http://www.lainiesips.com/2009/11/tea-buying-develop-relationships-with-purveyors/ A Tea Blog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:10:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.lainiesips.com/2009/11/tea-buying-develop-relationships-with-purveyors/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Tea Buying Tips: Brick & Mortar Tea Shops Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:15:18 +0000 http://www.lainiesips.com/?p=2157#comment-954 [...] is the second post in my series on tea buying. The first post was about developing relationships with tea vendors. The next will be on evaluating [...] [...] is the second post in my series on tea buying. The first post was about developing relationships with tea vendors. The next will be on evaluating [...]

]]> http://www.lainiesips.com/2009/11/tea-buying-develop-relationships-with-purveyors/comment-page-1/#comment-951 Beth Johnston Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:01:36 +0000 http://www.lainiesips.com/?p=2157#comment-951 Great post! As a tea supplier for more than 10 years I must agree that we do want your feedback and the value is in some cases trumphs the money you spend. Your insight on the "relationship" building is also right on. You will definately get to the goods, so to speak. Supporting US tea buisnesses will help strenghten the industry here. Many things are not what they seem. Great post! As a tea supplier for more than 10 years I must agree that we do want your feedback and the value is in some cases trumphs the money you spend. Your insight on the “relationship” building is also right on. You will definately get to the goods, so to speak. Supporting US tea buisnesses will help strenghten the industry here. Many things are not what they seem.

]]> http://www.lainiesips.com/2009/11/tea-buying-develop-relationships-with-purveyors/comment-page-1/#comment-950 Jason Witt Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:38:58 +0000 http://www.lainiesips.com/?p=2157#comment-950 I'm a Puerh lover and I've recently discovered a handful of Chinese merchants selling direct from China and shipping to anywhere in the world. These guys have the Puerh that can't be found anywhere else in the US and they have rock-bottom prices because there's no middleman or American retail markup. And I've found that a lot of these sellers are very friendly people devoted to their service in ways that rival the best Western store owners. I’m a Puerh lover and I’ve recently discovered a handful of Chinese merchants selling direct from China and shipping to anywhere in the world. These guys have the Puerh that can’t be found anywhere else in the US and they have rock-bottom prices because there’s no middleman or American retail markup. And I’ve found that a lot of these sellers are very friendly people devoted to their service in ways that rival the best Western store owners.

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