[Shohnightingale]

Oh my God and goddess i love smelling tea~ its just so womderful aromatically, but my mother thinks im just weird cause i like to stick my nose in my cans and take a deep wiff when im feeling down, but i try to explain to her its like bathsalts for my nose ~ it just makes me feel better

the website is so dang handy it has alot of nifty stuff like sales and new tea updates as well as a store locater which is really nice

[Quiet Man Cometh]

I never even think about going to websites. I just walk into stores and sniff around, often literally, and see what's interesting. I should go to the tea shop at a local market nearby. I haven't dropped in in a while, and the owner and I know each other on site. I think he's German. It's getting like that too at a new store where I can finally get my Russian Earl Grey. The man and his son there have a poodle that's in from time to time. Nice dog. :)

[Shohnightingale]

i wish we had shops like that here, but most of the cool mom and pop stores have kind of been eratticated by big chains since my city is the largest without public transportation in the entire USA, (seriously can we get a bus or something? so i dont have to walk to every freaking place ) though i choose alot of my teas based on smell and the good thing is that at teavanna i can infact try some of the tea already brewed so that i KNOW what i am getting so thats the other half opf my choice

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Well the German man's store is a chain called "The Blue Teapot" while I think the other one is a one-of store, called "Tea Time."

There's a botanical garden a couple hours away from here that has their own tea shop and talking to the owner I found out that he gets stuff from the same place as Blue Teapot, and knew the owner there. I liked that store since the man and his both sell the regular flavours and make some of their that are unique to the store. It's where I got a tea that's half and half black and lapsang suchong, among other things.

[Shohnightingale]

OH, i have never been to a botanical garden, there is one near but i have no idea if it has a tea shop but it would be fun to check out if it dose so, i would like to go to one and watch a tea ceremony just once because i herd its really cool but kind of long

I've been sick lately and i have just ran out of tea... wish that there were some closer tea shops instead of "cut and paste walmart brand teas"

[Lestrade]

I always forget that my work has loose tea too. We have some nice mint roobois in the kitchen that I tried the other day when I felt slightly over-coffeed (that's a word really) and it was nice. Mint tea is great when you're feeling a little run down.

[Shohnightingale]

i want some blooming tea, its light and refreshing without a lot of overpowering sweetness to it, though i still havent gone to go and get some seeing as i am running low on funds and that i am rather unemployed at the moment dosent help much either

[Quiet Man Cometh]

I'm in the same boat Shohn, but I have a good stock. Most of it's probably old my now but it still tastes good. Not as fond of blooming tea but it just might be the ones that I have. Someone gave them to me and I put them out really for decoration at my tea parties.

I tried making my tea through a coffee filter today since I need to cut down on the strength of the tea I drink. It came out pretty well actually. It's PJ Tips, so it tastes strong to begin with. I completely for got that I actually have an tea steeper so I got for Christmas years ago. I've had it packed away until I could get my own place but it would probably be a good thing now.

[Shohnightingale]

I lost my steeper which made me sad as i now have to wait till it boils and just put it though a cup strainer i have for soups and such , but its alright with me its workable, i wish that i could get some more tea as it would really make my day a lot better seeing as Life took a dump on me today

[Quiet Man Cometh]

That's what I always do. I make tea by the cup but I'm always forgetting about it. I have several mini tea pots but I over steep and it's not good for my stomach so I'm trying to find means of making tea without the chance of overs steeping it since I waste so much that way.

[Fauxreal]

*runs though* COFFFFEEEEEEEE *runs back out*

[Quiet Man Cometh]

I made coffee yesterday. I'm not too good at it without a machine.

[Tears]

Tea~ Is beautiful. P:

I love tea. Goji berry tea, mint tea, dates tea, chamomile, roobois (?) tea, lemon tea, ginger tea... So many teas. My favorite drink.

I'm also somewhat a coffee person. I drink coffee sometimes and enjoy it, but it's not a regular thing.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Me too, with the coffee that is.

And can't say I've ever seen -or heard of- dates tea before. Date flavoured tea? As in the fruit?

[Tears]

That's right, date flavored tea. though my mother makes it by soaking actual dates in there.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Well, that's pretty much the basics behind tea. I have tea with dried mangoes that I love, and one with blood orange. I guess other stuff just hasn't occurred to me. I'm not the largest fan of dates though.