I wanted to know if anyone has had a chance to try this tea. Its ridiculously expensive yet I see that only rishi is selling it...
Thank you for your input...
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Well - could it be that they ran out of the good stock and will offer it in Spring?Chip wrote:And on top of high prices, the hit you hard for the shipping, really hard.
I don't know, maybe I am sore because they canceled a lot of their Kagoshima sencha offerings...that ain't right, get me hooked then drop it...man, I need my fix...really bad.
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Hm, and I was considering trying some out too.Space Samurai wrote:He's not kidding, they just gut a shipment in a week or so ago of last years tea. I think part of the issue they face with that is the very large quantities they deal in.
As a personal tea drinker, I'm annoyed, dissapointed and simply through with Rishi.
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If you see them at a grocery store or at a Whole Foods or something, it's very worth it. Even with the price jump, their retail tins are still a better value than their competitors. I think Rishi is some of the best, if not the best, tea you can find in a store.Pentox wrote:Hm, and I was considering trying some out too.
But the world wide web is something different entirely. There are too many other options, better tea, better prices, better shipping, and better service.
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If someone offers amazing tea, I can overlook a multitude of bad customer service. It has to be really bad for me to write them off totally...but dang, they have some "new" Kagoshima sencha from who knows what harvest. Extremely expensive.
They could have a pretty big chunk of my business, but instead they will get less than 5% of my business. Just one or two items that I can't l;ive w/o. Well, unless they change their ways.
I know I mentioned this before, but I should add facts to my charge. 3 emails over a 3 week period (the last one was 1-2 months ago) and still no response. I should call them, but I am currently too POed.
They could have a pretty big chunk of my business, but instead they will get less than 5% of my business. Just one or two items that I can't l;ive w/o. Well, unless they change their ways.
I know I mentioned this before, but I should add facts to my charge. 3 emails over a 3 week period (the last one was 1-2 months ago) and still no response. I should call them, but I am currently too POed.