Honest Tea, Inc., the maker of the nation’s top-selling organic bottled teas and organic kids’ juice drinks, is encouraging Americans to take their first step to living a little more honestly by sharing their #RefreshinglyHonest moments on social media or at pop-up locations across the country.
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The #RefreshinglyHonest Project is a fresh take on the brand’s annual National Honesty Index and invites people to celebrate the moments when we offer a break from the seemingly perfect world we live in to share our truth in exchange for the “a-ha” moment when we realize everyone else is “just like us” – perfectly imperfect.
The #RefreshinglyHonest Project Boards here in Los Angeles
Now through August 3,2017, Americans can participate in the #RefreshinglyHonest Project in one of two ways:
1) Find Honest at one of its pop-ups happening in 15 cities across the U.S.
2) Share a #RefreshinglyHonest moment on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag
Participants visiting Honest Tea’s pop-ups will have a chance to submit a #RefreshinglyHonest moment as currency in exchange for a bottle of Honest Tea. For each moment submitted at the pop-ups or on social media, Honest Tea will donate $1 to VisionSpring, an organization which provides vision screenings and eye glasses to underserved communities worldwide. Information will be collected at each location, including what Americans divulge when offered the chance to be honest.
“At Honest Tea, we believe in celebrating honesty both in the ingredients we put into our bottles and how we live our everyday lives,” said Ami Mathur, General Manager & Head of Marketing at Honest. “We’ve taken this message to the next level this year through the #RefreshinglyHonest Project to further encourage people to take this journey with us.”
VisionSpring and Honest Tea have partnered since 2014 to bring vision screenings and eye glasses to Honest Tea’s sourcing communities in Assam, India. Since its inception, this partnership has resulted in over 9000 vision screenings, with eyeglasses distributed to all who required them. For many, these screenings were the first ever received, and the glasses distributed as a result of the screenings have a profound impact on the daily lives of the tea workers and their earning potential. Visit https://www.honesttea.com/refreshinglyhonest/ to learn more about the partnership.
Recently, HONEST TEA was in Los Angeles for The #RefreshinglyHonest Project and here are the results
Have you ever wondered just how honest people in Los Angeles are? What about men vs women in L.A.?
Well, we put Los Angeles to the test! Honest Tea conducted its annual social experiment in LA this week, asking people to share a refreshingly honest truth in exchange for an ice-cold iced tea at a local pop-up. In year’s past, people were asked to pay with cash, on the honor system. This year there was a twist, rather than paying with cash, a refreshingly honest truth served as currency. And people revealed some interesting things!
Some of the LA confessions including refreshingly honest truths like
–“I spend extra time in the bathroom so that I can watch all the snapchat stories I’ve missed.”
–A therapist admitted that he had more issues than his patients.
–A woman shared that she sabotaged her boyfriend’s diet.
Overall, most people consider themselves addicted to Instagram, they work out just so they can eat junk, and prefer their pets over people.
See below for top-line stats around who paid with honesty and who did not, the difference between men and women, and the types of truths people revealed. We dropped some of the funniest, most relatable and light-hearted below.
When put to the test, 72% of Los Angelenos were honest
70% of men were honest vs 75% of women were honest
Los Angelenos are most honest when it comes to their health, followed by relationships and social media.
Reading the posts about various “truths”
Health – 41%
“I have had a gym pass since November and I’ve only gone 10 times”
“I eat chips after the gym 90% of the time”
“I use sex as my cardio. Thus, I never do cardio”
“I make sure I look good when working out in case I meet the love of my life”
“I go to the gym in the morning so I don’t feel guilty drinking at night”
Social – 25%
“I love to Insta-stalk”
“I love picking fights with random strangers on Facebook”
“I have social media anxiety”
Relationships – 32%
“I talk to my dog more than my boyfriend”
“Me and my partner are close enough to admit when it’s too hot to spoon”
“I take long showers to have free time from the kids”
“When my mother said I would be just like her, I thought she was lying”
“Sometimes I feel like I will end up a cat lady”
#RefreshinglyHonest Project Pop-Up Stops
The #RefreshinglyHonest Project is a fresh take on the brand’s annual National Honesty Index and invites people to celebrate the moments when we offer a break from the seemingly perfect world we live in to share our truth in exchange for the “a-ha” moment when we realize everyone else is “just like us” – perfectly imperfect.
From July 8 through August 3, Americans can participate in the #RefreshinglyHonest Project in one of two ways:
1) Find Honest at one of its pop-ups happening in 15 cities across the U.S.,
2) Share a #RefreshinglyHonest moment on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag
Week of 7/17
San Diego Comic Con
Fashion Valley Mall
7007 Friars Rd
San Diego, CA 92108
7/22/17, 11am – 7pm
The Domain
11410 Century Oaks Terrace
Austin, TX 78758
7/22/17, 9am – 7pm
Spruce Street Harbor Park
121 N. Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19106
7/22/17, 11am – 8pm
Week of 7/24
Westlake Center
400 Pine St.
Seattle, WA 98101
7/29/2017, 11am – 7pm
Wicker Park/Wicker Park Fest
Milwaukee Ave from North Ave to Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60647
7/29/2017, 12pm – 8pm
Week of 7/28
Summer in The Square
Union Square Park
New York, NY 10003
8/3/17, 8am – 6pm
Visit https://www.honesttea.com/refreshinglyhonest/ to learn more about the campaign, and to see updated details about locations and timing for the remaining cities below.
Barnes & Noble Book Store – Bethesda Row
4801 Bethesda Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
Date TBD
Location TBD
Minneapolis, MN
7/22/17
About Honest® Tea
Honest Tea, Inc. seeks to create and promote great-tasting, organic beverages and extend economic opportunities to communities in need. Founded in 1998 in Bethesda, MD, Honest Tea is the nation’s top-selling organic bottled tea company specializing in beverages that are Just a Tad Sweet®. Honest Tea’s product lines include: Honest® ready-to-drink bottled teas, Honest Kids® organic juice drinks, and Honest Sport®, a line of organic sports drinks. All beverages are USDA Organic and all tea leaves and cane sugar are Fair Trade Certified™. Honest Tea is a multi-year winner of awards from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence and a Montgomery County, MD Certified Green Business. In 2011, The Coca-Cola Company fully acquired Honest Tea, and there are passionate teams in both Bethesda, MD and Atlanta, GA–as well as across the country & around the world–working together to grow the brand.
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This is an amazing blend of in person and digital that sends a positive message. I applaud the company for marketing in this way. Everyone wins and stays hydrated.