On Apr 3, 4:29 pm, wrote:
In the past I've had hit and miss experiences with TenRen, one white
tea in a clear bag was average, another tea I don't remember also
wasn't too exciting, but recently I got their dark oolong 2nd grade
and ti kuan yin 3rd grade and for the price they're excellent in my
estimation. Which other teas are good there, and which ones are not so
good? How much could I save by ordering the same tea from stores like
teaspring and hao de which are in China? thx! -ak

Wait... it's after April Fools Day isn't it? Seriously though, hit or
miss with a large number of misses pretty much sums it up. It's not
that there is anything inherently wrong, just that for the most part
equal or better tea can be had for cheaper elsewhere and online. I
have heard some good things about a few of their oolongs and
especially the boxed tins they sell... but I'm not one for green or
flowery oolongs so it limits my experience. They will occasionally
have a really special tea or two though.

I got a pretty good Dragonwell from them, but not much else. Teaspring
can easily match or beat them in a number of teas. My experience was
met with disinterested, hurried, and slightly rude Taiwanese women who
weren't the least bit interested in offering any information or
assistance even though I was spending quite a bit of money with them.
YMMV, and it seems it varies with each tea too. Houde is in a class
above Ten Ren from my experiences.

- Dominic
http://teasphere.wordpress.com