"Serendip" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/20/2005 5:05 PM, Bluesea wrote:
> > "Douglas" <*@*.*> wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:50:57 -0600, "Bluesea" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Please report back when you get a chance to try the others.
> >>
> >> Ok. I just tried the Earl Grey, Yumman Jig and the Irish Breakfast
> >> and they were just as bad as the English Breakfast. I dumped them all
> >> and kept the tins.
> >
> > [insert bad word(s) of choice]!!!
> >
> >> The four samples I got from Upton were all usable.
> >
> > I usually order from Upton because they've been so good. I seem to
recall
> > someone getting something that wasn't fresh, once, but that was a long
time
> > ago. I was planning to get my friend a selection of organic tea samples
from
> > Upton for my friend anyway, but am unhappy about what my neighbor's
mother's
> > birthday gift will be like.
>
> Is it being shipped to you? Toss their tea, insert your tea... sounds
> like she would be very grateful.

Yes, it's coming to me.

I called my neighbor to let her know but she's busy w/ term paper so will
receive the bad news when she calls back later.

The starter set will get the free gift wrap, so that would have to be undone
carefully. Then, there's the matter of the tea - I don't do Yunnan or Irish
Breakfast so the labels wouldn't match the contents. A 4 oz tin of Irish
Breakfast is included in my Pot of Gold set, so that'll work if it isn't
stale. I ordered it for the tin since the price is the same as the teapot
w/o the tea.

Another option is to change the order (it went in late Fri. so, there's a
chance that it hasn't been filled) to only the teapot + different samples
from Adagio (a high risk at this point) or from Upton.

Other ideas?

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