@thisislaurat
Please don't buy our tea again.
We're taking some time to educate ourselves and plan proper action before we post. We stand against racism.
#BlackLivesMatter
So it's been a rough weekend.
On Friday, the Chancellor shared a photo of our tea. Politicians do that sometimes (Jeremy Corbyn did it in 2017). We weren't asked or involved - and we said so the same day. Lots of people got angry with us all the same.
Speaking directly now, as the person who's been answering these tweets, I know it could have been much worse. It's easier to be on the receiving end of this as a brand than as an individual. There's more emotional distance and I've had a team to support me when it got a bit much.
It's been pretty shocking to see the determination some have had to drag us into a political mudfight. But it's been lovely to see others speak up for us - we're so grateful to everyone who's done that in a civil way (and gutted to see some use it as a reason for more nastiness).
We've spent the last three days answering furious accusations and boycott calls. For some, our tea just being drunk by someone they don't like means it's forever tainted, and they've made sure we know it.
@sulaAlice
Hi Sue. At the weekend you criticised us for something we didn't do, and now you're criticising us for something we didn't say.
From one human being to another, would be OK for you to stop now?
We're proud to announce the creation of a new Yorkshire Super League!
If you'd like your team to be involved, please wire £350m to our account in Panama.
Please note that, due to international football regulations, we may need to stage matches in the sea.
Hope you're all doing alright today.
If you're at home, please don't beat yourself up if you eat a lot, sleep weird hours, stay in bed, watch too much telly, let the parenting slide a bit and stop being productive.
Whatever gets you through.
Top F1 drivers to watch this season:
● Brewis Hamilton
● Sebastian Kettle
● Pierre Hastea
● Daniel Biscardo
● Valtea Pottas
● Yuki Spoonoda
● Nicholas Tealeafi
We regret to announce that one of our tea lorries has been captured on the M1 by a dragon. The driver escaped but the vehicle and tea are now thought to be stashed in the beast's lair atop the Rotherham volcano. We have contacted a wizard and will attempt a rescue shortly.
Dear rest of the world,
Sorry for pretending to be a grown up all these years! We've actually just been three toddlers in a trenchcoat the whole time.
Lots of love,
The UK xx
Things we haven't missed about work:
● Commuting
● Meetings
● Having to wear trousers
Things we have missed about work:
● The tea round
Mind you, the tea round's a bit tricky these days. Perhaps a revolutionary new teapot could help?!
@JamesWh70571676
@RishiSunak
Nothing to do with us - people of all political stripes like our brew.
Plus there's no way we'd intentionally stick ourselves in a Twitter storm on a Friday afternoon. It's nearly hometime!
Good luck today
@Lionesses
- if you win, we promise to make this box art permament!
#weuro2022
**Legal clarification: the social media dept has been strongly reminded it has no authority to make this promise, and told to attend a formal training meeting first thing tomorrow.**
Handing out brews at Freshers Week in Leeds today.
Some people fall in with the wrong crowd at university and start drinking coffee. We hope to intervene before it's too late.
To everyone who drinks Yorkshire Tea - we wish you a very Merry Christmas!
To everyone who doesn't drink Yorkshire Tea - we also wish you a very Merry Christmas! (But like Santa, we are quietly judging you).
We're sad to say that Warren Ford, who created the Yorkshire Tea blend, has passed away. He made a huge contribution to our business & the trade, always had a story to tell & was a regular face in our Tea Tasting Room over 5 decades.
Thank you, Warren. You'll be dearly missed.
It's horrid out there! Best just stay indoors and drink tea all day.
[This opportunistic tweet was brought to you by the Yorkshire Tea marketing department]
Today’s
#NationalTeaDay
. Before the world turned upside down, we had big plans for how to celebrate with you - but they don't feel right now, so we've scrunched them into a ball and thrown them in the bin.
(Or rather, folded them very neatly and placed them in the recycling).
Just a heads up that Terry from the factory has misplaced his bag of pet spiders. If anyone finds 4000 spiders in their pack of tea in a couple of weeks, please DM us and don't tell the papers. Cheers.
Lots of Yorkshire love to everyone out there, from all our staff working at Starbeck, St James and at home.
We're still busy making lots of tea for you - at a proper distance, of course!
We, the people, demand a true tea emoji!
No longer will we sit idly by, sending tiny pictures of green 🍵 or very dark brown ☕️ hot drinks.
We are a nation of tea drinkers. It is
#NationalTeaDay
. It's time to make a stand.
Let's have a proper
#teamoji
.
It's Friday! It's now acceptable to add any of these to your morning brew:
● Sparklers
● Cocktail umbrellas
● Curly straws
● Squirty cream
● Marshmallows
● Sprinkles
● Gin
Dear
@USWNT
,
Sorry you had to drink pretend tea. If you'd run out of the proper stuff, you only had to ask!
PS No hard feelings - good luck on Sunday.
It's hot today - so don't forget to drink lots of tea!
You should also drink lots of tea in these weather conditions:
● Rain
● Snow
● Hail
● Frogs
● Cats and dogs
● Bears
● Tornado
● Spooky mist
● Sandstorm
● Volcano going off
● No weather (eg in space)
● Etc
Us: "Let's just watch
@BigJetTVLIVE
for 5 minutes and see what it's all about..."
* 4 hours and 5 mugs of Yorkshire Gold later *
"Cancel the meeting, there's another A380 coming in!"
#BigJetTV
Lifestyle tip: next time you're having a nice cup of tea and a sit down, why not let out a blood curdling scream? If your neighbours complain, simply scream at them.