Bigelow Tea is honored to have so many loyal customers who enjoy our teas, visit our website and read our Constant Comments Tea Talk Blog! You’ve told us time and again how much you love us … now we’re hoping you’ll tell us on Facebook that you “Like” us!’
As a fun treat for our online friends, Bigelow Tea is sponsoring an exciting sweepstakes event this month. The prize? A beautiful Vintage Canister filled with 120 Bigelow tea bags!
The sweepstakes starts Thursday, October 14th and ends one week later, on Thursday, October 21st, but it’s only open to tea lovers ages 18 or older who want to join our tea community on Facebook.
Just click on the Facebook icon here on our blog (to the right) or visit Bigelow Tea’s Facebook page and click on the “Like” icon next to our name at the top of the page. Then go to our sweepstakes tab and enter your name for a chance to win some of your favorite Bigelow teas.
Thanks so much for “Like”-ing us … and good luck in the sweepstakes!
There’s little doubt in our minds that nobody loves a great cup of tea more than a Bigelow Tea drinker. And all of our Facebook friends seem to agree! So let’s highlight a few of our favorite comments from Bigelow Tea Facebook fans to recognize some of the biggest Bigelow Tea lovers there are:
You know you’re a Bigelow Tea lover when…
…You bring five of packets of Bigelow Tea with you to work, and drink all of them! (Thanks to Christopher Elia for the comment)
…You start the day with Bigelow Green Tea in the morning and end the day with one of our soothing Chamomiles in the evening. (Thanks to Deborah Chickering for the comment)
…You’re happy to check a few things off your list: peruse the Bigelow Tea website, sign up for the Bigelow Tea catalog, and submit your email for Bigelow Tea updates and news. (Thanks to Annette Rochelle Aben for the comment)
…You think sipping a hot cup—or three—of Bigelow Tea in front of the A/C is the best way to stay cool in the summertime. (Thanks to John Bonnema and James & Lela for the comments)
…when every one of your friends gives you Bigelow Tea for your birthday—just so you’re well stocked! (Thanks to Amanda Hall for the comment)
So, knowing that so many people enjoy their daily tea time, those of us at Bigelow Tea started wondering what type of tea people drank on a daily basis. Let us know: participate by telling us which of our teas is your favorite “everyday” tea!
We know that we all like to drink Bigelow Tea, but do you know of all the ways that we cook with Bigelow Tea as well? We put a lot of time and research into creating many inventive and delicious recipes, using favorite Bigelow teas as important ingredients!
With our teas you can make fabulous fare from breakfast to sweet desserts and every meal in between! Our recipes also include a wide range of refreshing beverages—both non-alcoholic beverages and snazzy cocktail-party drinks.
So, are you ready for some cooking with Bigelow Tea? If the answer is “yes!” let us know which category of tea recipes are you most likely to try soon? We can’t wait to hear from you!
“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!”
“Thank you for making the Fruit & Almond tea available.
…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.”
Who knew that tea could inspire such passion?! Our customers are our reason forbeing and we deeply value your loyalty. Our flavorful caffeine-free Fruit & Almond™ Herb Tea, which combines a fresh, subtle blend of hibiscus flowers, cinnamon, rose hips, orange peel and roasted chicory root, is now one of the top online favorites amongst Bigelow Tea aficionados.
A few years ago, we discontinued this tea because it was difficult to get some of the ingredients in small quantities and it wasn’t selling well in the stores. We then received a tremendous amount of emails and blog comments about it, and knew that we couldn’t let you down. That’s the power of the internet and our online communities. It keeps us on our toes! So, in response to such wonderful and overwhelming customer demand, we brought the ever-popular Bigelow Fruit & Almond™ Herb Tea back–and now sell it exclusively online.
From all of us at Bigelow Tea to all of you, our cherished customers – thank you!
This year, Bigelow Tea turns 65. And in the United States, 65 is synonymous with retirement.
Does that mean we’re retiring from tea? Never!
Our family company has been making tea for three generations, and we get better every year. In fact, in a recent interview with World Tea News, our own Cindi Bigelow explained why she’d never consider taking the company public:
Why would I? We are so committed to this business, so committed to the product, the consumer and the employee. As soon as you bring somebody else in, that focus changes. They’d propose things that we don’t feel are good for the family long-term. Their concern is profit; our main concern is our people and our product.
That’s because Cindi knows what fuels her: she’s committed to the quality of our product and the well-being of our employees. She’d never sacrifice her values for the sake of a dollar — and that commitment has made Bigelow Tea profitable and sustainable for generations.
Last year, while visiting our Charleston Tea Plantation, Cindi stopped to chat with some of the entrepreneurs in Charleston’s tourist district. She learned a bit about their businesses, but she also recognized a kinship they share with the Bigelow family: each of them is fueled by the desire to succeed, on their own terms, doing what they love.
(Of course, it helps that some of them keep themselves fueled with tea, too…)
So, as we celebrate our own 65 years of success, we’d like to know: what fuels you to succeed?
On April 25th the members of the Red Hat Society will celebrate the organization’s 12th anniversary. You may know The Red Hatters are an amazing group of women with a wonderful outlook on life. But did you know that it all began with a tea party?
Back in 1998, “Queen Mother” Sue Ellen Cooper bought a red hat and found the poem Warning by Jenny Joseph (which depicts an older woman in purple clothing with a red hat). Sue Ellen then decided to give copies of the poem and red hats to a few friends. According to the society’s website, “One day it occurred to these friends that they were becoming a sort of ‘Red Hat Society’ and that perhaps they should go out to tea in full regalia. They decided to don purple dresses which didn’t go with their red hats to complete the poem’s image. The tea was a smashing success.”
At Bigelow Tea, we congratulate the Red Hat Society and its members for enjoying life and for simply being themselves. Plus, it’s nice to know that they enjoy a good tea party!
On January 21st, we hosted our first-ever Bigelow Tea Social in New York City. The event was a big success, but if you weren’t there, you may be wondering what you were missing. Stephanie at The Tea Scoop wrote a great recap of her experience, and she’s also one of the happy attendees we featured in our own video recap of the evening.
Maybe we’ll see you at our next tea social? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to be sure you hear about our upcoming events!
The sweepstakes starts Thursday, October 14th and ends one week later, on Thursday, October 21st, but it’s only open to tea lovers ages 18 or older who want to join our tea community on Facebook.
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