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Tea in short supply due to Red Sea crisis
Tea in short supply due to Red Sea crisisAs tea is grown in Asia and Africa, it has to be brought the UK upon cargo ships whose progress is being held up by the Red Sea Crisis Photo by Alexander BobrovTea has become a popular choice for Float customers in recent...
Stock up and save on breakfast cereals
Stock up and save on breakfast cerealsYou've probably noticed the prices of these breakfast staples shooting up at supermarkets. Even the discount supermarkets are costing more. Thanks for the photo to T. BarbhuiyaAll our cereal packs come in larger sizes now to last...
Lactose Free and Long Life JUST MILK prices change
Lactose Free and Long Life JUST MILK price changesWe've been holding off for as long as possible but have now had to increase prices across the board for Lactose Free, Semi-Skimmed and Skimmed JUST MILK. Price rises are down to pressures on suppliers with...
Delivery issues
Delivery times UPDATED 21st OCTOBER Once again, our fulfilment partners are warning us that delivery times are taking longer. Previously, this was down to COVID and staff shortages. Now this is being attributed to Royal Mail strikes. The Royal Mail handle more parcels...
Managing your subscription
Managing your subscriptionHere at Float, we often get our regular customers asking us how to pause, delay or edit their orders. Here's your cheat sheet. Pause your subscription Say you're going on holiday for a few weeks and aren't going to be at home or you just...
Shipping costs
Shipping costsWe are sure you are aware that everything is costing more right now. Everything from packaging and staffing, to rent and fuel and suppliers; the list goes on. We have been under pressure for a months now and have held off as much as possible, but we have...
Get your cheeky Float tote
Get your cheeky Float toteHere at Float, we love a freebie. And we love doing our bit for our little old planet. So we got some tote bags done for our customers! Even though we get our delicious JUST MILK delivered to our door regularly, we still need to go to the...
Suffering the intolerance of lactose intolerance
Suffering the intolerance around lactose intoleranceIt's almost as if the bloating, farting, cramping, rumbling and general grumbling isn't enough for people. Everyone has an opinion. There's a phrase about how everyone has one and it centres around a comparison that...
Ethical tea bags
Ethical teaAs tea is such a popular drink in the UK, we wondered what impact drinking a cuppa has on the people who pick & produce it and on the planet. Photo by Joe Kent from PexelsHere at Float, we think a lot. We think about the climate. We think about...
Put the Tea in your Team
Put the Tea in your TeamTea is still the most popular drink in the UK and deservedly so we say. Get regular deliveries of your office tea bags with Float. Photo by Sora Shimazaki from PexelsTea is not only the most popular drink in the UK, it's actually the most...