On May 17, 6:55 pm, Brent > wrote:
> On May 17, 11:51 am, Shen > wrote:
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> > On May 16, 1:22 pm, The Steeping Pot > wrote:
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> > > On May 16, 1:17 pm, cheri j > wrote:
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> > > > I went to this sight and realized it seems to have "ripped off" Adagio
> > > > Tea's wording
> > > > exactly.
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> > > >http://www.adagio.com/oolong/formosa...7e85ecfb7ef076...
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> > > >http://shop.steepingpot.com/products.php?cat=8
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> > > > Even the #8 is used. Are you an extension of Adagio Tea?
> > > > If so , let us know.
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> > > > cjteas
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> > > > On May 14, 4:20 pm, wrote:
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> > > > > Hello Tea Drinkers,
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> > > > > I would like to introduce you all to the latest in Gourmet Loose Tea.
> > > > > The Steeping Pot has recently launched their new website at:
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> > > > >http://www.SteepingPot.com
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> > > > > and cooking with tea recipes.
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> > > > > Happy Steeping!
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> > > > > Desirea
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> > > Adagio is one of our wholesale tea suppliers. That particular tea is
> > > their tea, so you will see some similarities throughout the site. We
> > > are adding more tea varieties every month from multiple suppliers, so
> > > it's not an exact replica of their sites content.
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> > Plagiarism is a despicable offense. Try spell and grammar checking
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> > site, as well.
> > Had you bothered to actually read some of the recent posts on this
> > board you
> > could have known what a hot topic self-promotion is recently.
> > It is actually inconceivable to me, as a writer, that Adagio would
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> > such a competetive "rip-off". As Mike points out, (paraphrased) "why
> > shop with you for Adagio Teas when you can shop at Adagio?".
> > "Tea-Mail Yahoo Groups" which is more geared to recipes and tea
> > parties and
> > allows advertising one Wednesday a month is probably more to your
> > liking and your audience
> > and may give you greater support than you'll find here.
> > You see, you didn't post as a consumer. You posted to advertise. You
> > say you want to take an honest approach and yet you do not credit
> > Adagio for their marketting work that you stole for your web site.
> > Frankly, I think it's Adagio that deserves an apology and a check, for
> > that matter, since they did so much of your work for you. And, if, as
> > you say, you're not in it for the money, why have a tea business web
> > site or post about it here, at all?
> > I must agree with Scott - VERY bad form.
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> > Shen
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> This is a quote from Christine (aka "Xine"), an Adagio representative:
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> "When other companies- especially smaller ones- use our images, we
> don't view it as a copyright issues, but rather a form of flattery. It
> is costly to get really good pictures of your product if you don't
> have a photographer, graphic designer, etc or any of that experience.
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> They're stepping their bounds if the perspective customer believes
> that they are ordering directly from the Adagio site or in cases when
> they believe that they are getting Adagio teas through a reseller but
> get something else of lower quality, or something else."
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> So, they seem to be okay with this. I personally think Adagio is
> taking this a bit too lightly, but it's not my call. I think people
> who see your site and recognize some things as copied from Adagio's
> site will think less of your integrity as a vendor, which is perhaps
> the most important thing to have in the tea business. So I think, for
> your sake, it would be better to come up with your own descriptions.
> I also thought it was odd that you have some items with greatly
> exaggerated list prices, which are conveniently crossed out and
> replaced by your discount prices, which are the same prices Adagio
> offers.
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Thank you - I really appreciate your comments. I have already made
some of your suggested changes. I'm not sure what to do about the
descriptions though since the descriptions are also used on my
labels.
I don't expect people who shop at Adagio to purchase tea from me - it
simply wouldn't make sense. I'm far too small to compete. As I
grow,
I hope to offer a wider variety of teas that adagio does not offer.
They are just my preferred vendor, so I started with them. I did get
permission from Adagio before I started to use their descriptions and
images, since I didn't want to break any laws in the process of
starting my company.
Desirea