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well, for what it's worth, there's also the fresh side in amherst (on
main street), which is cheaper and (for my tastes) much better than
judie's.

then there's a slew of cafes around with loose tea:
rao's
northampton coffee (in fun, fun tetsubin)
woodstar
haymarket

now, i can't say that i think the tea is GOOD at any of these places,
but it is loose.

cheers!
sam