ABC Primetime Challenge Continued: TEAM STRATEGY TAKES SHAPE
Monday, 8 January 2007 by Elizabeth
In a healthy partnership for healthful living, ABC and Bigelow Tea joined forces this summer. A competition was set to follow two teams testing weight loss moTEAvators. The Bigelow Tea Team was on a quest to become healthy for one’s sake. The Bridgeport Bluefish Corporate Office who took on becoming healthy to avoid humiliation. he The ABC Primetime Challenge Weight Special, which aired December 20th, followed the story and people who took part in the event.
Team Strategy Takes Shape
A caravan of ABC personnel arrived at Bigelow early Tuesday morning, July 18, to set up lights, cameras, and sound and scale equipment. Then they set off to capture some early morning film shots of the Bigelow operations, as the Bigelow Tea team participants gathered on the production floor for the opening shoot. Each team member was greeted by Jay Schadler (ABC Primetime Correspondent). Then they participated in individual interviews.
Daily teamwork, diet and exercise became three synonymous words spoken throughout the next two months. With Cindi leading the group, the team’s strengths were identified and we began our journeys toward a healthier lifestyle. To assist in reducing the unwanted pounds, the company subsidized a two-month gym membership fee for each person and many participants elected to utilize one of the two gyms next door for their workouts. Others opted for neighborhood walks or other home activities.
It was difficult at first to change a lifestyle we were accustomed to, but once we became adjusted to the new routines, it was easier to continue with our exercise and diet programs. Feeling good about ourselves was a moTEAvating factor that encouraged us to stay the course. But one common denominator prevailed as the backbone of our strategy– the support given and received from teammates, coworkers and family. As our weight loss regimes continued, our weekly weigh-ins began to see promising results.
In the beginning, some of us were shy about stepping on the scale, but once the weights were posted on the board, the shyness disappeared along with the pounds and waistline measurements. Although individual weight loss triumphs and struggles were experienced along the way, sharing our stories aided in a greater support group as we focused on each person’s goal. The group shared constant advice about the effects that certain foods and exercises have on weight loss. A variety of articles and recipes were circulated and countless weight loss discussions occurred throughout the workday.
Halfway through the challenge, ABC returned to film one of our weekly weigh-ins along with additional camera footage at the homes of Liz, Don and Mike. By this time, four team members had reached their weight loss goal, some were within five pounds. Still a handful of others were experiencing a more slightly uphill battle. Yet, we were each determined that we would not let anyone on the team down. True diligence would prevail, and teamwork, dedication, and perseverance would win out. We increased the weekly weigh-ins to twice per week to help ensure that the team remained focused in reaching our goal.
Three guest speakers joined us to offer nutrition and weight loss information. Stavros Mastrogannis, Personal Trainer and Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant, Rene White, Nutraceutical Consultant, and Lisa Storch, Holistic Nutrition Health Counselor. Each expert shed additional light on the impact of body, diet, exercise and the reaction to certain foods consumed on our quest for a healthful lifestyle. They also discussed other factors that affect our health and well-being (physical activity, career, spirituality and relationships) and shared recipes for healthful foods with us.
All of this support was sure working in our favor.
ABC News Primetime detailed the science of the story. ABC News covered the story with the team members. The ABC Primetime Challenge Weight Loss Special aired on local ABC channels on Wednesday, December 20th, at 10pm, EST.
No. 1 — January 15th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
I have not been able to find “Almond & Fruit” or “Fruit & Almond” tea. Has this been discontinued? Is it still available? Please advise
No. 2 — January 15th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
We have Fruit & Almond tea on the website at http://www.bigelowtea.com. Thanks!
No. 3 — January 15th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
The Bigelow Tea website has Fruit & Almond tea. Go to http://www.bigelowtea.com to order that and many other varieties!
Thanks!
No. 4 — October 7th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
I’m looking fro Fruit & Almond flavor-has it been discontined?
No. 5 — October 16th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
I am looking for the Fruit & Almond tea, my husband hates tea, this is the only one i have made for him that he LOVES!! and now i cannot find it ANYWHERE…… Is there some stone i have not overturned to find some? Help
No. 6 — October 17th, 2007 at 6:55 am
Tina,
While supplies last, you can buy the tea on the website, http://www.bigelowtea.com.
Thanks for asking,
Valorie for Bigelow Tea
No. 7 — October 22nd, 2007 at 1:58 pm
You have been telling people as recently at October 17, 2007 that Fruit and Almond is available onthe website, but it is actually discontinued.
I truly wish you would bring it back. I cannot find another brand that is similar to the taste – but if anyone out there has, please let me know!
No. 8 — October 28th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
I agree, Fruit and Almond is the best tea I’ve ever had. Luckily I ordered a case of it a while back and still have some, but am VERY disappointed to hear that it has been discontinued.
PLEEEEEEASE bring it back!!
No. 9 — October 29th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Your website shows that Fruit & Almond tea has been discontinued.
That is such a disappointment. Please consider bringing it back. How about as a holiday special?
Deanna
No. 10 — January 25th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
We are so disappointed to learn that Fruit and Almond tea has been discontinued and we cannot find it in any store or online. It was one of our all time favorites and we stocked it in all of our families homes.
We miss it… Please bring it back!!
No. 11 — January 26th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Everyone that I shared my fruit and almond tea with said it was the best they’d ever had and were instantly hooked. I can’t believe it is discontinued! Could you PLEASE bring it back! I have tried several others and NOTHING compares!
No. 12 — January 27th, 2008 at 1:52 am
How can Fruit and Almond be discontinued?!? It’s the most delicious tea I’ve ever had, and now that my case has run out, I’ve lost my favorite drink.
Will you please bring it back, Bigelow? Pretty please??
No. 13 — February 1st, 2008 at 3:28 pm
I somehow found a few boxes of Bigelow’s Fruit & Almond Tea on my grocer’s shelf today, by chance. I’m planning to go back this evening and pick up the remaining two boxes.
If I have to, I’ll comb the area to find more. I can’t believe you are discontinuing the best tea in your line!
No. 14 — February 1st, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Fruit and Almond Tea discontinued??? Say it aint so!!! Every Christmas, my sister buys me a case of tea – this past Christmas, I said, I ONLY want Bigelow’s Fruit & Almond – she said it wasn’t available, and I didn’t believe her. Now I find that it’s true. But, how can it be true? WHY? I am so very disappointed. I have driven 45 minutes one way to get to a store that carries the Fruit & Almond tea; now I’m running low and cannot get more? Much like Elaine on Seinfeld who had to determine if men were “Spongeworthy”, I now have to make a determination amongst my friends if they are “teaworthy”. PLEASE bring back the Fruit & Almond tea!!!
Thank you.
Debra White
Milford, OH
No. 15 — February 7th, 2008 at 7:14 am
The painful process of discontinuing a tea….not fun but unfortunately a necessity. Each year we have the wonderful opportunity to create new and exciting flavors for our tea consumers. The receptivity to our new flavors over the years has been outstanding, whether it was with our Pumpkin Spice, Green Tea with Pomegranate or one of our newest AriZona teas that has the powerful antioxidant Acai in it. Our tea consumers have come to know that when we put our name on a tea, it is the most flavorful, freshest tea possible.
However, with all the fun work in creating and introducing new teas, we have to occasionally let go of our slower moving/slower selling teas because when a tea flavor reaches a certain point of sales, it becomes almost impossible to run a very limited quantity of teabags on our equipment. Then comes the hardest part of all…we have to share news with our wonderful consumers that a tea will not be produced any longer. Of course, with that decision, we make lots of really lovely people very unhappy. The letters, the phone calls, the emails come flooding in pleading with us to reconsider. We try very hard to take care of our faithful consumers and provide some of the discontinued tea through the website but eventually we get to a point where the tea is not longer available.
The reality is, we cannot make those passionate fans happy and that is not fun…We have over 80 beautiful teas and with that our warehouses would explode and our machines would revolt if we did not eventually let some of our slower moving teas retire to the Bigelow Tea “pasture.”
So for all you amazing fans that we cannot satisfy 100% by taking away one of your favorite teas…we are very sorry. Please know if we could, we would love to supply you with every tea you ever wanted from us, but that is not truly possible.
Thank you for loving those teas and I can only hope that you might find a wonderful substitute somewhere in our array of teas that makes you just (or at least close to “just”) as happy.
At least I can dream…..
Cindi Bigelow
No. 16 — February 13th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
I am also dissapointed that this wonderful tea is no longer available. If you believe you have something similar that the “fruit and nut” fans would like to try, please recommend one. I haven’t found anything close. One I found similar is Celestial Seasonings Almond Sunset a Dessert Tea for others interested.
No. 17 — February 15th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Is “Fruit & Almond” tea only available at Amazon and Bigelow.com? Are any stores still carrying it?
No. 18 — February 19th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Valri,
You asked where you could purchase our Fruit & Almond Tea.
We no longer make this flavor and apologize for any disappointment this may have caused you. At this time, we do not offer a similar flavor, or have any remaining inventory. We will, however, share your e-mail with the appropriate department within the company.
Bigelow Tea Consumer Department
No. 19 — February 20th, 2008 at 9:56 am
My disappointment with your nere.ed to discontinue Fruit $ Almond has been great. My entire family loves this flavor and have been fans of it for some time. We have tried the other flavors but none compare.
Hope you reconsider.
No. 20 — February 20th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Dear Cindi,
Well this is truely dissapointing. I have been ordering Fruit and Almond for my wife for some time. Its about the only flavor she likes. I also enjoy it. It never fails, find something you truely like an sure enough, it will be discontinued. We hope you will reconsider this decision.
Dennis Nissen
No. 21 — February 23rd, 2008 at 2:04 am
Well that explains why none of my grocery stores has it… Honestly it and the fruit series of teas are the only ones I actually liked from your brand. That it didn’t sell amazes me since many of your other teas I consider to be average or unappealing.
No. 22 — February 23rd, 2008 at 6:42 am
Cindi,
I too would like to express my dissatisfaction with having my favorite tea discontinued. I have been looking for Fruit and Almond Tea since September when I noticed my store put it on the clearance shelf. I have checked the Bigelow website several times and haven’t seen it, even though you have said since at least November that it was still available.
When I logged on to the website tonight and followed the link you posted as recently as January 15th I became excited that it might still be available. I was so disappointed that it was not there. But wait…I looked really hard to find it on the website, and I did. It is still being sold and perhaps not discontinued at all. Of course, I am not gullible enough to purchase the Afternoon Assortment of Herbal Teas for just 3 bags of Fruit and Almond Tea.
I really enjoy tea in the winter, but this is the only flavor I have purchased for at least 3 years. I purchase other teas, some Bigelow some not, to find other teas I like. What I have found is that I never use more than 1 or 2 tea bags. This is really bad for me because I quickly waste money, but good for Bigelow because tea sales go up. I am tired of wasting money on tea to find a flavor I like, but of all the ones I’ve purchased, and I’ve purchased a lot, the most revolting has been Ginger Snappish.
I am sorry to see Fruit and Almond being sent to the Bigelow Tea Pasture.
No. 23 — February 23rd, 2008 at 2:10 pm
PLEASE PLEASE BRING FRUIT & ALMOND BACK!!!! So many people love and miss this tea, it truly was the best bigelow has ever produced. At least sugggest a similar flavor or create a new similar flavor or just bring it back.
No. 24 — February 26th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
OMG….PLEASE BRING THE FRUIT AND ALMOND BACK!!! My parents introduced it to me and I cannot bring myself to drink any other flavor now. Ive tried others and they do not add up. Why discontinue a flavor that seems to draw attention. I need answers….I need my tea
No. 25 — February 27th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Bring back the Fruit & Almond tea! The flavor is unique and it’s quite obvious the tea has a loyal following. This is the only tea I have ever ordered in a case lot. Listen to your customers: bring this one back.
No. 26 — March 1st, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Fruit and Almond Tea has been harder and harder to find in Los Angeles. Years ago it was promoted in you variety pack of 6 teas and we could buy it in any grocery store. Slowly the number of stores stopped carrying Fruit and Almond Tea. At last Vicente Foods in Brentwood was the only store that had it on the shelves until November. This Christmas I found a case of six boxes on line and now it is aomost gone.
How can a tea continue a brisk sale if none of the regular or specialty stores carry it. Of course sales declined!
No. 27 — March 2nd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
What is the minimum quantity necessary to economically justify your machines to “run” a batch of Fruit and Almond? I will commit to purchase the entire amount. This is a serious offer.
Tea consumers: If Bigelow responds favorably to this overture, look for availability on eBay.
No. 28 — March 4th, 2008 at 10:09 am
What a fantastic idea George! I will look for your listing, should Bigelow respond favorably. The UPC code is already assigned – all they have to do is print up some packaging and put it on the production schedule. Surely, they already have the ingredients!
My dear Cindi:
You obviously have a huge customer base for this product. BRING IT BACK!!! The sales probably declined because it was so hard to find this flavor for the last two years. Being in Product Development myself, I understand your position, however, this is a “no-brainer”. People LOVE this tea! You have introduced “trendy” flavors that will come and go – but “Fruit and Almond” is a classic! Don’t make the mistake that Coke made and discontinue something that customers LIKE. (Coke “Classic” now?)
PLEASE bring our favorite tea back!
Vivian from PA
No. 29 — March 5th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I have a full court press working on this; we just need a few more days to figure this out! It is hard to get some of the ingredients needed in small quantities but I promise you, my team is all over this!!!!! We have one ingredient that is causing the majority of the problems……
Cindi Bigelow, President
No. 30 — March 5th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Dear Cindi,
How wonderful to hear that there may be hope! Truly, there is NO tea out there like Fruit and Almond. My friends and I are all crossing fingers and toes hoping for a comeback of this delightful one-of-a-kind flavor.
Many thanks,
Cheryl
No. 31 — March 6th, 2008 at 7:09 am
I have exciting news we have enough ingredients to make 400 cases of Fruit & Almond tea. The tea will be available to purchase online at http://www.bigelowtea.com in approximately two weeks. The tea will be packaged in white generic boxes but the foil will be in the standard Fruit and Almond overwrap. I am also working on making it available (on line only) from this point forward. More news to come on that front – but for now, we are making up to 400 cases for you amazing wonderful consumers. Thank you so much for enjoying our tea!!!
Cindi Bigelow, President
No. 32 — March 7th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Cindi,
You’re the best! Thank you for listening to the customers.
No. 33 — March 9th, 2008 at 12:01 am
What will we do w/out Fruit & Almond? I have a couple of boxes left & am using them to “treat myself.” Please bring it back.
No. 34 — March 11th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Please don’t do this to us!
We need Fruit and Almond tea back ASAP!!!
This is the best tea ever! Listen to what people want!!!!!
No. 35 — March 18th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
I just preordered my case of Fruit and Almond Tea. I am so excited! It may seem like a little thing, but this is one flavor that is unique and not mass produced by other companies. I feel like a tea junkie saying this, but keep me supplied in Fruit and Almond and I will be a dedicated Bigelow customer.
No. 36 — March 27th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Cindi please keep the Fruit & Almond coming.
Damn I just went to the site.
$17.97 a box!!!
That sure is a high price.
No. 37 — March 31st, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I am a huge fan of Fruit and Almond tea, but I was wondering…is it really 17.75 for a single box or is that the price for a case with 6 boxes in it?
Thanks and keep that Fruit and Almond coming!!!
No. 38 — April 1st, 2008 at 11:01 am
Chris,
The price of the Fruit & Almond Tea is $17.75 per case, plus shipping and handling charges. A case is six boxes of 20 teabags in each box.
Thanks for your question.
Valorie for Bigelow Tea
No. 39 — April 29th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Thank you for bringing the fruit & almond tea back – that and your peach are the only teas I drink and the F&E is my absolute favorite. I was so disappointed that it was gone and just checked back on slim hope – yay! I just ordered two cases. I think it’s fantastic that you listened and responded to your customers – that’s impressive!
No. 40 — May 4th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Yay!!! Thanks so much for taking your loyal consumers into consideration, Cindi! I’d all but given up hope of finding Fruit & Almond again, and then on a pure whim I ran a search on Google to see if there was an ebay listing, an overstock sale, *anything*. When I saw the tea was available for sale again, I actually cheered out loud! (I scared my kitty who was taking a nap on my scanner. *lol*)
I just ordered two cases, and I’ll be spreading the word to my fellow tea-holics.
Thank you again!
No. 41 — August 25th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Sure glad I Googled and found out that I could still order Fruit and Almond, although it’s by the case. It’s the only hot tea I drink. I especially love it when I feel like I’m coming down with a cold. I’m allergic to ragweed, so all the teas with Chamomile in them are terrible for me. Since Fruit and Almond has no chamomile in it-it’s great! Very soothing and relaxing! This is a tea that should NOT have been taken off the shelves. In my store, the tea shelves were always well-stocked with all the other flavors, and there would be this empty spot where you could reach all the way back to get the last box-it was so popular! Glad I’ve been able to order a case!
No. 42 — October 6th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Which stores would carry the pumpkin spice tea? Target? Wal-Mart? I am in the northwest Indiana area and am dying to try this! Thank you!
No. 43 — October 12th, 2008 at 7:42 am
Ryan,
Go to the Bigelow Tea website to purchase any teas you are interested in: http://www.bigelowtea.com
Valorie for Bigelow Tea
No. 44 — October 17th, 2008 at 2:57 am
Yahoo! I’m so happy I looked for Fruit & Almond herb tea on the internet! I was so disappointed to find it no longer available in the markets. I have ordered my first case and hope it will continue to be available on-line. Your site is now bookmarked!
No. 45 — November 5th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Has your Fruit & Almond tea been discontinued once again? Please say it is not so!!! I just ran out, my grocer has NONE and it looks like your website is no longer selling it, either!!! please bring it back!!!!!!!!!
No. 46 — November 7th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Megan,
You asked where you may purchase our Fruit & Almond Tea. This flavor has been discontinued and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
However, due to popular demand, we are offering this tea from us directly. It is sold in “generic” white boxes, but the teabags are individually wrapped in the standard Fruit & Almond foil over wrap.
You can order by calling our toll-free number, 1-888-244-3569, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm EST. The tea is also available on our website, http://www.bigelowtea.com, by clicking on TEA, then HERBAL TEAS.
There is a minimum purchase of one case which is made up of six individual boxes of one kind of tea. The cost per case is $17.75, plus postage and handling. For your convenience, you may use your Visa, American Express or Mastercard.
Thanks for your inquiry,
Bigelow Tea Consumer Service
No. 47 — January 15th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
I am another Fruit and Almond fan and would appreciate it if you would reconsider your decision to discontinue it, but have two suggestions to make it more successful. I assume that the final decisions are based on sales. I became aware of this flavor from one of your variety packs and then was hooked, I always wondered why you named it the way you did, It is not a great name and does not describe the experience waiting for one who tries it, It is one of the few teas that in my opinion distinguishes you from then huge variety of teas out there, It is really an ambrosia of flavors and seductions and in this sense it is bold. Fruit and almond is not a bold but rather a name that misguides, “Almond Ambrosia” “Almond Seduction” Nix the word fruit in the name. Want more names and I will be happy to provide more. This tea with the proper name and shelf space has the ability to singularly be the flagship of your line! I have been buying it for around a decade if memory serves but obviously not for the past few years. Even when it was a line item it was always hard to find. How can you sell from an empty shelf? Even moreso how can you discontinue based on sales that do not take place because the product is not available. I noted at least one comment that the tea appeals to non tea lovers – what a way to build market share and increase sales. The predominant flavor is Almond, Your ingredients from the box: Cinnamon, natural and artificial flavors, orange peel rose hips, roasteed carob, hibiscus flowers, roasted chicory root. Perhaps you discontinued due to a conflict with this all natural world? Fact is this is my most favorite teas of all herbal teas over the past ten years! And I have tried them all. The aroma is nothing but seductive. Have you used a focus group to test this product? Retest, Reconsider, rename, repackage, repeat the formulation. Alternatively introduce a line of web only boutique products at a high price for those of us who arte now looking wleswhere for a tea company that we can be brand loyal to. PS How much for a few boxes – wink wink!
No. 48 — January 15th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
PS I just did find that you really do have the product on your web site and my three cases are ordered and hopefully in stock and on the way. I would still like to see a thoughtful re-marketing and renaming and repackaging of the product. I did have a thought about the naming of your products after perusing the large variety of products. It seems that you are limiting your naming to one phrase which attempts to encompass the ingredients, the benefit and the intangibles into one name and in doing this limiting your ability to convey the full product image. How about two names or a title and subtitle. ie. ala Ben and Jerrys. Eg. Almond Ambrosia – An Exotic blend of Almond, Citris and Tropical Spice Essences. Thanks
No. 49 — January 16th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Thank you for bringing you Fruit and Almond tea back!!
No. 50 — January 16th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
I am yet another fruit and almond tea fan. I also fell in love with this tea years ago and miss it terribly! My entire family loves this flavor more than any other. I have ordered it online in the past, but cannot afford to spend $23 (including shipping) for a case of tea every time I have a craving for it. Please, please, please try to bring this tea back to our supermarkets!
No. 51 — February 5th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Please don’t discontinue Fruit and Almond tea! It is the best tea I have ever had and my husband loves it too! Please bring it back!
No. 52 — March 21st, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Thanks for bringing back Fruit and Almond. Great price for 6 boxes considering you are making this after it has been discontinued.
No. 53 — May 15th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
I discovered and fell in love with Fruit and Almond tea while I was in university – that was 24 years ago now. Since then, everyone I have served the tea to has also fallen in love with it. Unfortunately, I have to hoard it as it has been so difficult to find. I now ask my friends if they are “tea-worthy” before sharing my stash with them.
I recently ordered two boxes online and hope that at least, it will continue to be available through the website. My other favourite is Perfect Peach.
A loyal Canadian fan and customer
No. 54 — June 17th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Holy Moly – Fruit and Almond tea is finally back?!!!!!! I just did yet another search on the internet… always looking for a little miracle… and I was SOOOO happily surprised to see that indeed it’s now available!!! For some reason the Bigelow site isn’t working – but I will call first thing tomorrow morning to order!!!!!!! I couldn’t possibly agree with the other superfans of this tea on the Bigelow blog… This is the best tea EVER!!!!
No. 55 — June 24th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Fruit and Almond tea has always been the very favorite of three people in my family, my sister, sister-in-law and myself. My sister was unable to find it where she lives so whenever she came to visit, we would make a special trip to get it at a one store that carried it. This past weekend, we were disappointed not to find it on the shelf and discovered the whole story of it being discontinued. We are all thrilled that Bigelow cared enough about it’s loyal customers to bring it back. Thank you so much! Salvation!
No. 56 — July 21st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Thank you for making the Fruit & Almond tea available. Though I am not a flavored tea fan,I love your Fruit & Almond tea. Since it was the only tea I liked, I bought a box anywhere I found it – even before it was discontinued. I have been sharing my stash of the tea with my Mom and am excited to see that I can replenish my dwindling supply. Thank you for listening to you customers and for this wonderful tea.
No. 57 — September 6th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Years ago, I ran out of my favorite tea — Fruit and Almond. Wandering grocery stores down trodden, I listed into aimlessness searching for what was no longer there. Then recently while rearranging my tea cupboard, I FOUND 3 precious bags, tucked away with some long forgotten hot cocoa packs. These little treasures, gave me the inspiration to hope once a gain. I went to the web and OMG! It’s here for the ordering! Thank you so much for serving such minority of folks. We love this flavor!
No. 58 — September 15th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I have been searching everywhere for my favorite tea, vanilla almond. Has it been discontinued? I can’t find a replacement that is nearly as good.
No. 59 — September 17th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Patricia,
You asked if you may purchase the Vanilla Almond tea. We no longer have any remaining inventory and we apologize for any disappointment this may cause you.
Bigelow Tea Consumer Service
No. 60 — March 9th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Yes, that is correct with your conclusion. I am going to do some research and post it here for clarity. Stay tuned and I’ll be back with the info. I made sure to bookmark the site so I’ll be able to find my way back. LOL Also, if any of you women need ab exercises for women don’t hesitate to come on over.
No. 61 — April 11th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Do you carry vanilla almond tea any more? I’ve been looking for it and can’t find it?
Thanks for your reply.
Kris
No. 62 — April 17th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Kris,
Vanilla almond tea has been discontinued.
When Bigelow decides to discontinue a particular tea, it is due to the annual sales not being met for an item, which is necessary to continue the manufacturing of a product.
We understand that these items could be favorites amongst our valued consumers. We will be sure to share your email with our Marketing Team, so that they are aware of your disappointment in discontinuing this tea.
Bigelow Tea Consumer Service
No. 63 — May 17th, 2010 at 8:02 am
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