Today I went to a shop in Kichijoji in westwern Tokyo and enjoyed a
free cup of Assam 2nd flush. I was very surprised because they
initially offered a free sample of whatever we wanted when we walked in
the door and then when we finished they were so busy talking to some
older woman pretending to know something about tea (when she obviously
didn't) and we just said thanks and left. It was perfect as we had been
looking for a good cup of tea anyway and this one was free. Although it
wasn't all that good, come to think of it, because I wasn't very
tempted to buy anything.

Rufus T. Firefly
Tokyo

In my local tea shoppe if no customers are present I'll usually get a
free cup of whatever the owner is drinking if he's there. Usually it
is a sample from some vendor he is evaluating. About the only other
time I ever get free tea is in a boutique shop that sells teaware and
they'll have a little table with teabags and warm water. I'm finishing
my last batch of Java tea. The owner won't stock anymore because he
wasn't satisfied with the taste but I think decent enough. It became
one of my favorites this year. It may prove to be impossible to get in
the near future anyway.

Jim

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
> Today I went to a shop in Kichijoji in westwern Tokyo and enjoyed a
> free cup of Assam 2nd flush. I was very surprised because they
> initially offered a free sample of whatever we wanted when we walked
in
> the door and then when we finished they were so busy talking to some
> older woman pretending to know something about tea (when she
obviously
> didn't) and we just said thanks and left. It was perfect as we had
been
> looking for a good cup of tea anyway and this one was free. Although
it
> wasn't all that good, come to think of it, because I wasn't very
> tempted to buy anything.
>
> Rufus T. Firefly
> Tokyo

Rufus T. 1/8/05


> Today I went to a shop in Kichijoji in westwern Tokyo and enjoyed a
> free cup of Assam 2nd flush. I was very surprised because they
> initially offered a free sample of whatever we wanted when we walked in
> the door and then when we finished they were so busy talking to some
> older woman pretending to know something about tea (when she obviously
> didn't) and we just said thanks and left. It was perfect as we had been
> looking for a good cup of tea anyway and this one was free. Although it
> wasn't all that good, come to think of it, because I wasn't very
> tempted to buy anything.
>
> Rufus T. Firefly
> Tokyo
>

Might I ask: What did they serve it in? What kind of cup?

Michael

Rufus T. 1/8/05


> Today I went to a shop in Kichijoji in westwern Tokyo and enjoyed a
> free cup of Assam 2nd flush. I was very surprised because they
> initially offered a free sample of whatever we wanted when we walked in
> the door and then when we finished they were so busy talking to some
> older woman pretending to know something about tea (when she obviously
> didn't) and we just said thanks and left. It was perfect as we had been
> looking for a good cup of tea anyway and this one was free. Although it
> wasn't all that good, come to think of it, because I wasn't very
> tempted to buy anything.
>
> Rufus T. Firefly
> Tokyo
>

Might I ask: What did they serve it in? What kind of cup?

Michael