15 years, PG Tips is no longer my tea brand. Advertised as pyramid (not non-pyramid) and received the flat tea bags on Amazon. I loved the pyramid shape but was still hoping the strong tea flavor would be present in the flat bags. It is not. It's weak and lacks flavor, not to mention the tea bags break. Had to throw all 4 boxes out. Could not donate because I stupidly opened all boxes hoping for the pyramid bags. Not a smart move for PG Tips. Can't imagine how many customers they're going to lose.

the new pg tips are awful ,, stupid me just bought 1100 of them cant stand them,,looking for a new brand

A cup nats urine... weak...rubbish tea is pg tips...you need 3 t bags to even get a decent cup of tea...I'll stick with red label.....

İ did not like the taste of new square tea, its horrible. İ started looking for another brand

Oh PG what have you done? Your new tea is just awful. I thought it was just my taste buds playing up or kettle gone furry but no. Its your revolting new blend. I've just wasted my money on this awful excuse for tea bags, did you actually get tea drinkers to test it before launching it?? Yuk, yuk, yuk. Another long time customer lost, no doubt there will be many more.

Would give it zero.Taste chemicals.Ha been a PG fan for many years.Whats happend has the Dutch ruined this great British product like they have done with H P Sauce

For many years PG Tips Pyramid teabags contained tea and had a nice taste and provided a satisfying cuppa! The 'new' flat teabags seem to be more dust than tea and have very little taste. From what I have read the change was made because the teabag material was changed, which doesn't make sense. My personal view is that it seems more likely to be a cost saving change. Surely it would have been possible to change the shape of the bag; retain the old blend and retain the taste.

One good thing - I always bought PG Tips but now I will try other teabags and perhaps will find one that I will enjoy. :-)

Have just used SIX bags to get ONE cup of tea. The first 5 burst in the cup. Am going to write to PG Tips who have recently increased the price AND reduced the quality!

I have only just started use the square bags in the new shape boxes, as I buy in bulk. My God I was nearly sick! At first I though it was my water supply, but after running the water for a few minutes, three times, and making three more cups. The tea tastes horrible. I will definitely be changing to Yorkshire Tea. I have emailed Lipton's but have yet to have a reply

Tea is awful has changed dramatically will now change brands hope it's not the amount of tea in the bags being reduced to make more money of the suffering public I won't hold my breath though

What a marketing brand disaster! Our family has used PG Tips for years and turned away to other brands. The great British cup of tea - wake up to a great brew, the backbone of what us Brits do. Tea looks like dust not leaves. So sad.

I have finally finished my stock of pyramid tea bags and my first cup of square. PG. it’s awful. I drink weak black tea. This tea tastes nothing like tea. I take it they have changed the blend. ( I can’t see the shape of the bag making that much difference). Glad I only bought a small box. These will be going in the bin. Now for the search for something taste more like the original PG. What were you thinking!

I am picky about my tea ! I like the taste of PG tips and wouldn’t buy any other tea. However I have obviously either gotten a bad box or they have changed the bags. I have recently found red bits at the bottom of my cup- not a burst bag , not a biscuit as I don’t eat biscuits. Red bits of something that turn my stomach! It isn’t in every cup but it’s happening a lot - the odd one floats at the top they cling to my spoon but mainly they are at the bottom of my cup . Reddy brown things ! I rang up customer service as I wanted to send them a picture of this as I really didn’t want to change my tea brand. I spoke to a man whom took my details and said they would send me an email on which I would find the details to send my photo of the tea . No email arrived! The man tried to say it was loose tea in my cup and I couldn’t get him to understand it dam well is not loose tea , whatever it is I hate it and won’t be buying PG tips again. Lipton tea could do better- all I want to do is send them a picture of this thing in my tea - the address I found online will not accept my mail. Why have they made customer care so difficult?