Blog - Integration Project

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COMMON TEA PREPARATION IN MEXICO

The package informs about the way to prepare tea and states that this can be done by using the microwave

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COMPARISON OF QUALITY TEA BAGS

Twinings La PastoraQuality GOOD BAD

(high quality material used) (not properly sealed, tea leaves found outside bag) Weight 2 GRAMS 1.5 GRAMSStaple (microwavable) YES NO

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Davenport: Quality tea bag is relatively good, it weighs 2 grams and it does not have a staple

Bigelow: Quality tea bag is good, it weighs 1.6 grams and it does have a staple

Saroso: Quality tea bag is bad, it weighs 1 gram and it does not have a staple, nor the brand´s logo

Sam: Quality tea bag is average, it weighs 1 gram and it does not have a staple

COMPARISON OF QUALITY TEA BAGS

Does not have the brand name

High quality wrapper

1 gram

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Tea packaging in general in Mexico:

- Tea bags do not have a staple (so tea can be prepared in microwave)- Weight of the tea bag is on average 1.5 grams- Tea bags do not always have a wrapper, in case they do have one the material mainly used is paper, a metallic wrapper is not common- Tea bags have a string, often with their brand name and the specific flavour- Low-end brands have often low quality tea bags that are not properly sealed

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