1158 Tasting Notes
The funniest thing about this tea was when I was trying to add it to the data base, the moderator kept changing the “no name” to unknown brand. Hahahaha!!! I finally had to add “Loblaws Brand” so they would know that “no name” was actually the name of the brand! Here in Canada, the “no name” brand all comes in plain yellow packaging and is a lot cheaper than the name brand products that are their counterparts.
This tea is just okay but I am not going to complain because it cost me a whopping 49 cents for the box.
Very weak and watery but like I said, you get what you pay for.
Flavors: Peppermint
Generic packaging was a big deal in the US in the ‘70s, but you don’t see it now at all—at least in my corner of the Midwest.
I think now it has turned into store brands (like Kirkland at Costco or even arguably a lot of the products at Trader Joe’s that are just store-branded items available elsewhere under other brand names).
@kaylee – “no name” is the store brand name. Essentially the Kirkland of a grocery store chain named Superstore. If you Google Image search “no name brand” you’ll see what Jason means. It’s very, very challenging to describe to people if they’ve never seen it before, aha. But the idea is that they save a TON of money on artwork/label design and marketing by using the uniform yellow/black and those savings can either be passed down to customers or used to improve the actual quality of the food product instead.
Yes! Exactly, @Roswell Strange!
Ah! Thanks for the added explainer for the non-Canadian, much appreciated! I also get a kick out of the fact that you have a store actually named Superstore. I loved the tv show of the same name. I assume the actual store came first, but it makes the show that much more pointed.
I’m dating myself here, but this is what I remember from when I was a kid. All black and white. It was weird. https://www.kingwood.com/msg/black-white-label-generic-products.php?p=3378599
gmathis: We had those here very briefly. Plain black and white labels that stated what was in the can or package. It wasn’t long before they started making the packaging more attractive.
@gmathis that’s very much what the Canadian no name brand looks like, but yellow instead of white! I wonder if these generic labels were their inspiration?
@gmathis- Oh wow! Yes! Like Roswell Strange said, exactly like the ones we have here except replace the white with yellow. Predominantly carried at a grocery store called “No Frills.” People in my city flock there because they are quite a bit cheaper than high-end grocery stores.
I went caffeine-free due to tummy issues so no coffee, black tea, white tea or green tea anymore. I have switched to decaf coffee which does still have a tad bit of caffeine and isn’t the best, depending on what the filtration process consists of for each brand so I’m always looking for the next best thing and two people I know recommended this.
I picked up a box yesterday and chose the Vanilla Nut flavour (there were many to choose from) and I have to say, I’m impressed!
I made it my morning cup and it really is a decent replacement for coffee as evidenced by the fact that I feel satisfied.
It’s roasty, nutty, rich, not too strong, not too weak and with my Silk Almond French Vanilla Coffee Creamer, this is just perfect!
A big bonus is that this has actual health benefits with ingredients that are good for you.
Thoroughly enjoyed and will 100% re-purchase.
Flavors: Nutty, Rich, Roasty, Vanilla
I love the Teeccino blends! I wonder if you can drink the Lupicia low caff/no caff teas? Cerisier doesn’t keep me up at night even though it is a very low caffeine option rather than a no caffeine option.
I hope you find lots and lots of good things to enjoy! Green rooibos or honeybush blends can also be really nice.
Thank-you ashmanra! It’s been a struggle! haha 7 months now, of tummy troubles. My doc is finally on it, I have a colonoscopy and an endoscopy this upcoming Thursday. Not looking forward to it (for obvious reasons lol) but I am looking forward to finding out what’s going on so I can have some kind of treatment for it. Thanks for your recommendations, really appreciate it!
