Comments on: Honest Tea not so honest

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:28:13 +0000

I seriously doubt they are making all that much on the reduction of plastic. When they pour the tea into the new bottles it is hot and as it cools, the liquid condenses making the recess.

By: chris

chris — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:24:12 +0000

id rather buy the glass bottled tea from them its different flavors but sadly the closes place that sells it got all plastic now i have to go to the town over to buy it in glass

By: RC

RC — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:26:19 +0000

Coke did much the same thing in the early 80s (or there abouts). A cup-like extension was added to the bottom presumably to make the [1.5 litre(?)] bottle more stable. However, this piece was the same colour of the contents thereby appearing to give you more. So much for perception and reality.

By: XMalice

XMalice — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:40:45 +0000

I drink them solely b/c they have more decaf options than most other bottled teas and they don’t sweeten the fuck out of them like most others. I could really care less about a subtle difference in the bottle. That’s not why I buy from them.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:15 +0000

Or maybe you’re right, idk. I only started drinking them 6 months ago. So idk if they had a different design before I started drinking them.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:26:23 +0000

And regardless of the reason why that space at the bottom is there, Honest Tea is still a heck of a lot more honest than other drinks like sodas or juices that are not organic.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:23:46 +0000

Now this is what I call nitpicking. So what if the bottom is a little longer. It’s not that deceptive when it’s clearly visible that it’s longer. And it tells you right on the bottle exactly how many ounces of liquid there is in it. It’s not like people can’t read. …I mean, ok it bugs me when I open a bag of chips and there’s only half chips and the other half is filled with air. But Honest Tea is not half filled with air, and it tells you exactly how much is in the bottle. It’s not like they’re trying to hide the space at the bottom. Besides, there may be other reasons why they designed it that way

By: Kelly @ Honest Tea

Kelly @ Honest Tea — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:56:52 +0000

CBEX – This is not the experience we want for our consumers to have with our product or departments. Who assisted you at Honest Tea? Please contact me (kelly@honesttea.com) to discuss in further detail. Thanks.

By: CBEX

CBEX — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:15:22 +0000

Not so Honest IS RIGHT! I ingested some contaminated Honest Tea (large blob of yucky growth floating behind label), and complained to the company as I was feeling sick the next day. They asked me to send the bottle for analysis and promised to report back to me. They never did send it to a lab and threw the evidence away!!!
Before I mailed the bottle, I had it analyzed and the growth was some kind of Penicillium (which I am allergic to). I am feeling worse every day and do not know what to do… I am disgusted and really concerned about my health.

By: Fuzzbutt

Fuzzbutt — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:08:24 +0000

I used to work somewhere that sold these (the old bottle)…. the plastic they used was thin already, and the bottoms of the bottles would pop out, making them fall over in the fridge or wobble. The new bottle has a thinner plastic and yet won’t warp like the old ones.