Glass Tea brewer?

To be honest, I might check expiration dates out of habit as I'm one of those who read labels almost compulsively. In the store that I mentioned, the small selection (a narrow shelf) of boxes were paper and cellophane, contained teabags, and the store's main business is coffee and tobacco. I asked the clerks if they knew anything about the teas and they looked at each other and replied, "no." I'd bet that the only flush they knew was of the toilet kind. Hence, my decision to walk out and forego looking at the loose teas which were in glass apothecary-type jars.

We got into Calcutta this morning. I don't know how often I'll be able to check the Net over here, though.

Thanks.

/Lew

CostPlus in their early days sold loose teas out of glass jars. Normally there would be somebody in front of me ordering 1oz lots from every tea on the shelf. I'd come back hours later and the lids and jars were still seperated on the shelves. The lids simply got paired up with the nearest jar. There is no guarantee a website handles it's tea any differently.

Jim

Bluesea wrote:

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cellophane,

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Unless you're able to visit in person or ask and they're honest in answering.

That's a really good point, Jim.

I'd trust my local shop's online offerings, but that's because I've watched how they care for their teas. I'd have no problem ordering online from them if I moved because I know the tea'd be fresh.

The problem I've always had with prepackaged tins is, no matter how pretty the tin, I have no idea how much dust they had to wipe away before shipping it to me.

It's like the joke - on the Internet, nobody knows if you're a dog. Also on the Internet, nobody knows if you neglect your teas.