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Comment by Mike McGinness on April 21, 2009 at 6:45pm

Indeed I too had a number of quality Rishi Tea's in their fancy tins for a year with very low sales. Switch to air tight glass cannisters similar to these (but without the "chalkboard") with my own labels. Sales increased dramatically. Currently offering 18 teas, 6 of 'em herbals.

Comment by Wilson Hines on April 20, 2009 at 8:05am

Never had ANY Tea, even from anybody like Intelli. At the SCAA, Counter Culture had some fantastic tea made from the pulp of the coffee bean from Adda Bettel's (SPELLING?) farm. I wouldn't even have tried it but Annette Moldvaer from Square Mile asked if I would like some and I would never tell Annette no ;) I was astounded! It was almost as good as the first shot of good espresso I ever had, an eye opener into a new world.

Comment by Laurence on April 18, 2009 at 8:24am

Tea is an important part of a coffee shop. Most teas have a good dose of caffeine and can be brewed and served in a variety of ways. I still prefer espresso over tea, but I do enjoy learning about the history and traditions of tea preparation.

Comment by Neil Dearlove on April 15, 2009 at 1:34am

BTW I had a good idea of providing quality tea to match our quality coffee at our cafe, I am still sitting on many tins of very good tea one year later and they are going rusty and tea drinkers still want all their many flavours. Tea drinkers are the only people that have bought their own tea bags into our cafe and asked for hot water.

Tea house/Coffee house who has survived?

Comment by Neil Dearlove on April 15, 2009 at 1:16am

Sorry, but tea has no association with coffee, apart from the H20. Tea drinkers are even different to coffee drinkers. Think about it? This is a coffee group, next we will have a decaffe group.

Comment by TIMBURR on April 14, 2009 at 6:20pm

Well done Matt. I'm really keen to gain a better knowledge of tea through this group. I will have to cut down on the tea drinker jokes though..;)

Comment by greg costello on April 14, 2009 at 3:55pm

I have worked in one shop that didnt do tea it pissed alot of people off but it did contribute to the perception of focus on coffee

Comment by Jason Shipley on April 14, 2009 at 9:46am

Great idea Matt, we are in the process of adding a tea program. I hope this becomes a place where we can all learn a little bit.

Comment by Mike Spence on April 14, 2009 at 9:08am

Tea is becoming a much more desired item in stores. It's one of the ways to offer a different but complimentary choice for customers that don't drink coffee (like my wife). The World Tea Expo has a ton of information for people looking to add more variety to their shops.

Comment by Beth on April 14, 2009 at 6:34am

Paradise Perks is finally going to open this month and a big part of our beverage menu is going to include 24 varieties of loose leaf teas, 12 fruit and flower flavored tropical teas in bags... still trying to learn about teas and also wanted to catch the tea wave in Southern California. But my La Marzocco is still going to get plenty of action. Start staff training today. Hopefully, we'll pass our occupancy and health inspections by the end of the week. Wish us luck!!

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