I can definitely relate to that, it's why I've quit buying teapots etc. for
the most part. I have all I need (except future gungfu yixings and those
will come gradually) so why get another, when that moola can go for tea.
I'm not in it for collecting teapots, lol.

Melinda


"Bluesea" > wrote in message
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> "Melinda" > wrote in message
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>> I have heard (but have not confirmed this myself) that British tea bags
> and
>> some Canadian ones have a little more tea in them becuase the taste for a
>> stronger cuppa is more popular there. I wish I had a sensitive gram
>> scale,
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> I called the local gourmet shop last week only to be told that a digital
> scale runs in the neighborhood of $70+ . Thinking of all the tea I could
> buy with that amount of money, I decided to stick with my measuring spoon.