Now the question that most affects the wallet: How low are you willing to go? Is flowery orange pekoe the least you will accept for tea quality, or are you willing to drink orange pekoe? (I know better than to ask if you will accept regular old pekoe. That's tetley/lipton/luzianne level.)
But I do agree that lipton is pretty low on the scale, only fit for using their cold brew tea bags for when I make iced tea by the gallon in the summer.