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Hey folks I know it's been a couple of months since anyone has heard from me but I am alive and well, thanks! As for where to buy teas, I am assuming you are ...
Rodney McCoy
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Nov 1, 2004
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6163
Dear Hints welcome and congratulations on your expensive tastes. You must have money 2 burn if you shop at those places. Although Peets is actually a pretty...
Blake Ross
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Nov 1, 2004
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6164
I must recommend my own company, Lavender Rose Tea Garden, as a great place to purchase teas. We carry only the finest in greens, blacks, oolongs, and...
Deer Haven Manor
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Nov 1, 2004
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Has anyone had dealings with this place? They list 4 different grades of Dragon Well and Pi Lo Chun which seems to be a good thing. I am new to the higher...
daniel
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Nov 1, 2004
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Truthfully Daniel, I am not all that impressed with Ten Ren (TenTea.com). They are a Taiwanese company that has been described as the McDonald's (R) of Tea....
Blake Ross
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Nov 1, 2004
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6167
I had some of the absolute best pi lo chun I've ever had from Ten Ren. It was the second grade, I believe. It was transcendent. I've done business with them...
P_B
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Nov 1, 2004
10:28 pm
6168
A couple of posts asked for tea sources.. I'd love to order some top Japanese senchas right from the growers (and maybe some oolongs).. But I suspect we will...
LUIC
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Nov 2, 2004
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6169
Personally, I would give Ten Ren a better than Mc Donald's rating. I would probably put tea bags in the Mc Donald's category; but I guess it is all relative....
Ariel
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Nov 2, 2004
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6170
... Is it really a 200. minimum??? wow. i had heard that he went to a 50. minimum. 200. seems ridiculous....
P_B
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Nov 2, 2004
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I have personally placed orders from him for much less than $200. Mike ... Is it really a 200. minimum??? wow. i had heard that he went to a 50. minimum....
Mike Petro
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Nov 2, 2004
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You're right! I just checked our latest catalog and he has lowered his minimum order down to $50! ... <image.tiff> ... <image.tiff> ... [Non-text portions of...
Ariel
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Nov 2, 2004
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... I get the majority of my Oolong tea from MIL, hand carried from Taiwan. TenRen is the only company that comes close to matching the quality of tea she...
Norm
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Nov 2, 2004
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... Hi Norm You probably won't be surprised to know that you are NOT the only person here with direct connections back to Taiwan. David Huang (AKA SuperPeon)...
Blake Ross
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Nov 2, 2004
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... Blake, I should have said "consistently" in there somewhere. In general, I find the TenRen teas good, sometimes very good. Usuaully not great, though they...
Norm
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Nov 2, 2004
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... Maybe you should go into the tea biz! ... I don't buy any tea from Taiwan (retail) that costs more than $80 per 300gm bag. That is very nice, near ...
Blake Ross
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Nov 2, 2004
7:31 pm
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Hi All: Don't have much time to post these days, but I've been lurking and enjoying the discussions. Hi to old tea friends. Last week my daughter turned two....
Adrian Lurssen
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Nov 2, 2004
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... Hi Adrian! ... My analogy about McDonald's is not about bad or low quality. I LIKE Mickey D's. What I mean is for every dollar spent there, seems like .75...
Blake Ross
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Nov 2, 2004
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6179
I just tried to source tea from specialteas today, and was turned down. They said it was because I live in GA.. I suspect a chain of tea shops at the mall...
LUIC
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Nov 2, 2004
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6180
Thanks, all, for your recommendations and the varied reviews. I've only tried a couple from Ten Ren - 1st & 3rd grade Ti Kwan Yin (huge difference in quality...
Wouldn't You Like To ...
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Nov 2, 2004
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... That was me, HintsofWouldn'tYouLikeToKnow? I appreciate the offer for Bamboo tips too but they are right down the street so I can pop in maybe and ask for...
Blake Ross
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Nov 2, 2004
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Norm, Could you clarify MIL? I don't think I am familiar with that company/person... But coming from the Pu'erh website man, I am definitely curious. Thanks, ...
Ariel
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Nov 2, 2004
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That is man code for Mother In Law! lol ... http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/J.NolB/TM ... =====...
Blake Ross
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6184
... Pu'erh website man?? Is there another, please tell me about him. Mike www.pu-erh.net...
Mike Petro
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Nov 2, 2004
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Blake, Thank you for clarifying MIL Norm and Mike, I apologize to both of you! I am rather embarrassed that I flipped the two of you in my noggin. That's...
Ariel
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Nov 2, 2004
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I'm fond of Specialteas.com for their variety, prce & Quality. I've ordered a number of their Darjeelings & other teas, & I like the inexpensive samplers. I've...
stuydaze
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Nov 2, 2004
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6187
If that's the worst thing that you have done today then you are in great shape! Put some oils on the fire and relax..... Mike...
Mike Petro
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Nov 3, 2004
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... Haha! Me neither, but when someone gives it to me as a gift...well, you know what they say about gift horses. I find it somewhat hard to find retailers who...
Norm
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Nov 3, 2004
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6189
... I buy from the Manhattan store, so it's probably the same stuff. I would have balked at that Dragonwell, to be honest. But if it's something you like, I'm...
Norm
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Nov 3, 2004
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6190
... 3 vendors who sell 300gm bags for less than a fortune: http://www.myfinetea.com Dave Huang http://www.oolong-tea.com Mr. C.H. Yang http://www.SufiTea.com...
Blake Ross
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Nov 3, 2004
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6191
LOL! Yes, that's correct. My mother-in-law is my tea supplier. Thankfully she's going to Taiwan again in 2 weeks. I should be there myself in 6 months or so,...
Norm
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