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Re: Lochan "Official" Black Tea Topic
I have not ordered from Lochan Teas, but I do have a question for someone who has.
I recently bought a few FF darjeeling from Upton. I paid around $24 for 100g of one of them. Today I was browsing Lochan's site and saw the same tea for $13! This is significantly cheaper, and I guess is attributed to the fact that Lochan is located in India.
So my question is; does the cost of shipping teas from Lochan to the US outweigh the cheaper (<$5) cost of shipping from Upton? What do you guys think? I could not find shipping costs on Lochan's website.
I recently bought a few FF darjeeling from Upton. I paid around $24 for 100g of one of them. Today I was browsing Lochan's site and saw the same tea for $13! This is significantly cheaper, and I guess is attributed to the fact that Lochan is located in India.
So my question is; does the cost of shipping teas from Lochan to the US outweigh the cheaper (<$5) cost of shipping from Upton? What do you guys think? I could not find shipping costs on Lochan's website.
Re: Lochan "Official" Black Tea Topic
It is the Castleton FTGFOP 1 CH SPL that is shared by both vendors. The exact prices (for 100g) 620 INR ($13.37) for Lochan, and $23.80 for Upton.Victoria wrote:May I ask which tea you are considering?
Re: Lochan "Official" Black Tea Topic
the same question is bothering me as well..So my question is; does the cost of shipping teas from Lochan to the US outweigh the cheaper (<$5) cost of shipping from Upton? What do you guys think? I could not find shipping costs on Lochan's website.
could somebody answer, please..
Re: Lochan "Official" Black Tea Topic
I've joined in a couple of tastings with Lochan this year. Essentially, the tea was free, but they charged for shipping, which ended up being $35 US/kilo. I can't vouch if that is their standard charge, but I can vouch that their tea is absolutely the freshest and among the best Darjeeling I've ever had!nickE wrote:So my question is; does the cost of shipping teas from Lochan to the US outweigh the cheaper (<$5) cost of shipping from Upton?