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

On Mar 4, 1:24*pm, 5tein > wrote:
> I'm trying teaspring for the first time today. I've used Adagio,
> TenRen's, and Jing's with generally favorable results, though I
> believe TenRen erred by giving lower quality teas than what I ordered
> twice.
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> I've never used Dragon Tea House. *I've also heard that Seven Cups and
> SpecialTeas are pretty good?
>
> On Mar 4, 10:59 am, Shen > wrote:
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> > 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.
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SpecialTeas are okay. I find Seven Cups expensive and Adagio the high
end of mediocre (in general). The shops I mentioned are all in China
and/or Taiwan. HoudeAsian has predictably excellent teas. Guang is in
Texas.
Happy sipping!
Shen