Hi, I was wondering if anyone has ordered from shizuokatea.
How do their teas compare to other vendors? Their prices are pretty competitive to den's and ocha which seem to be well regarded here. I'm mostly interested in their senchas. They also have a 'no questions asked' refund policy and you don't even need to return the tea... that's unheard of! Just want to know if these guys are legit and how good their quality is. Thanks!
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I hear from the owner of O-Cha that they are legit, but not of the same high level of quality. More a Japanese tea for the masses.
By the way, welcome to TeaChat...and check out TeaDay
By the way, welcome to TeaChat...and check out TeaDay
It's good!
I have purchased from them, and I have been quite satisfied with my order. I bought 100g of Sencha, Kukicha, and Genmai Matcha and they were all excellent. One thing I particularly like about the site is that there is free shipping over orders of $26 or more; anything less than $26 charges a rate of $10 for shipping. So, instead of paying the shipping, I ordered $10 more of tea, and felt happier with my purchase.
In terms of quality, Shizuoka tea was up there. They have the best Kukicha that I have ever tasted, and their Sencha has a great flavor to it. They send all their teas in a recyclable tin bag, as well as some free samples of their others teas. I was very satisfied with Shizuoka tea, and I plan to definitely order from them again.
In terms of quality, Shizuoka tea was up there. They have the best Kukicha that I have ever tasted, and their Sencha has a great flavor to it. They send all their teas in a recyclable tin bag, as well as some free samples of their others teas. I was very satisfied with Shizuoka tea, and I plan to definitely order from them again.
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Hi.
I'm a newbie to this site, but I think I've been a green tea drinker for a long time. I used to drink Chinese green tea, some are also really expensive. I've only switched to Japanese green tea for the past year or so for a simple reason that in North America thru newspapers that we are starting to get information about how Chinese food products are treated and processed.
My thinking about sharing info. is that when I said/referred to something I usually showed what I found which may includes the sources (web sites) of a certain products. I have not read all restriction/regulation about this site when I'm posting/replying a question.
About Shizuoka's Gyokuro (bulk) tea which I've had experienced with, in no way I'm promoting their products. I found their products along with this "Tea Chat" web sites thru Google search.
I did try to buy gyokuro teas from Ocha (thru info. sharing to this site from Olivierco) and others to test the differences. You could read some of my own opinion and others about the results:
http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?p=32804#32804
I hope all will keep sharing experiences about green teas and other tea products to others. Please keep an open mind when sharing ifo.
Cheers,
B.V.Heaven
I'm a newbie to this site, but I think I've been a green tea drinker for a long time. I used to drink Chinese green tea, some are also really expensive. I've only switched to Japanese green tea for the past year or so for a simple reason that in North America thru newspapers that we are starting to get information about how Chinese food products are treated and processed.
My thinking about sharing info. is that when I said/referred to something I usually showed what I found which may includes the sources (web sites) of a certain products. I have not read all restriction/regulation about this site when I'm posting/replying a question.
About Shizuoka's Gyokuro (bulk) tea which I've had experienced with, in no way I'm promoting their products. I found their products along with this "Tea Chat" web sites thru Google search.
I did try to buy gyokuro teas from Ocha (thru info. sharing to this site from Olivierco) and others to test the differences. You could read some of my own opinion and others about the results:
http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?p=32804#32804
I hope all will keep sharing experiences about green teas and other tea products to others. Please keep an open mind when sharing ifo.
Cheers,
B.V.Heaven