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by joelbct » Aug 8th, '08, 00:00
Salsero wrote:MarshalN wrote:How much is it?
If it's anywhere over $40.... no, it's far too ugly
IMHO a lower price doesn't make it any less ugly.
I concur. Not my cup of tea...
These on the other hand, kind of cool:
Bizen Beer Cups from Inbeya... perhaps we should chip in and get one for Ed?
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by hop_goblin » Aug 8th, '08, 00:06
joelbct wrote:Salsero wrote:MarshalN wrote:How much is it?
If it's anywhere over $40.... no, it's far too ugly
IMHO a lower price doesn't make it any less ugly.
I concur. Not my cup of tea...
These on the other hand, kind of cool:
Bizen Beer Cups from Inbeya... perhaps we should chip in and get one for Ed?
Yeah, and why you are at it, you can get one for me as well!
Aug 8th, '08, 00:39
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by chamekke » Aug 8th, '08, 00:39
Salsero wrote:MarshalN wrote:How much is it?
If it's anywhere over $40.... no, it's far too ugly
IMHO a lower price doesn't make it any less ugly.
I actually rather like it, although I wish it wasn't indented at the "waist".
Seriously, I'm tempted to buy one just to see what my tea sensei would say. I do think that the whisked matcha could look pretty nice when see through the sides.
This reminds me of a chawan I saw among kofudo_jp's listings, back when Junko-san was just "kofudo". It was an aka-raku chawan, and it really looked like the real thing except... it was made of plastic! At the time I hesitated, and it was gone. What was I thinking?! As a conversation piece alone, it would have been priceless.
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Aug 8th, '08, 02:35
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by Pentox » Aug 8th, '08, 02:35
Victoria wrote:{{{{{Buy It}}}}}
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Lol been there, done that. I placed the order as soon as I got the email newsletter. Pics will come as soon as it comes.
As far as the size, it is a bit on the small side, but at the same time I have another one of roughly the same size. It does feel small, but it's not unmanageable. I have both mini chasen and full size chasen and both work just fine with it.
Aug 8th, '08, 08:12
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by CynTEAa » Aug 8th, '08, 08:12
Angela dangled this in front of me. She's mean:
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by Mary R » Aug 8th, '08, 09:00
Very, very mean. I saw that and instantly went into WANT mode. Alas,
at $195, I'll be wanting for a very long time.
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by Pentox » Aug 8th, '08, 11:53
CynTEAa wrote:Angela dangled this in front of me. She's mean:
I've been seeing that crystalization pattern on a number of sets for a while now. I've been trying to find some that are either by the piece or just not ludicrously expensive for a while now. Unfortunately most of the places i've seen it I know are marking it way up.
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by Pentox » Aug 8th, '08, 11:54
Somehow I just don't buy that that's a gaiwan. It has an infuser basket... and a pour spout...
Aug 8th, '08, 11:57
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by chamekke » Aug 8th, '08, 11:57
Pentox wrote:I've been seeing that crystalization pattern on a number of sets for a while now. I've been trying to find some that are either by the piece or just not ludicrously expensive for a while now. Unfortunately most of the places i've seen it I know are marking it way up.
How does this look to you:
http://www.teacentre.ca/asian.htm
(scroll 4/5ths of the way down the page)
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Aug 8th, '08, 12:11
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by Victoria » Aug 8th, '08, 12:11
Pentox wrote: Somehow I just don't buy that that's a gaiwan. It has an infuser basket... and a pour spout...
Well you don't have to use the infuser basket, I have 2 this style and I don't. It gets in the way. I have seen this style referred to as a modern gaiwan.
That looks pretty dead on chamekke.
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by Pentox » Aug 8th, '08, 12:14
chamekke wrote:Pentox wrote:I've been seeing that crystalization pattern on a number of sets for a while now. I've been trying to find some that are either by the piece or just not ludicrously expensive for a while now. Unfortunately most of the places i've seen it I know are marking it way up.
How does this look to you:
http://www.teacentre.ca/asian.htm
(scroll 4/5ths of the way down the page)
I'm pretty sure all these links are to the same product. Just goes to show you what the profit margins are like at some of these stores.
Sadly the one that i've been looking for is a western style set, Teavana offered it about a year ago, but it appears they don't carry it anymore. I didn't feel like shelling out 100 bucks at a teavana for it either.
Aug 8th, '08, 12:23
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by Victoria » Aug 8th, '08, 12:23
Pentox wrote: I'm pretty sure all these links are to the same product. Just goes to show you what the profit margins are like at some of these stores.
Sadly the one that i've been looking for is a western style set, Teavana offered it about a year ago, but it appears they don't carry it anymore. I didn't feel like shelling out 100 bucks at a teavana for it either.
What color? We can help you look.
Aug 8th, '08, 12:31
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by Pentox » Aug 8th, '08, 12:31
Victoria wrote:Pentox wrote: I'm pretty sure all these links are to the same product. Just goes to show you what the profit margins are like at some of these stores.
Sadly the one that i've been looking for is a western style set, Teavana offered it about a year ago, but it appears they don't carry it anymore. I didn't feel like shelling out 100 bucks at a teavana for it either.
What color? We can help you look.
That blue crystal pattern on a white base would be fantastic
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by Victoria » Aug 8th, '08, 12:49
Pentox wrote:Victoria wrote:Pentox wrote: I'm pretty sure all these links are to the same product. Just goes to show you what the profit margins are like at some of these stores.
Sadly the one that i've been looking for is a western style set, Teavana offered it about a year ago, but it appears they don't carry it anymore. I didn't feel like shelling out 100 bucks at a teavana for it either.
What color? We can help you look.
That blue crystal pattern on a white base would be fantastic
Yes, a white base would be beautiful.
Even this "white on white" from Jing UK, is actually white on creamy beige.
Disappointing.
