Look at our online store to find great tea gift sets with gift messaging that are just perfect gifts for tea lovers. Our individually wrapped tea bags and tea bag envelopes can add a real touch of elegance to your overall tea-drinking experience. For me, Sainsbury's Fairly Traded Red Label Tea Bags manages to be both bitter and plain, achieving confusing heights of disgust that has most definitely put me off ever trying tea again for life. My mum, who's so obsessed with tea it may as well be hooked up to her via an IV, had rather smugly suggested this test would finally convert me to being an avid tea drinker. Alas, she was wrong.

If you like tea, this reasonably priced option may good enough for you. If you're on the fence about tea or not a fan, I'd avoid it all costs. I will definitely not be repurchasing. Supermarkets offer cheaper alternatives to staple items such as baked beans, fairy liquid, coffee and teabags, but it’s very easy to get drawn to the ‘finest’ ranges. This begs the question, are the more affordable ‘value’ items just as good in terms of quality? This week we’re testing out value tea bags from supermarkets to see if they’re worth swapping to from big brand names like Yorkshire Tea and PG tips. With plenty of basic items out there on offer, we wanted to see which one came out on top. We put four to the test, here’s our verdict. Sainsbury's Hubbard's Foodstore Tea BagsAs an avid tea drinker, I’ve always been very snobbish with my choice of teabags. For me, it’s Yorkshire Tea or nothing. I can’t go a day without having a cup, and if I haven’t had one, it almost feels like there’s something missing in my day. Our Ringtons tea includes unique fruit and herbal infusions and classic blends like English Breakfast tea in enveloped tea bags, and our wonderful teas are there for everyone to enjoy. I love a cup of tea but I'm very fussy about how I drink it, so rarely let anyone make me a brew. If it's too milky I just don't like it, so would rather make it myself to get it just right.

Being at the pricier end of the spectrum, I would usually only plump for Twinings if I spied it on offer somewhere. Given that it does feel rather more suited to afternoon scones with the Queen than a rushed, microwaved job ahead of mid-week Zoom calls, it doesn't exactly feel in sync with my day-to-day life. The cost of living crisis is affecting us as consumers, leaving us with no choice but to look for ways to reduce our food shopping bills.

When it comes to sourcing great teas, Ringtons is a name you can trust. We’re dedicated to bringing our customers the very best tea, no matter whether it’s loose leaf teas or in a tea bag; the quality will always be exceptional when you buy from us. That’s what sets Ringtons tea apart; we know what good tea really is, and we want to share our love of a cuppa with everyone. At 31, I remain a staunch hater of tea so I'm not sure how reliable my review of Sainsbury's Fairly Traded Red Label Tea Bags is. After all, you wouldn't ask a vegetarian for a steak recommendation, would you?