Belatucadrus Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Just noted an add on the TV, Jonnie Vegas and Monkey were hiding under the table from "A right on" fair trade type tea seller, who clearly came from South America, the donkeys and the accent were a bit of a give away. Then it dawned on me, they don't grow tea in South America, if he was lucky he's just bought Yerba maté if not he's just imported eighty sacks of coca leaf and is about to get nicked for drug smuggling.I can understand the ad agency being a bunch if ignoramus's, but why didn't anybody from PG tips spot it ? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just noted an add on the TV, Jonnie Vegas and Monkey were hiding under the table from "A right on" fair trade type tea seller, who clearly came from South America, the donkeys and the accent were a bit of a give away. Then it dawned on me, they don't grow tea in South America, if he was lucky he's just bought Yerba maté if not he's just imported eighty sacks of coca leaf and is about to get nicked for drug smuggling.I can understand the ad agency being a bunch if ignoramus's, but why didn't anybody from PG tips spot it ? :DNot true - lots of tea is grown in South America - principally Argentina and Brazil.Google says......."Unilever is taking an exciting leadership position by mainstreaming its commitment to sustainability through its brands. Our work with Unilever on tea sustainability will help improve working conditions for tea growers and help them access better markets and better prices."Tensie Whelan, Executive Director, Rainforest AllianceA strong beginningThe first tea farm to meet the standards required for certification was our own tea estate in Kericho, which has pioneered sustainable tea production for many years. Other tea farms in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Indonesia, India, Argentina and Sri Lanka are following. Eventually certification will extend to thousands of farms in Africa, South America and South East Asia, improving the crops, incomes and livelihoods of around 2 million people on three continents.The first certified tea was sold to restaurants and the catering trade in Europe in August 2007. In early 2008 it became widely available across Europe under our PG Tips and Lipton brands and in Japan as Lipton Goryoku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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