Yeah, but did they make it right or just kept your wad and said sorry?
My Kunming dealer sold me a misrepresented fangcha but said he was also
conned and offered a refund and a free gratis on a future purchase. I
said the free gratis was good enough plus the purchase didn't involve a
blemished wrapper. Now what do I do with a kilo of Yunnan Black Gold?

Jim

Michael Plant wrote:
> Doug Hazen, /30/05

>
> > In any case, it does seem a mite unfair to so completely condemn a
tea
> > dealer on the basis of one bad experience. If I applied that
standard to the
> > 14-15 tea companies I've dealt with, I'd never buy anything from
any of them
> > ever again, nor any of the tea shops I've bought from, nor any
other tea
> > dealers I'll ever do business with in the future, because they ALL
have tea,
> > including expensive tea, that sucks - meaning: that *I* think sucks
(since
> > you might think differently).
> >
> > Just my $.02.
> >
> > Doug
>
>
>
> Doug,
>
> And your $.02 is a rational analysis, and appreciated. Can't say that
I've
> had that kind of experience with any other dealer myself save one.
Also,
> since the poster did ask, I related my experience to add to the mix.
I know
> many people who buy and enjoy Rishi Teas. In the case I described, I
think
> they ought to have known better, and that they probably did. They are
also
> an Ameican company and can be judged according to American standards.
>
> Nonetheless all your points are well taken. Whether bad behavior on
the part
> of a company is typical of the company or an anomaly comes to light
in
> discussions such as this.
>
> Michael