I dropped by Market Spice today and decided (with this thread in mind) to check the prices. I found that most of the "normal" teas (Darjeelings, Earl Greys, etc., etc.) were in the range of $14.95 a pound (that's €35,08 a kilo for the rest of you), but Lapsang Souchong was $24.95/lb. Sassafras bark (which I earlier misidentified as sassafras root) is $36/lb (Š84,44/kg). And the priciest tea I saw was something called "Dragon Phoenix" (looked like a greenish Chinese) at $95.95/lb. (€225,10/kg). My experience suggests that Market Spice's teas are usually better than other readily accessible vendors' that go by the same varietal names, but not so much better as to fully justify the inflated prices. What do you guys pay?

Liland