On 21 Feb 2005 09:08:04 -0800, Space Cowboy wrote:

> CostPlus in their early days sold loose teas out of glass jars.
> Normally there would be somebody in front of me ordering 1oz lots from
> every tea on the shelf. I'd come back hours later and the lids and
> jars were still seperated on the shelves. The lids simply got paired
> up with the nearest jar. There is no guarantee a website handles it's
> tea any differently.

That's a really good point, Jim.

I'd trust my local shop's online offerings, but that's because I've
watched how they care for their teas. I'd have no problem ordering
online from them if I moved because I know the tea'd be fresh.

The problem I've always had with prepackaged tins is, no matter how
pretty the tin, I have no idea how much dust they had to wipe away
before shipping it to me.

It's like the joke - on the Internet, nobody knows if you're a dog.
Also on the Internet, nobody knows if you neglect your teas.

--
Derek

For every winner, there are dozens of losers. Odds are you're one of
them.