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Default Best Online Store for Chinese Teas (ship to US)?

Shen wrote:
> On Mar 4, 9:34 am, 5tein > wrote:
>> What's your opinion of the many online stores selling Chinese teas? I
>> have used several with varying outcomes.
>>
>> BTW, I'm new to this group and glad I found it. My primary interests
>> are Chinese reds (esp. qimen) and whites, but I'm very interested in
>> learning all about Indian teas, esp. darjeelings.
>>
>> Thanks!

>
> I like TeaSpring, Jing's and a few eBay vendors who are honorable and
> send good tea at fair prices - Yunnan Sourcing, of course, and Dragon
> Tea House, Awazon, and China Health (?).
> I always have great experiences (fast, careful shipping etc) with
> TeaSpring and Jing's. Oh, and Touchatea (for puerhs only).
> Qimens from Jing's are superior, especially "gift" and "gung fu"
> quality.
> Shen


the touchatea website has some interesting items, but if you will pardon
me for sounding like a noob, I was always under the impression that tea
bricks were of fairly low quality. Is this not the case (i've tried a
few cups over the years and was wildly unimpressed). are there actually
pe erh bricks that are actually decent tea?

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