Supermarket giant Marks & Spencer has come under fire after unhappy customers say they wasted £4 on a bubble tea drink that looks like ‘water with Heinz beans at the bottom’
It’s not just baked bean water – it’s M&S bean water.
Just weeks after its £6 egg mayo sarnie went viral, supermarket giant Marks & Spencer has been mocked by Brits once again. The retailer debuted two flavours of bubble tea – Strawberry and Mango & Passionfruit – which launched in cafes across the nation earlier this year.
The fruity drinks feature chewy tapioca balls, commonly referred to as boba or pearls, which originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s. However, when customer Kirsty Martin tried the beverage for the first time this week, she was left feeling a little disappointed.
M&S posted several videos of its new bubble teas on social – which feature syrup, ice, tapioca balls and spring water – so doesn’t actually contain any tea. Taking to TikTok, Kirsty posted a series of pictures showing what she expected the drink to look like – contrasting with the reality of how it was served.
“Worst £4 I have ever spent,” she captioned the post, which has garnered a whopping 377,000 views and thousands of likes at the time of writing. “Do not order the bubble tea from Marks & Spencer.”
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It wasn’t long before tickled Brits rushed to the comments section. “It looks like a baked bean drink,” one person fumed. Another agreed, commenting: “That’s water with Heinz beans at the bottom.” A third added: “I worked at a M&S cafe [and] this isn’t surprising.” While a fourth described the drinks as tasting like ‘fairy washing up liquid’.
However, many viewers argued the appearance of the drink was due to the fact that Kirsty hadn’t stirred the syrup. “It’s supposed to look like that then you mix it… Forget to take your brain out with you today?” one person wrote. Another added: “Maybe you need to stir it,” with a laughing emoji.
The Mirror has contacted M&S for comment
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