Celestial Seasonings Earl Grey Tea

To: Irwin D. Simon & Hain-Celestial Group Marketing Dept and Peter Burns, GM Celestial Seasonings

Victorian Earl Grey tea, one of the finest caffeinated beverages available on the planet Earth, was recently discontinued by Celestial Seasonings. Over the life of its existence, this tea, discovered by many to be a superior alternative to coffee, became the "rejuvenator of choice" to untold numbers of bleary-eyes students, tired working people, sleep-deprived parents, coffee-converts, and pretty much anyone who had things to do but needed a little jump-start to get their wheels turning.

With the disappearance of Victorian Earl Grey, many fans of the energizing tea have found themselves facing an abysmal dilemma. What can possibly even come close to replacing a tea that not only tastes so fantastic, but is such a useful and integral part of life? I, for one, am at a loss to replace it. I can only do the Desperate Consumer's Discontinued Product Dance, and (much to the chagrin of anyone happening to read it) I can write very bad Seuss-style poetry like this:

A "Siegel" Serenade (Mo Siegel, Founder and Chairman, Celestial Seasonings)

In all my life I've yet to see
A drink as good as Earl Grey tea.
It lifts me up when I am down
And simply helps me get around.

I'm not alone in my dismay
That it cannot be found today.
To say we're lost and feeling low
Would understate our plight, and so...

I beg you from my saddened heart,
Please do not make us be apart
From tea that really makes our day...
Please, bring it back! Please! Right away!

In my idealistic opinion, one person *can* make a difference, and there *is* strength in numbers. With that rosy pipe-dream tucked firmly and defiantly under my arm, I ask you, tea-drinker or not, to lend your support to this worthy cause. Please help me in my endeavor to convince Mo Siegal and Celestial Seasonings' Marketing Department to BRING BACK VICTORIAN EARL GREY TEA by signing this easy online petition.

My deep thanks and genuine appreciation go out to every signer.

p.s this petition is a modified version of the FAST LANE tea petition - which Celestial Seasonings returned to the product line.

Sincerely,