While most people would assume that the tea leaves were obviously not grown in Yorkshire, the jokey reply did not go down well with this Twitter user. Photos / Twitter, Christine Cornege
While most people would assume that the tea leaves were obviously not grown in Yorkshire, the jokey reply did not go down well with this Twitter user. Photos / Twitter, Christine Cornege
A bizarre row broke out between an enraged Leicestershire man and the Yorkshire Tea company about where its product was produced.
Twitter user 2SpikyHairedWweFans, a wrestling fan from Leicester whose real name is Imran, called out the tea company for not growing their leaves in England's biggest county.
It all started innocently enough when he wrote: "Hey can you tell me which part of great Yorkshire you actually grow your tealeaves in that are used in great Yorkshire Tea."
@YorkshireTea hey can you tell me which part of great Yorkshire you actually grow your tealeaves in that are used in great Yorkshire tea?
Seeming to assume the question was a joke, the person behind the Yorkshire Tea Twitter account replied: "Yes of course. We grow it in our massive hydroponic tea plantation two miles beneath the surface of Dewsbury."
While most people would assume that the tea leaves were obviously not grown in Yorkshire, the jokey reply did not go down well with 2SpikyHairedWweFans.
Yes, of course. We grow it in our massive hydroponic tea plantation two miles beneath the surface of Dewsbury.
He added: "You should state this fact in your advert."
This man is very cross about tea not growing in Yorkshire. Can someone please let him know that everything's OK? He's not listening to us. https://t.co/FR2ytWdM5V
The tweets sparked a game on the social media site with users expressing their 'outrage' at other products that had 'misleading' names. Photo / Twitter
After a flurry of joke tweets and a "private" conversation with Yorkshire Tea, Imran appeared to realise the mistake.
He finally brought the argument to an end with the tweet: "I've never been [one] to be afraid of holding my hands up and saying I'm wrong, which in this case I was. Yorkshire Tea humbled me."
I've never been 1 to be afraid of holding my hands up and saying I'm wrong, which in this case I was @YorkshireTea humbled me
He told MailOnline that the "most hilarious part" is he is not even a tea drinker.
Imran, a wrestling fan account run by a man from Leicester, called out the tea company. Photo / @2spikywwefans Twitter
Imran said: "People haven't actually realised I was being sarcastic when I asked them which part of Yorkshire the tea was from.
"I had all ready researched where they source their tea from. The whole reason I started the debate was I felt the farmers who grow the tea for Yorkshire to source are the real hero's behind Yorkshire tea and should get more recognition. "In a private message with Yorkshire tea, they sent me a map that detailed different places around the world where they source products but also put a lot back into the local communities.
"They also went onto explain they are not a conglomerate and pay above the fairtrade price. I don't even drink tea this is the most hilarious part.
"Also all the people thinking they are smart saying tea doesn't grow in England might want to check Cornwall out, we export British tea to China for their consumption."
Please do be nice to @2spikywwefans - his message feed must be a bit bonkers!
