On Tuesday 28 March 2006 19:28, law2255 >
s.com>) wrote:

> As a person who loves to drink tea, I would like to hear from you about
> the prices of tea and what prices suggest about the teas' qualities.

Higher prices suggest better quality (or qualities) but they by no means
guarantee it.

> Recently I have become disturbed by how Starbucks labels its coffees as
> "premium" coffees.
> ...
>
> Any thoughts on this?

The word "premium" is devoid of meaning when used by marketroids.
McDonalds' sells "premium" salads, "premium" spicy chicken, and "premium"
coffee. A local store carries "ultra-premium" drinking water with "proven
better hydration" -- they're selling purified water in a plastic bottle,
nothing less and nothing more.

It's not related to tea. Any similarity between Marketing-Speak and English
is purely coincidental.