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Afternoon Tea Week - for delivered boxes what offer would entice you to order?

29 replies

Overseasmom100 · 27/07/2020 19:41

So Afternoon Tea Boxes delivered to your door...what special offers woukd you like to see?

Money off a tea for 2
A free gift..if so what
Extras in the box...if so what?

Or something else?

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Overseasmom100 · 27/07/2020 19:46

Btw its 10-16 August

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GrumpiestOldWoman · 27/07/2020 19:59

I'd go by the quality to be honest, rather than price and not expect to need 'extras' in an afternoon tea.

I've had one recently that looked lovely but really wasn't very nice, dry scones, cheap tray bakes, cheap sandwich fillings (really cheap ham, rubbery cheese), artificial cream in meringues, urgh.

What would attract me would be an M&S style advert that reassured me it would be really special and at least as nice as I would make at home e.g.

'Sandwiches filled with outdoor reared ham and caramelized red onion chutney' or 'fresh cream meringues' or 'freshly baked scones with clotted cream and jam' etc.

Overseasmom100 · 27/07/2020 20:04

Everything we do is homebaked and we do describe as youve suggested. Just thought would be nice to celebrate with a little promo

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chuffincold · 27/07/2020 20:05

I'm yet to see an afternoon tea delivery box with tea in it, I'd appriciate a couple of individual Earl grey tea bags or similar (not a couple of pg tips)
Also something with colour, sandwiches, scones and Victoria sponge are all beige

EasilyDelighted · 27/07/2020 20:13

There was another thread about this a couple of weeks ago, maybe search for that?

I would also just want really good quality content, all homebaked, butter not margerine in the sandwiches, clotted cream, choice of plain, fruit or cheese scone, choice of hot drink, veggie option.

Maybe a money off voucher for next time. Not interested in gifts and extras really.

Overseasmom100 · 27/07/2020 20:16

Tick...we put individually wrapped Twinings in plus roddas clotted cream...and tiptree jams.

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listsandbudgets · 27/07/2020 20:19

It sounds lovely OP - where are you based? Feel like ordering afternoon tea now ;)

Ragwort · 27/07/2020 20:20

I'd love to order something like that but I would worry about how fresh it was, do you bake the scones each day for delivery and only make the sandwiches on the day? And do you personally deliver the afternoon tea boxes or rely on a delivery service?

Regulus · 27/07/2020 20:22

Agree with freshness concerns and also do you have a food safety certificate/food rating? I'm always concerned that they are baked in someone's kitchen

SecularPanic · 27/07/2020 20:24

I would want fresh scones baked the same day.

wishfull888 · 27/07/2020 20:27

Gluten free as not many teas are adapted for us coeliacs :-/

granadagirl · 27/07/2020 20:30

Never heard of afternoon tea delivery, excellent idea especially if done on same day and local for freshness

Perhaps tiny box of chocolates
Fresh fruit

Money voucher of next delivery

Where you based please ?

katy1213 · 27/07/2020 20:35

Not interested in extras. Scones would have to be properly fresh and as good as homemade (they never are!). Choice of really nice cakes - think French patisserie standard. And don't make the standard assumption that everybody likes chocolate, because they don't!
Choice of tea (hate Earl Grey and Teapigs are like cats' pee).
No gunky cupcakes. To be honest, most afternoon teas are quite disappointing and if it's to have at home, anyway, I'd probably make it myself. (Might be swayed a generous slice of really good Dundee cake!)

purplecorkheart · 27/07/2020 20:44

My big thing would be decent savoury options. I do not want soggy sandwiches with processed ham, bland egg etc on sliced pan. I want sourdough, wraps, soda bread etx
I want really excellent patisseries french standard. I do not want fruit cake, maderia cake, battenburg cake
I want macaroons (homemade) and ideally not vanilla or strawberry.
I want homemade scones that are baked through out (no doughy centres)with homemade preserves.

Sorry I am a nightmare.

Ahardknocklife · 27/07/2020 20:47

Lactose free would be my choice. I've actually just been looking to order from our local tea shop and they do not cater for lactose intolerance.

ComtesseDeSpair · 27/07/2020 20:48

It would be all about the packaging and presentation for me, it’s something I’d only buy for a gift so everything would need to look special and top notch. Most people can buy all the ingredients for their own cream tea so I’d imagine the gift / treat market is a primary one.

Alloverthegrapevine · 27/07/2020 20:53

I can't imagine ordering afternoon tea unless I was expecting a lot of people and needed it "catering". Just for two, it's sandwiches and cake, maybe a nice distraction when there was nothing else and we couldn't go out but hasn't that market been and gone now?

I can tell you what I'd like for afternoon tea, but it dont want it delivered to my house.

AmyC40 · 27/07/2020 21:01

We ordered these for my daughters birthday.. each one is for 1 person (£1₩ p/h) and included sandwiches, 2 scones either cream and jam, lemon drizzle cake or dorset apple cake, a chocolate cupcake and a piece of tray bake. Also included tea bags, 2 macaroons, a couple of strawberries and chocolate mints!! Was really nice but sandwiches could have been more special...better quality bread and more luxury fillings, scones and dorset apple cake delicious but cup cakes could have had more flavour. Also something else savoury would have broken up all the sweet things!!

Afternoon Tea Week - for delivered boxes what offer would entice you to order?
giftponderings · 27/07/2020 21:40

I've had fab afternoon teas, loved the scotch eggs/sausage rolls. I've had one that catered for dairy free, huge tick in my book, think they used Elmlea plant based creams, really delicious. They had chocolate cake with cream and strawberries as well as strawberry tart.
Well filled sandwiches and they also included strawberry soup, very much like a smoothie.

Maybe a nice fruit mousse would be nice to include?

circumventgatekeeper · 27/07/2020 22:01

In this house gluten and dairy free options

FedUpAtHomeTroels · 27/07/2020 22:19

A gluten free one that doesn't have a chocolate brownie.

GarlicMcAtackney · 27/07/2020 22:45

They always are too heavy on sweet stuff, who needs cake + cupcake (which are rubbish anyway) + scones + square of something +macarons etc. with a bit of a sandwich?

Nice sandwiches, tiny mini quiche, canapés, and scones and one other sweet thing would be better. Bringing it on some kind of fancy stand you can collect after use might be more appealing than a cardboard/plastic box.

GarlicMcAtackney · 27/07/2020 22:46

Or a theme, like mostly savoury/ strawberries and elderflower etc.

IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere · 27/07/2020 23:20

I ordered afternoon tea for my mum and friends for a special occasion a couple of weeks ago. I had a choice of two cafes both of which we visited a lot pre Covid. One of them did "Afternoon Tea in a box" and the other delivered trays. I chose the trays because I really didn't like the thought of the sandwiches/quiche in a box with squashy cakes and scones.

For me the most important thing would be to know the sweet and savoury food was kept separate.

Because Afternoon Tea is one of my mum's favourite things to do a voucher towards a reduced price tea at a later date would definitely be attractive for us.

circumventgatekeeper · 29/07/2020 17:38

Also eco friendly packaging.