“First they came for the Ben & Jerry’s… and I did not speak out because I did not have a sweet tooth…”
Then they came for the Marmite… and I did not speak out for I do not have weird tastebuds.
Then they came for the PG Tips… and I promptly lost all sense of reality as the British are rubbish without their tea.
https://twitter.com/NanaChristendom/status/786470530870370304
The Unilever-Tesco fallout continues, as more and more people slowly realise that a number of their favourite household products are running out of stock because of Brexit.
Oh fucking hell lads. PG Tips as well? This actually is disastrous.
— Tom (@TomCIarke) October 13, 2016
With the value of the pound at a catastrophic low thanks to Brexit, multi-national suppliers are trying to get British retailers to raise prices in order to absorb the loss.
Tesco has refused Unilever’s proposal to increase prices on their goods by 10%, and Unilever has responded by no longer supplying their goods to British Tesco stores effective as of last night.
Wait. No #PGTips ? Nah. That's not okay…
— Leanne™ 🎗️ (@leanneohbeex) October 13, 2016
That means Tesco shoppers are out of luck if they are on the look out for *deep breath* Persil, Surf, Dove, Comfort, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Elmlea, Colman’s, Helmann’s, Marmite, Knorr, Bertolli, Flora, Comfort and Pot Noodle.
Oh, and PG Tips.
A shiver of fear ran through me when I saw #PGTips trending .. #Marmitegate didn't really worry me but don't you dare take my tea ..
— Kate – madasbirds 📚 (@madasbirdsbooks) October 13, 2016
LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, WE ARE IN A TEA SHORTAGE.
Coverage focusing on Marmite, but PG Tips is surely the real story. If #Brexit causes a tea shortage in Britain the PM won't last the week.
— Richard Alexander (@r_d_alexander) October 12, 2016
2016 is a Mad Max style hellscape where the British people are fighting over tea.
Definitely would have voted Remain had I known there was a threat to the PG Tips teabags supply line.
— Mark Houldey (@Mark_Houldey) October 13, 2016
People who like milky tea will be the first to lose, as fights over “brown gold” escalate and the nation is divided into soft water and hard water territories.
https://twitter.com/_Amy_Turner/status/786472263818350592
It’s almost as if people voted to Leave without properly understanding how freedom of movement works, and are now sad a product grown overseas is not easily accessible in the UK.
My ace mum was taken into hospital this morning. Things look ok but I do think her chest pains were exacerbated by the PG Tips shortage.
— Rae Earl (@RaeEarl) October 13, 2016
Ah well, one could always go to another supermarket for their PG Tips. And there’s always Yorkshire Tea too…
https://twitter.com/TheCaraSutra/status/786469066835791876
