Tea bags

[oldseadog]

I have looked on the Mexican Customs web site and not found an answer.
Does anyone know if there would be a problem at the airport if we brought our own tea bags into Mexico? I know we would have to declare them as "food" but would they be confiscated or would we have to pay a lot of tax?
And before anyone tells us about the tea at Desire, we will be touring around for a couple of weeks before we get to Desire and fancy that some of the smaller local hotels might not have what Herself likes.

[WhiteSands]

Don't worry about it. "Food" is fresh meat, dairy etc. We always take biscuits, crisps etc. We never declare them, and we have been "re-lighted" and had our bags searched, with no problems. Teabags won't be an issue. Although they do have Liptons and English Breakfast tea at both Desire RM & Pearl the biggest problem is getting them to make it with boiling, not just hot, water.

[oldseadog]

Thanks for the reply. We'll give it a go.
In small, country hotels and B & Bs we find it easier to ask for an electric kettle and do the boiling ourselves.
But at RM a word with Edilberto usually does the trick.

[Luv4life]

Ok, I gotta admit that when I clicked on this thread, I wasn't expecting the question to ACTUALLY be about TEA BAGS!!
See what Desire has done to my previously normal mind??

[bb25]

Just a quick comment... if you do get the red light and they open your bags, it is easist if the food product is in a sealed, un-opened package.

[oldseadog]

bb25:
Thanks, good point.

luv4life:
OK, what DID you think it was about?
And no-one with a "normal" mind would go to Desire to start with. Desire has just enhanced what was there before.

[HedoAntique]

Englishmen and tea !!!
Sorry oldseadog, I just couldn't resist! My husband, also English, has strong words about the tea offerings and not just at Desire. I keep a tiny container with three or four teabags in my purse so that everyone is happy when we eat out. Our daughter always takes a sealed plastic bag containing tea bags from 2 or 3 boxes of Red Rose tea with her to her home in Mexico City. She's never had any problems with customs. You should be all right.

[hisamericangeisha]

Ok, I gotta admit that when I clicked on this thread, I wasn't expecting the question to ACTUALLY be about TEA BAGS!!
See what Desire has done to my previously normal mind??

I was thinking the same thing luv4life! Thought I was going to hear about a new sexy game everyone was playing, or maybe a new type of body shot, etc.

On that note I can't wait to to get my tea bag through customs and dipped in to the hot jacuzzi water at Desire!