Wed 2/06/08 What to do with teas you you will never drink?

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What to do with those teas you know you will never drink?

Suck it up, drink it to prove your TeaStrength
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8%
Let it sit in that tin til your heirs find it and donate it to the Smithsonian
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14%
Give it to someone you truly believe will enjoy it
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22%
Give it to someone who will likely not like it, but you are off the hook
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8%
Put it into your TeaBath reserve
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11%
Throw it away guiltily and never tell another soul
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19%
Throw it away joyfully and brag about it
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11%
Other
3
8%
 
Total votes: 37
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by Ladytiger » Feb 6th, '08, 18:04

Sigh, looks like I'm calling them. :(

Update: Called them and apparently they deliver until 8 PM. Yay, two more hours of madness.

Update 2: It's 8:15 and Fedex never came :(
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by Chip » Feb 6th, '08, 20:45

My good friend Yutaka Midori is in my cup now...5th steep. Don't know if my sense of smell or taste or both are off today, my 2 fav senchas really didn't impress me much. How depressing.
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by henley » Feb 6th, '08, 20:58

I had to vote other as some tea I've shared w/others but one was so bad, I threw it away. I also have a 5 yr old w/a less discriminating palette so if she likes it, I keep it on hand for her so I can keep the good stuff for me. I know, bad mommy!!! :twisted:

Had a cup of Valentine's tea earlier this evening but it just didn't hit the spot. Will have to go stare at the tea drawer & see which one talks to me. Wish me luck!
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by Chip » Feb 6th, '08, 21:06

henley wrote:Will have to go stare at the tea drawer & see which one talks to me. Wish me luck!
LOL...I think we all do that, I did it yesterday on and off for over an hour til I figured put what I was in the mood for. :roll:
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by Space Samurai » Feb 6th, '08, 21:07

I started the day very late with some Den's fukamushi maki.

wow.

I think I'm going to do some koucha next.
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by Ladytiger » Feb 6th, '08, 21:48

Yay! Fedex finally came at 9:30 PM, to late to sample my new teas and I got another sample of the Valentines tea with it :? . I'm guessing I'm giving this one away.
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by Mary R » Feb 6th, '08, 21:52

Spread the tea love with Valentine's samples!
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by henley » Feb 6th, '08, 22:00

After staring at the drawer for a while, finally decided to break open my sample of CTC Assam. It's pretty good. It won't be going to the trash or my daughter's stash so there's some promise.

BTW, what does the "CTC" mean? I'm new to tea so haven't learned all the terms yet. Thanx.
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by Ladytiger » Feb 6th, '08, 22:09

henley wrote:After staring at the drawer for a while, finally decided to break open my sample of CTC Assam. It's pretty good. It won't be going to the trash or my daughter's stash so there's some promise.

BTW, what does the "CTC" mean? I'm new to tea so haven't learned all the terms yet. Thanx.
CTC means crush tear, and curl. I believe it's a processing method.
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by daughteroftheKing » Feb 6th, '08, 22:23

A few teas that I didn't like, I've given to friends who I thought would like them. And to let them off the hook, I told them they could feel free to throw them away if they didn't like them either.
But I've also tossed a couple in the compost bin (found that I absolutely hate rooibos, can't stand the texture or the taste, so it might as well help my flowerbeds :) ).
Keeping old Lipton (or store brand) teabags in a tin at the back of the cupboard are good for soaking swollen eyes, bug bites, etc.

Started and ended the day with Blossoms of Springs, a blend of green and flowers (hot in the morning, iced 2nd & 3rd steepings at night).
A few steepings of Adagio's Peach in betwen.
Oh, and strong chai as a base for a morning protein smoothie.
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by FoxMackenzie » Feb 6th, '08, 22:45

I never considered the tea-bag-eye treatment...I totally forgot I used to do that with my leftover chamomile bags when I was younger and had free time to take care of myself haha!

I'm totally doing that with my leftover bagged tea now...thanks! :)

-Fox
Try the romantic "1 heart" blend! Chocolate, strawberries and jasmine tea..mmmm.

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by daughteroftheKing » Feb 6th, '08, 23:17

And tomorrow morning, Fox, your eyes will look mahvelous.
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by skywarrior » Feb 7th, '08, 01:20

Today was an oolong day. Dan Cong oolong and then later tonight vanilla oolong. In between, valentines and chocolate tea.

Oh, and at the restaurant I had Awake tea. So sue me. It is cold outside. :oops:
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by Wesli » Feb 7th, '08, 01:26

Whew. Been working on my car all day long. Trig and cars. I think that was 6 working hours without tea for me. Just made some fukicha cuz I gotta wake up bright and early.
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by Chip » Feb 7th, '08, 02:28

65* in PA on February 6th??? Crazy.

Finishing my 5th steep of low caffeine Karigane Gyokuro. Sweet mellow tea, nice way to finish the day.
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