✌ South Africa is Kiff - More Creative Packaging ✌
Last week, I wrote about some interesting packaging we have here in South Africa, and I taught y'all a new word - KIFF!
To recap - KIFF is a word we use for everything that is awesome/cool/amazing/epic/KIFFFF - see here 😂😂😂
This week I am focusing on the packaging of tea, or TEH! as I like to call it. I find tea packaging to be generally quite pretty, all trying to elude some sort of calmness and serenity.
That's exactly why my eyes were drawn to the Nelson Mandela tea packaging in my cover pic above. It's vivid and quite the opposite of calm. To be honest - I think this packaging is very much jumping on the bandwagon - cue eyes rolling so far back I can see my brain - BUT - the imagery is beautifully bright and original. I think that the background patterns are perhaps inspired by Madiba's famously loud shirts.
This was being sold at the slightly pretentious Melissa's, which I reviewed a few weeks back. R75 ($6,30) for a tin of tea.... In my books, that is a tad bit much for some dried leaves. I think it's probably a great gift for a foreign friend, or take home if you are here travelling.
I bought this Chinese Peach Green tea at a massage parlour I went to in December. I was at the counter and smelt this wonderfully peachy scent. It reminds me of the instant oats you get with the pieces of dried peach. It is so dericious.
I like the packaging of this tea because of the colouring, but mainly I just LOLed so hard at the text on the back.
Ahem:
- in addition, it also has moisturising effect - ya mean it quenches your thirst? Or...?
- If you sometimes have the feeling of slight stress after drinking, which is resulted from being stimulated the brain nerve by the product slightly - ermmm, not too sure on this one - you're gonna get fookin wired from drinking this tea?many lolz
And now for some hipster tea. I love Earl Grey to the moon and back, and about once a month, I check out the tea and coffee aisle for a new tea to try. I come back to Earl Grey often, but this time I bought this brand. Honestly, the tea itself is nothing special, definitely not on par with Five Roses or any of the topnotch brands, but this packaging drew me in. Isn't that what good packaging is supposed to do though? Make the consumer purchase the product? Well done you cheeky bastard.
Moving swiftly onto some more rich people tea. If I remember correctly these boxes of tea were close to R150 ($12), which seems rather absurd. I apply the same method in my store, so I understand. Price good quality items high, package well, and obtain the illusion (well it's not really an illusion is it?) that it is an expensive product, and it will sell as a luxury item. Damn. Now I want to buy this expensive tea.
The packaging itself is really pretty. Whimsical and gentle, calming and peaceful, all the things a good tea should be.
That's all I have for you tonight, Team Steem 🌸🌸 Hope you loved my packaging exploration, I'd love to hear which was your favourite?
Ironically was drinking Red Tea however it lacked Mandela's face on the packaging :)
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Another potent post 🚀 🚀
Thank you! It’s nice to see you so often. I will check out your blog in a few
Epic. I read Richard Branson's book and he speaks highly of Mediba. I loved the packaging. and loved the cats lol
I wouldn't trust what the media tells you about anything. I can't tell you my opinion, as I never met the man. He did good things, that's for sure, but yeah, I think I might be too young for this debate :)
Also, there are cats all over my pics like this
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Hmmmm. Tea packaging. One of the things in the world that I hadn't spent much time contemplating.
I'm guessing if I had to pick one, it'd be the Mandela packaging. I think evoking a dead guy's memory is almost cheeky past the point of good taste, but I once had an extensive collection of floral shirts from Hawaii. So I like the background.
Thanks for another really fun article.
Yup, my sentiments exactly! It is great looking though.
I love packaging in general, you can definitely expect more of these from me in the future
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Never been a tea drinker myself but that’s quite the variety from cool packaging to perhaps exotic and expensive
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Thanks so much. Sad thing is they are all locally made (with exception of the Chinese tea) and there is no actual reason for them to be so pricey.
Supply and demand I guess
Or companies will rip us off whenever they can get away with it
I love the mandala art behind Mandela. Pretty Kiff I would say.
Lol. Yeah I like it too
Dis darem 'n kiff post hierdie. (Wow that's a horrible Afrikaans line)
Firstly, awesome to see a fellow South African on Steemit. :D
Ironically my gf bought me a pack of that Cooper & Flyn Vanilla Chai tea, and I thought it was pretty nice, since I like both Vanilla and Chai flavours.
Although I must say, nothing really compare to creating your own tea, or something like what the Tea Merchant sells. I have a friend that always invites us over for tea, and she has a whole collection of ingredient that she brew's her own combinations from, it's always a wonderful experience.
And yeah, that Chinese tea... who doesn't want to stimulate their brain nerve I guess?
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@skippyza! Hunting for some remedies amongst the South African Posts are we? Haha hope you feel better soon bro!
What self respecting South African wouldn't be pulled in by Madiba tea and spotting the word Kiff on Steemit, am I right? 😮
Haha thats also true! MewMew is just in my friends circle so I got her post on our lil channel haha
rad that you spotted it organically though
Lulz, dem Chinese are cray cray.
I’ve never been to the Tea Meechant, I’ve always wanted to. You’ve just reminded me of that now!
I love making that chai tea with almond milk and honey 💓
Thanks for stopping by - so nice to see other Souf Effrikans on my blog
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Well I don't know where in SA you are at, but there's quite a few of the tea merchants around, the closest one to me being Somerset Mall. Their tea is pricey, but very nice! And I think you can order online as well if you are very curious.
And thank you for the tip, I think it's my first tip ever. Lekker man, lekker. :D
I thought you meant the Tea Merchant in Green Point! It’s a super cool coffee/tea shop on the CBd
Nope, although that also sounds like a interesting place... now I also want to go check it out as well. Although admittedly, I hate driving into the CBD. :P
Hahaha, and I hate driving out of it! Yesterday I drove to Belleville, and I was like, okay, you can do this, you’re not going to die.
And guess what? I’m still here 😂
Mmmm I am in love with tea, always ready to discover a funky blend :) Maybe South Africa will be a option to taste some
we have a very special tea called Rooibos (red bush tea). Have you heard of this? It's my absolute favourite.
Yes of course I've heard of it. I prefer the red version :)
Packaging makes us want something, and those are Very attractive; so we have to buy. How it taste, or functionates is a care for later 😉
Exactly! I must say that once I find a good brand that I like, I do stick to it, regardless of packaging