Afternoon tea....without any tea
May 13, 2019, 10:19 am
#106
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BA are just mean. How much is a tea bag and hot water? Marketing something as afternoon tea for most Brits never mind foreigners means you get a cuppa. The airline is getting worse
May 13, 2019, 10:22 am
#107
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May 13, 2019, 10:25 am
#108
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As a Brit, I have to say that if Monty Python had made this up I would not have laughed.............it is not funny, and Afternoon Tea without Tea just does not exist. It doesn't exist, it has never existed, and unlike the Dead Parrot, it Never existed.
There is an old saying that Truth is stranger than fiction. Well, the saying should say that BA is stranger than fiction.
There is an old saying that Truth is stranger than fiction. Well, the saying should say that BA is stranger than fiction.
May 13, 2019, 10:55 am
#109
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I can't think of anywhere I have been in Britain where I could order Afternoon Tea and not have tea included. And I've had a lot of afternoon tea in Britain! I have seen plenty of "DIY" afternoon tea, where a scone, jam, cream and tea were separate menu items and priced separately, but never just a scone, jam and cream without tea called afternoon tea.
May 13, 2019, 11:37 am
#110
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This thread reads remarkably similar to the frequent threads about having to pay for seat selection in discounted J.
If you read everything carefully then you will be aware that tea or free seat selection is not included in the price, but by and large BA is alone in not including them. I can't say this surprises me.
If you read everything carefully then you will be aware that tea or free seat selection is not included in the price, but by and large BA is alone in not including them. I can't say this surprises me.
May 13, 2019, 11:48 am
#111
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I always considered Afternoon Tea involved, inter alia, thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off. And either dainty cakes or a slice of rich fruit cake.
When did scones become the staple ingredient of a English* Tea?
* Devon and Cornwall exempt
When did scones become the staple ingredient of a English* Tea?
* Devon and Cornwall exempt
May 13, 2019, 12:07 pm
#113
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I can't think of anywhere I have been in Britain where I could order Afternoon Tea and not have tea included. And I've had a lot of afternoon tea in Britain! I have seen plenty of "DIY" afternoon tea, where a scone, jam, cream and tea were separate menu items and priced separately, but never just a scone, jam and cream without tea called afternoon tea.
This thread reads remarkably similar to the frequent threads about having to pay for seat selection in discounted J.
If you read everything carefully then you will be aware that tea or free seat selection is not included in the price, but by and large BA is alone in not including them. I can't say this surprises me.
If you read everything carefully then you will be aware that tea or free seat selection is not included in the price, but by and large BA is alone in not including them. I can't say this surprises me.
May 13, 2019, 2:07 pm
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May 13, 2019, 2:33 pm
#116
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Regardless of what some here think, if many of those on board expect it to come with tea then it's misleading. If they don't, then it isn't. What percentage of people who read the advert count as "many" is one for the lawyers
May 13, 2019, 3:17 pm
#117
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im no lawyer, but I think what is actually written rather than what people would imagine it means is actually matters.
May 13, 2019, 3:58 pm
#118
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Remember, this all started because there is a title/heading in the menu that as written, states "Afternoon Tea". In common-law does that imply an inclusion of actual "tea" or is it merely a listing of items available as part of what may be reasonably considered as part of a British "tea" meal?
May 13, 2019, 4:18 pm
#119
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A lawyer knows that the law isn't that cut-and-dried.
Remember, this all started because there is a title/heading in the menu that as written, states "Afternoon Tea". In common-law does that imply an inclusion of actual "tea" or is it merely a listing of items available as part of what may be reasonably considered as part of a British "tea" meal?
Remember, this all started because there is a title/heading in the menu that as written, states "Afternoon Tea". In common-law does that imply an inclusion of actual "tea" or is it merely a listing of items available as part of what may be reasonably considered as part of a British "tea" meal?
