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George[_1_]

wrote:
> Salutations, gentlefolk,
>
> Somehow, over the past four months or so, the strings on the teabags
> I've bought have been breaking about a third to a half of the time.
> This has happened with different brands of tea bought from different
> supermarkets.
>
> Sometimes tis a nuisance, other times (especially if you like your tea
> strong, and habitually spoon out teabag and wrap string around to
> squeeze it out) can scatter hot liquid and tealeafs over flesh and
> clothing..
>
> Anybody else have this problem recently.
>
> Yours-, John Desmond
>
>

I noticed the same thing. I wonder if it is just the usual cheapening of
products to meet the price point demands of the big box stores?