On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 20:31:48 GMT, Michael Plant wrote:

12/1/04

On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:22:15 GMT, Michael Plant wrote:

Cathy, thanks for bringing this to our attention. We need to know. Finally,
where's the Pu'erh, eh?

Yeah, I know. Two replies to one post are bad form.
Not bad form at all, IMHO.

Are you asking about the Pu Erh on their web site? Try searching
without the apostrophe.

OK, I will. But, I didn't pull it up under "Pu'erh; I looked under "Yunnan,"
although not that carefully. I'll look again.

Hey, if it'll bring up a search under Pu Erh or Pu-Erh or Puerh, the's
no reason Pu'Erh can't be included.

Have to admit that Darjeelings with no dates push my buttons as badly as I
apparently pushed yours. And besides, there seemed to be some kind of
concensus that.this Tony guy needs to work on his telephone skills in
general. Sorry. We'll just let it rest now, Team One.

Hey, not everything you said was off base. Ok, so you don't share
Tony's Francophile tendencies. That's a personal choice. Criticisms
about how the products are organized, however, is a different beast.

I'll probably tell Tony about your comments the next time I see him.
After all, they may be a small shop with only 2 employees, but if he
wants to do internet business, he's got to pay attention to things
like product organization and the quality of his photos.


--
Derek

If you want to get to the top, prepare to kiss a lot of the bottom.

Wow that worked, thanks Derek. The only tea I've ever brewed where
time really means anything. Those leaves set on the surface for 5
minutes before starting to dance. I went for the seven and I guess
could have taken a ten because the leaves really didn't look spent.
Under my system the leaves only get one chance. A very mild oolong
with absolutely no charcoal aftertaste. Sort of reminds me of a
darjeeling without the muscat. However at $5/oz I'll use it for
special occasions and drink other cheaper FOs with a punch. I've been
tasting Huan Jin Gui all week and finally a mainland oolong I like as
much as any pouchong from Taiwan. I wish my local tea shoppe owner
would hang up more oft...click.click..click...uh..click.click.hel..cl ick.lo...click,click,operator,operator.
Anyone notice the new Google Groups update? Instant posting with 10
minute tree updates. Damn I can fan the flames. Also I can set up an
instant email subscriber list where only certain email addresses can
participate but posts are logged by Google. Someone tell the
moderator of the private email tea group their posts don't have to go
down the drain which is the reason I never joined. If I spaketh it is
castest in stonest with copyrightest protectionest.

Jim

PS: This post under the old Google Groups. I got one in this morning
under the beta version.

Derek wrote in message ...
On 1 Dec 2004 07:42:52 -0800, Space Cowboy wrote:

My biggest surprise this year Java tea. It
goes directly to the head of my list for first time tea drinkers. It
is a wonderful lite mello cup with no foreign harshness. My biggest
disappointment Bai Hao. I can't imagine a Formosa tea tasting so
lackluster.

Side note, Jim.

If it was a Bai Hao oolong (like Oriental Beauty), you might try using
more tea and steeping 4-7 minutes, rather than the typical 3.

I live in the twin cities and I also ran a fowl of the above merchant.
He had nothing to offer, all overpriced.

I get my teas from TEA SOURE in st paul, on cleveland a half a block
north of ford parkway. neat place good prices, great service. I am just
a customer. OT there is a coffee roaster across the street. tom

I live in the twin cities and I also ran a fowl of the above merchant.
He had nothing to offer, all overpriced.

I get my teas from TEA SOURE in st paul, on cleveland a half a block
north of ford parkway. neat place good prices, great service. I am just
a customer. OT there is a coffee roaster across the street. tom

On 2 Dec 2004 08:17:40 -0800, Space Cowboy wrote:

Wow that worked, thanks Derek.

You're welcome.

The only tea I've ever brewed where
time really means anything. Those leaves set on the surface for 5
minutes before starting to dance. I went for the seven and I guess
could have taken a ten because the leaves really didn't look spent.
Under my system the leaves only get one chance. A very mild oolong
with absolutely no charcoal aftertaste. Sort of reminds me of a
darjeeling without the muscat. However at $5/oz I'll use it for
special occasions and drink other cheaper FOs with a punch. I've been
tasting Huan Jin Gui all week and finally a mainland oolong I like as
much as any pouchong from Taiwan. I wish my local tea shoppe owner
would hang up more oft...click.click..click...uh..click.click.hel..cl ick.lo...click,click,operator,operator.

I think we all have had, at one time, a tea that we just use for
special occasions.

Anyone notice the new Google Groups update? Instant posting with 10
minute tree updates. Damn I can fan the flames.

This is supposed to be a good thing?

Also I can set up an
instant email subscriber list where only certain email addresses can
participate but posts are logged by Google. Someone tell the
moderator of the private email tea group their posts don't have to go
down the drain which is the reason I never joined.

Yahoo's groups were always like that.

If I spaketh it is
castest in stonest with copyrightest protectionest.

But only if thou spaketh it firsteth.

--
Derek

The secret to success is knowing who to blame for your failures.

There is no need to deal with La societe'. He is less than nice ,his
prices are high, and his shop is in a bad neighorhood. try the twin
cities phone books, there is tea in the area. also about a hundred asian
markets. one i like is a beer brewing equipment shop on penn and 50th
in mpls that has a few nice teas.

I f there is a tea shop in southern mn, PLease tell us how to contact
it.

On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:39:34 -0600, Tom Koeppl wrote:

There is no need to deal with La societe'. He is less than nice ,his
prices are high, and his shop is in a bad neighorhood. try the twin
cities phone books, there is tea in the area. also about a hundred asian
markets. one i like is a beer brewing equipment shop on penn and 50th
in mpls that has a few nice teas.

Prices are high compared to what? For most things, they're slightly
more expensive than TeaSource (around 5 to 10%) but they also taste
better, IMHO, and are worth a little extra. And the teas I get most
often aren't available elsewhere.

As for the neighborhood - it's no Highland Park, but how much of the
Twin Cities really is?

--
Derek

Then there was the guy who loved his wife so much, he almost told her.

On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:46:54 -0600, Tom Koeppl wrote:

Here in mn we seem to go out of our way to pronounce french words wrong.
nicollet ave and the city of duluth are just two.

Which is funny, considering that we have a French motto on our state
seal, plus the whole history of the voyageurs.

--
Derek

"... in the end, there is nothing a man can do that a woman can¢t,
except be a father." -- Frank Pittman

On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:15:34 -0600, Tom Koeppl wrote:

I live in the twin cities and I also ran a fowl of the above merchant.
He had nothing to offer, all overpriced.

I get my teas from TEA SOURE in st paul, on cleveland a half a block
north of ford parkway. neat place good prices, great service. I am just
a customer. OT there is a coffee roaster across the street. tom

I tried to shop there once. I was completely ignored by the person
behind the counter, and when I did finally get her attention, she was
clueless about the products and of absolutely no help. I never went
back.

I guess mileage really does vary.

--
Derek

Every dark cloud has a silver lining, but lighting kills hundreds of
people each year who are trying to find it.

(Tom Koeppl) writes:

I live in the twin cities and I also ran a fowl of the above merchant.

Did you measure its speed?

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

On 02 Dec 2004 14:01:35 -0500, Lewis Perin wrote:

(Tom Koeppl) writes:

I live in the twin cities and I also ran a fowl of the above merchant.

Did you measure its speed?

*chuckle*

Was it carrying a coconut? Oh, wait... that's a swallow.

--
Derek

"There is a proverb. "As you have made your bed, so you must lie in
it, " which is simply a lie. If I have made my bed uncomfortable,
please God, I will make it again." -- G.K. Chesterson

On 02 Dec 2004 14:01:35 -0500, Lewis Perin wrote:

(Tom Koeppl) writes:

I live in the twin cities and I also ran a fowl of the above merchant.

Did you measure its speed?

*chuckle*

Was it carrying a coconut? Oh, wait... that's a swallow.

--
Derek

"There is a proverb. "As you have made your bed, so you must lie in
it, " which is simply a lie. If I have made my bed uncomfortable,
please God, I will make it again." -- G.K. Chesterson

"Space Cowboy" wrote in message roups.com...
I was trying to determine your location from the Twin cities.

Ah. I live in Jordan. Small town a few miles southwest of Shakopee on 169.

Cathy Weeks

"Space Cowboy" wrote in message roups.com...
I was trying to determine your location from the Twin cities.

Ah. I live in Jordan. Small town a few miles southwest of Shakopee on 169.

Cathy Weeks

Can you give the approximate prices of the tea shoppe? My local tea
shoppe prices are basically $10/4oz for most and $10/2oz for a select
few. If they don't carry it I don't know what it is, puerh cake being
the only exception. Tea in 10oz pots for the premises is $3 for any
selection with one refill of hot water. The owner knows the pedigree
of the teas flush,estate,etc. Everybody else is clueless. There is a
limited English menu. I'd live there if there was a curry
sheepherder's pie. How come I can't buy curry pizza?

Jim

Derek wrote in message ...
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:39:34 -0600, Tom Koeppl wrote:

There is no need to deal with La societe'. He is less than nice ,his
prices are high, and his shop is in a bad neighorhood. try the twin
cities phone books, there is tea in the area. also about a hundred asian
markets. one i like is a beer brewing equipment shop on penn and 50th
in mpls that has a few nice teas.

Prices are high compared to what? For most things, they're slightly
more expensive than TeaSource (around 5 to 10%) but they also taste
better, IMHO, and are worth a little extra. And the teas I get most
often aren't available elsewhere.

As for the neighborhood - it's no Highland Park, but how much of the
Twin Cities really is?