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22 Sep 03 - 09:03 PM (#1023280) Subject: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: GUEST,Bassic Edain is in America, west coast, studying for the next year. SHE NEED TEA! Propper tea, English tea, like you get in the supermarket in England, not fancy Twynings or Liptons with bits of string hanging off, but REAL tea, like PG TIPS or TYPHOO. Is there anywhere in California that sells it? Is anyone going there that could take her some? (Shelbacks? hint hint!!) The only thing I can suggest is trying TESCO "on line" and ask when the next delivery van is going to California. ( I think they go there on Tuesdays:-) Either that or find an English family that live there and see if you can "borrow" a couple of tea bags, (I am sure there is a family called Osbourne who live in California somewhere). |
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22 Sep 03 - 09:29 PM (#1023292) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: open mike many chinese tea in californai... i do not no about l.a. but i bet there is some china town type part of the city. in fact is \n't there a sidewalk with foot prints in it near chinese restaurnt? health food stores have a good selectioni of teas too. bulk, herbal, etc. |
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22 Sep 03 - 09:43 PM (#1023298) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: open mike i htink these folks are in pennsylvania..but do mail order iam not in southern calif. but these folks are: http://www.elixir.net they do not know how to spell county, but perhaps they know about tea...there is a british/english product link on this page too. perhaps they have vegemite! (or is it marmite?) http://los-angeles-countey.com/Tea/Tea.htm |
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22 Sep 03 - 09:51 PM (#1023303) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: open mike one more link--this one is for all the U.S. but has part of the list for CA Health Food Store List |
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22 Sep 03 - 10:10 PM (#1023316) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: Dave Swan Both PF Tips and Typhoo are easily obtainable in the San Francisco Bay area. Where is Edain? D |
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22 Sep 03 - 10:10 PM (#1023319) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: Dave Swan uhh, make that PG Tips. |
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22 Sep 03 - 10:13 PM (#1023322) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: kendall My tea comes from China or Celon or India. I didn't know you grew tea in England |
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22 Sep 03 - 10:36 PM (#1023334) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: katlaughing Dave, I think in the L.A. area? Bassic, Goodwoods does mail-order all over the country and all they sell are British goods, teac, food, etc. My niece's soon-to-be-mother-in-law in San Diego is from the UK. If all else fails, I can ask my niece to find out where she gets her tea. Has she checked with any health/natural foods markets? Should be loads of them and there's bound to be some import shops as well which should have it. (We really didn't chuck it all over the side way back when in Boston, ya know?**BG**) Good luck! kat |
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23 Sep 03 - 05:29 AM (#1023403) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: Noreen Edain is in San Diego (UCSD) studying for the next year, so kat's niece's nearly-mother-in-law(!) could be of great help! Looks like there will be tea to be had when she's found her way around. I'm just surprised she didn't take a year's supply with her- tea bags are the first thing I'm packing for my Getaway trip! |
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23 Sep 03 - 05:41 AM (#1023410) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: okthen I checked the goodwoods site and found box of 240 pg tips to cost £15 without postage, can't you post some from this country (UK) to USA? Strewth, given the cost and the usual student habits, she'll have to use each teabag at least 3 times to make it economicaly viable! |
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23 Sep 03 - 10:33 AM (#1023479) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: katlaughing I am emailing my niece in just a moment. She's is getting married this Saturday next and working on a research paper at the moment, so it might take a day or two to get a reply. I didn't know Edain was in San Diego! She should get together with my niece, etc. sometime! Anyway...with any luck, I'll have some info, soon.:-) kat |
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23 Sep 03 - 10:44 AM (#1023493) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: McGrath of Harlow Here's the Tea Council's site. All kinds of fascinating stuff in there. |
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23 Sep 03 - 10:58 AM (#1023502) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: Stilly River Sage Do a search in Mudcat on tea. We've had this discussion before. I've recommended Market Spice Tea out of Seattle. I bought a bunch of good loose tea very inexpensively when I was in New York City this summer. Pearl River Mart. Here is their tea page. Very reasonably priced, very good quality. I plan to shop there online myself when I run out of this if I can't think of an excuse to go to NYC before then. SRS |
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23 Sep 03 - 10:58 AM (#1023504) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: katlaughing These shops might help her to feel more at home: Tea Parlours, some of which are in San Diego and specialise in English teas, etc. |
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23 Sep 03 - 11:33 AM (#1023525) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: GUEST,heric She needs to go to Extraordinary Deserts on Fifth Avenue in Hillcrest and try Cost Plus in La Jolla, and I think we'll be able to see her through this. |
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23 Sep 03 - 11:50 AM (#1023534) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: Amos I've also sent her over to Trader Joe's which is closer to the campus. A |
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23 Sep 03 - 11:52 AM (#1023538) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: GUEST,ClaireBear If Taylor's Yorkshire Gold would fill the void, try Beverages & More (they're good on cheese, as well): Beverages & more! San Diego - Carmel Mtn. 11475 Carmel Mountain Rd. San Diego, CA 92128 e-mail: customer.service.cmt@bevmo.com Phone: (858) 673-3892 |
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23 Sep 03 - 11:52 AM (#1023539) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: McGrath of Harlow Tea shouldn't be treated reverently as if it was some kind of ornate ritual. It's significant that, as I've heard it, when the Japanese Tea Ceremony is completed, they throw away the stuff they've made, because it's not drinkable. That's where ritual gets you in such things. Tea is for drinking, preferably by the pint. Incidentally, having a string on a teabag isn't for show, it's to help you fish the thing out without getting your fingers wet. But loose tea does make better tea, and if you have to use a bag it's still better to use a pot then just the cup, and it's a lot less messy. |
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23 Sep 03 - 12:43 PM (#1023589) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: Bassic Thanks for the advice! If ever I get to visit I will know where to go as well, I_I>, now about getting a teapot................. |
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24 Sep 03 - 01:28 AM (#1024124) Subject: RE: BS: Help! `Catter needs a 'fix' From: Mudlark BBCAmerica has a website with a whole virtual store full of English goodies... |