More transparent containers

[beforewisdom]

I stopped by a herb shop in my old college town today.

It was always an impressive place. Privately owned, cooperatively run in a big old converted Victorian house. Run by people who went to school and who were certified herbologists. Talking to you them, you felt they knew their stuff. They even grew their own organic herbs on a plot of land behind the house.

When I was there I noticed that they sold green tea. In glass containers.

If someone like me, who reads 2 small books on green tea can know that transparent containers quicken green tea going stale, how can a place like that not know?

Ugh.

[IPT]

Are the actual teas in the glass jars for sale, or are they for display and the tea stored elsewhere? A lot of people here have some teas on display, but they don't sell that tea, they just do it so people can see the quality and look of the tea. They other greens are stored in freezers.

[beforewisdom]

That is an excellent point that did not occur to me.

I honestly don't know, but based on my past experiences with that store I think the tea in the glass containers, like the herbs, was for sale and not display.

This was also the case with 3 co-ops in my area. I emailed all 3 letting them know that green tea does not do well in transparent containers. I got no replies. All 3 places sell bulk spices and have a fast turnover so maybe they don't think it is important.

Well, at least now they know.