ridiculous prices - who would spend money here?

[inspectoring]

I just came across a tea shop - and could not believe the prices. 160 $ for the yame gyokuro 3.5 oz...WOW!!!....I guess this is where you spend your money when you star in a hit movie or win a 400 million dollar lottery - or if you are a CEO and have robbed an average citizen of his life's savings....just click on the link...gotta see this...
http://www.lepalaisgourmet.com/1669.html

http://www.lepalaisgourmet.com/1487.html

[Geekgirl]

looks like they are selling the same washi canisters as Rishi at x2 the price. Heh. It IS in Beverly Hills...


I like this teabowl:

http://www.lepalaisgourmet.com/1715.html

I like it a LOT. Wonder where I can find it at /2 the price?

[inspectoring]

OMG.....YOU HAVE GOT READ THIS....PLEASE PLEASE READ THIS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....


http://site.lepalaisgourmet.com/blog/ca ... tegorized/

and now everything is explained...you see - its the royalty selling teas - and thus the 99.999 % of the price goes towards royalty.....

Only Beverly Hills would fall for this stuff...I mean - does anyone in their right mind believe this?

[Pentox]

LOL, just as an FYI some of those prices are well over 2x. I have the chirashi and sansui chawans, and i paid well under 1/3 what they're asking for it.

i'm a bit curious if the same shop has the Frost on a meadow chawan as well. I'll have to check next time i'm there.

[Victoria]

Ack!! The glass teaware!!!

[Geekgirl]

Ack! the PRICES of the glass teaware! (I was hoping you'd miss that link, V. )

[Pentox]

Those cups look amazingly similar to the ones available at ito-en. Although that's not thaat much cheaper

[hop_goblin]

his holiness the Dali Lama better have picked it himself for that price!

[Salsero]

Ack! the PRICES of the glass teaware!

Well, here's two of them at a bit of a discount. Apparently the designer is Tampopo, Japan. Maybe our Japanese friends could find a bigger selection cheaper. I have to say, Le Palais has better photos.

http://www.raredevice.net/item.php?item_id=203

(WARNING: Victoria had better not look at this link ... too much glass. Her head will explode.)

[Victoria]

Ack! the PRICES of the glass teaware!

Well, here's two of them at a bit of a discount. Apparently the designer is Tampopo, Japan. Maybe our Japanese friends could find a bigger selection cheaper. I have to say, Le Palais has better photos.

http://www.raredevice.net/item.php?item_id=203

(WARNING: Victoria had better not look at this link ... too much glass. Her head will explode.)

Ha! I bought two last night!

Too bad we didn't find Geek's bowl. I tried Geek!!

[Geekgirl]

Heh, I also saw a beautiful glass matcha bowl that, when I saw it, I took pity on Victoria and did not post it.

[henley]

looks like they are selling the same washi canisters as Rishi at x2 the price. Heh. It IS in Beverly Hills...

You ain't lying! We carry a particular product in our store that's also sold on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills & another that's sold at the Venetian Hotel's gift shop. Our prices are less than half of what they charge for the exact same items! Sometimes where you sell your mdse determines what you price it.


Now if somebody can find these at a decent price, LMK!!!

[Salsero]

Now if somebody can find these at a decent price, LMK!!!

Yes, I think I might be able to tumble for one or two of those depending on the size, the price, and my then-current level of crazy.

[bearsbearsbears]

We carry a particular product in our store that's also sold on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills & another that's sold at the Venetian Hotel's gift shop. Our prices are less than half of what they charge for the exact same items! Sometimes where you sell your mdse determines what you price it.

Are those Salviati glass?

[Pentox]

I don't believe that they're Salviati. Salviati from what I have seen is deeply etched (part of what makes it so amazing) whereas these look frosted.

I believe the Salsero also found them from another vendor citing them as being from a designer called Tampopo.