There was an alternative, but the other methods were cheaper and illegal. Looking up another source( correct me if either is wrong https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/tea-brewing-revolution ) this wasn’t just a thing in America, and it was resulting in a lot of stock sitting on the shelves. The problem was when they made the price go down, and the alternative just illegal.
I understand it’s a little bit different than that. https://youtu.be/uoOEd80IEBE
There was an alternative, but the other methods were cheaper and illegal. Looking up another source( correct me if either is wrong https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/tea-brewing-revolution ) this wasn’t just a thing in America, and it was resulting in a lot of stock sitting on the shelves. The problem was when they made the price go down, and the alternative just illegal.