is wegman's loose tea good ?

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by insanitylater » Mar 22nd, '08, 13:06

i emailed and asked but i don't know if they will get back to me. it might just be those two because i just learned that rishi also sells yerba mate
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by insanitylater » Mar 26th, '08, 17:13

We received your email asking the Loose Tea Vendors that we use at Wegmans. We use Rishi and Ito-EN and Republic of Tea.

Thank you for taking the time to share you request. We value you as a customer and hope to continue serving you in the future.


Sincerely,
Marie
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by Pentox » Mar 26th, '08, 19:04

oh wow, very nice to know. I wonder what they are selling that is from tRoT.
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by insanitylater » Apr 6th, '08, 18:13

is this something they have done for a while or new ?

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maybe their attempt at getting rid of the older teas
the back says best by 2010
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by insanitylater » Apr 6th, '08, 18:14

i only grabbed it because relatives are coming over tonight for my grandfather's funeral tomorrow
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by Chip » Apr 6th, '08, 18:47

insanitylater wrote:is this something they have done for a while or new ?

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maybe their attempt at getting rid of the older teas
the back says best by 2010
Best by 2010...yikes...granted, it is black. But this is why best by dates do not impress me. They can be so arbitrary and are hardly an indicator of the teas harvest date or freshness.
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by Pentox » Apr 6th, '08, 19:05

Hm that's pretty interesting. I didn't see them prepackage like that last time that I was at wegmans. Although the last time i was there the teabar had just opened up.
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by Cinnamon Kitty » Apr 6th, '08, 19:07

I picked up a bag like that of the Lavender Sencha. I wanted to see how it tasted for if I ever needed a quick, cheap loose tea fix. The Wegmans that I usually go to in Fairmont, NY doesn't have a bulk tea section and are just starting to have those bags of loose tea. I haven't opened it yet as I am not that desperate, but even the back date on a green tea says February 2010. It is rather scary.
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by Chip » Apr 6th, '08, 19:35

Cinnamon Kitty wrote: I haven't opened it yet as I am not that desperate, but even the back date on a green tea says February 2010. It is rather scary.
Now that is really scary!!!!! Borderline criminal!
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by insanitylater » May 27th, '08, 17:08

they seem to have started offering their teas in silk sachets now too. i received a sample of one (blueberry rooibos from rishi) with a coupon for 1 free box of any kind.
pretty cool that they are trying to push good tea

i'll probably choose the sencha they offer